News Archives - Inspiring Governance

11 October 2023

Everyone on Board: tackling the democratic deficit on school governing boards

11 October 2023

Today Inspiring Governance and the National Governance Association (NGA) relaunch our joint Everyone on Board campaign to diversify school and academy governance. Over a third of Inspiring Governance’s current governor appointments are from an ethnic minority and nearly half are under 35 years old, yet there is a fast-growing divergence in the wider school system […]

4 September 2023

Could you go Back to School as a volunteer governor this year?

4 September 2023

Whether it was a sunny holiday or rainy staycation, the summer break is officially over and the time has come for children and young people to head back to school for a new academic year, refreshed and ready – hopefully! – for a new year of learning. We have been working hard over the summer […]

31 August 2023

We’re launching our five-year plan to Inspire the Future

31 August 2023

With the new school year about to begin, our charity’s mission is clear. Education and Employers wants to ensure that every young person, wherever they live, whatever their parents or carers’ circumstances, has the opportunity to meet a diverse range of volunteers from the world of work to hear first-hand about the possibilities open to […]

26 May 2023

Volunteers’ Week 2023: could volunteering help you achieve your career goals?

26 May 2023

1-7 June 2023 is Volunteers’ Week, a time to celebrate the invaluable contribution that volunteers make. This coincides with the point of the year that many professionals across the country are considering their professional development plans: could volunteering as a school governor offer the development opportunity you are looking for this year? Being part of […]

29 March 2023

7,000 up!

29 March 2023

This month Inspiring Governance passed the figure of 7,000 brilliant volunteers successfully placed as school governors – each giving up their valuable time and skills to provide critical support and oversight to our school governing boards – the bedrock of our school system. We reached this figure only a week after the Department for Culture, […]

7 March 2023

Meet Liam Anderson: teacher and school governor

7 March 2023

My name is Liam Anderson, I am head of design and technology at a large comprehensive 11-18 academy and have been teaching for 8 years. I am also a co-opted governor at a local state-maintained primary school and have been in post for just over 12 months. What first inspired you to volunteer as a […]

10 January 2023

Three reasons why volunteering as a school governor should be at the top of your 2023 resolution list

10 January 2023

Make a resolution that’s easy to keep: give back. The new year sees many of us resolving to make a change, whether joining a gym, reducing time on screens, spending more time with loved ones – all great goals. But how about a new year’s resolution that is guaranteed to make you feel good longer […]

16 December 2022

‘Tis the season to be jolly…thankful for school governor volunteers!

16 December 2022

The fairy lights are twinkling, Christmas party plans are in full swing, and professionals across the country are starting to look forward to a very well deserved break. It’s the perfect time to take a moment to celebrate every brilliant school governor volunteer that signed up with Inspiring Governance this year – and to encourage […]

22 November 2022

How signing up as a School Governor Champion can benefit your staff and your organisation – for free

22 November 2022

We are thrilled to have welcomed eight new organisations, including local authorities, education trusts, universities, legal and finance, as School Governor Champion partners, who have all committed to promoting the role of school governor to their staff. The David Ross Education Trust, North Lincolnshire Council, Sheffield Student Union, Somerset County Council, Burges Salmon, Charterpath and […]

6 October 2022

Back to School 2022: what have we been up to?

6 October 2022

The new academic year has started with a bang here at Inspiring Governance, with a raft of activity to help promote the role of volunteering as a school governor to people across the country, and to support school boards and trusts planning to recruit new members to their governing boards over the next 9 months. […]