Governor Development Service

Governance is a challenging and complex area, with many legislative and statutory duties to be complied with. Our highly experienced and skilled governance advisers recognise the challenges you face and offer a range of services to support you in developing effective school leadership.
We provide comprehensive products and services that are essential to building effective governance. Whatever the needs of your organisation, our team give governors, trustees and clerks the skills, knowledge, advice and resources they need to fulfil their roles effectively, to meet the ever-growing demands they face.
With our national reputation for excellence in providing specialist advice and support, you can also be assured you are meeting the training and development needs of your governing boards and clerks.

Our service is based on an annual subscription that provides comprehensive support and value for money, which includes:

  • Fast, reliable and responsive advice and friendly support to your technical, legislative, crisis situations or complex relationship issues via email, telephone or in person
  • Regular electronic newsletters which keep you updated with changes in good practice, legislation and guidance, along with recommended agenda items for each term
  • A weekly support advice and training update for governors and clerks
  • A website that provides a ‘one stop shop’ comprehensive collection of guidance, good practice examples, working documents and policies, with specialist areas for chairs and clerks
  • An extensive, diverse and relevant training programme, delivered by a variety of trainers, LA officers and other external speakers. Booking is easy through our online booking and courses include:
    • Induction courses for new board members and clerks
    • Briefings on major legislative or policy changes
    • Sessions covering a full range of roles and responsibilities of school governors.

We also offer a range of additional services, some of which are shown here. As these services are not included in our subscription contact us to discuss your requirements.

  • Support to governing boards in schools where there are concerns identified by Ofsted, LA, headteacher or the governing board
  • Consultancy on governing board relationships and procedural issues
  • Individual or group of school training and development sessions
  • Assistance for collaborations, federations or setting up temporary governing boards
  • Governing board skills audits, self-evaluations and chair of governor 360 reviews
  • External reviews of governance to evaluate practice and support improvement.

Why choose us?

  • You get collaboration and support from an experienced team, who work with professional colleagues in school improvement to deliver your specific needs, giving you peace of mind your governance is in good hands
  • You have access to comprehensive training and support for governors and committee members that enables them to effectively fulfil their roles and responsibilities
  • Our provision focused approach on outcomes ensures governance boards are equipped to drive forward school improvement
  • You get a highly customer focused, flexible provision that delivers a good quality and cost-effective service, providing excellent value for money.

Testimonials

Chair of Governors
Mangotsfield Primary School

Their depth of knowledge and resources to share have been so helpful for me coming in new to the educational sector and becoming a governor, but even more so now that I have taken on the role of Chair of Governors.

Chair of Governors
Baileys Court Primary School

The Governor Services training programme delivers courses that are relevant to current governance. The trainers are well briefed, the supporting documentation informative and the team are always willing to answer any follow up questions.