4 September 2023
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 […]
Read more31 August 2023
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 […]
Read more26 May 2023
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 […]
Read more29 March 2023
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, […]
Read more7 March 2023
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 […]
Read more10 January 2023
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 […]
Read more16 December 2022
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 […]
Read more22 November 2022
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 […]
Read more6 October 2022
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. […]
Read more30 May 2022
30 May 2022
1st June marks the beginning of Volunteers’ Week, a time to celebrate the invaluable contribution that volunteers make to our communities – and we would like to say an extra special thank you to those that volunteer as a school governor. Volunteer school governors bring their expertise, time and passion to the board table to […]
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