30 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 […]
Read more31 March 2022
31 March 2022
As of 1st April, Inspiring Governance begins delivering on its’ new contract to provide governor recruitment support to state schools and academies in England. We’re absolutely delighted to continue this vital work, having placed nearly 6,000 governors over time and over 1,250 governors this last financial year – many of them into just those schools […]
Read more21 February 2022
21 February 2022
“As a civil servant you have sought-after skills which are essential to supporting and challenging the school leadership to improve outcomes.” This was one of the messages in a Civil Service World article that reviewed an internal blog to civil servants from Department for Education permanent secretary Susan Acland-Hood and chief people officer Rupert McNeil, […]
Read more14 January 2022
14 January 2022
Google Trends data shows that searches for volunteering reached a peak in the second week of January 2021. 250,000 fantastic school governors/academy trustees have already signed up to step up and help schools to set their vision, support and challenge headteachers to achieve the best educational outcomes for children, and ensure money in schools is […]
Read more13 January 2022
13 January 2022
250,000 fantastic school governors/academy trustees have already signed up to step up and help schools to set their vision, support and challenge headteachers to achieve the best educational outcomes for children, and ensure money in schools is well spent. Could volunteering as a governor be the role that you’re looking for this year? Dominic Judge, […]
Read more12 January 2022
12 January 2022
The second week in January is traditionally the peak week for people searching for a volunteering opportunity! Perhaps the ‘new year, new me’ effect (combined with a sobering first week of work) leads more people to seek greater meaning in their life by giving something back to their local communities. It’s been incredible to see […]
Read more15 December 2021
15 December 2021
Richard Ellam is the Head of School and Trust Support at Inspiring Governance. Previously a trustee at two academy trusts, he is now Chair of Governors at Rockwood Academy in Birmingham. Richard has worked with hundreds of schools and trusts across England and has helped recruit many governors over the years. With this, Richard has […]
Read more15 December 2021
15 December 2021
As festive tunes fill the airwaves as the end of term rapidly approaches, chances are you will hear the opening line to John Lennon’s ‘Happy Xmas’ several hundred times: “So this is Christmas…and what have you done?” As a school governor, many answers to this question could spring to mind, whether challenging schools around improving […]
Read more24 September 2021
24 September 2021
Dominic Judge is the Director of Governance Programmes at Education and Employers. He is currently a parent governor, having governed continuously for the last 15 years across both maintained schools and academy trusts in Nottingham. Dominic has worked as a Diversity Training Manager for the police and led the National College for School Leadership’s […]
Read more1 September 2021
1 September 2021
Ding Ding, in the best traditions of the Blue Peter Totaliser we’re delighted to have reached 5,000+ matches in the last five years of providing the DfE funded Inspiring Governance recruitment service. Delighted …but not complacent, and we have a continuing passion to achieve 5,000 more governor appointments, quicker and better than before. We are […]
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