Case studies

Trust uses Inspiring Governance to find suitable volunteers for local advisory boards

Recruiting good quality volunteers to become school governors is a challenge facing almost all schools and academies. The East Midlands Academy Trust,…

Trust appoints education professionals to local governing boards with Inspiring Governance

An academy trust in Newcastle is one of 175 schools and trusts across the North East registered to use a free service…

Rebuilding the school governing board with Inspiring Governance at Ridgeway High School

Giving pupils a fully rounded education and providing inspirational learning is the aim of Ridgeway High School, a maintained secondary school on…

West Green Primary School are improving inclusion and tackling inequality with Inspiring Governance

When Penny Rabiger became chair of the governing board of West Green Primary School in January 2018, one of the first tasks…

Coordinating the appointment of governors for multiple schools across Nexus MAT with Inspiring Governance

“We recognise that having independent, good people on our governing boards can add volumes, but many schools know it can be difficult…

Broomfield Primary School finds engaged and high quality school governors with Inspiring Governance

“We aren’t a big governing board, so when both our chair and vice-chair stood down recently due to other commitments, we needed…

Using Inspiring Governance to meet governor recruitment needs in a multi academy trust

David Linsell Director of Local Governance, Procedure Support and Communications The Kemnal Academies Trust Since 2010, the Kemnal Academies Trust (TKAT) has…

Local skills discovered through Inspiring Governance as Carter Community School fills four vacancies

Cary Wicks Chair of Governors Carter Community School Carter Community School’s governing body is excited about the future, with a five-year plan to become an ‘Outstanding’ school well…

Inspiring Governance helps Endeavour Academy Trust to find skills to deliver growth plan

Julia Skinner Trustee Endeavour Academy Trust Currently a trust with three primary schools in north Bristol and south Gloucestershire, Endeavour Academy Trust…

King’s Norton Boys’ School strengthens governing board with Inspiring Governance

Andrew Collyer Chair of Governors King’s Norton Boys’ School Facing pressures synonymous with schools across the country, at the end of 2016…

Ibstock Community College

Caroline Smithers Business Manager Ibstock Community College We are a middle school academy in North West Leicestershire with an age range of 11-14.…

Barr’s Hill School

By Tony Fitzpatrick Chair of Governors Barr’s Hill School, Coventry A few months ago I was sent a guidance paper that made…

St Benedict’s Infant School

Rebecca Rawlinson-Cook Clerk St Benedict’s Infant School, Birmingham We had been advertising for two new governors for nearly two years, without success.…