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School Governorship: is it worth it?

Laura Hood

Hi all

I have recently seen a few adverts for the opportunity to be a governor of a number of local schools. They often want someone with HR experience. 

I know that this would be tough - they say it would be around a day a month but I am sure it would be much more. However, I would like a place on our Company's board and felt that this would potentially give me a (safer) stomping ground and an opportunity to work strategically, whilst offering my skills which I'm sure would be rewarding.

Does anyone have any insight into this?

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  • Hi Laura. I was recruited as a Community Governor to a local primary school over 3 years ago because of my HR experience. As it is a maintained school, most of the actual HR support the school gets is from the Local Authority HR team but I specifically assist with Headteacher / Clerk performance management, with recruitment interviews, etc. From my own experience, you can gain really useful strategic / board experience as a governor but it does depend on the school, the Governing Board and the Headteacher. The most rewarding aspect of the role is the pupils - they are inspiring; sometimes I think the role of a community governor is to help the staff of the school to recognise that they operate in a wider world, helping them to connect to businesses / employers / others within the local community - you can thereby use your HR experience / network to enhance the educational experience of pupils and help them to prepare for their post-education life, regardless of their age
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  • Hi Laura. I was recruited as a Community Governor to a local primary school over 3 years ago because of my HR experience. As it is a maintained school, most of the actual HR support the school gets is from the Local Authority HR team but I specifically assist with Headteacher / Clerk performance management, with recruitment interviews, etc. From my own experience, you can gain really useful strategic / board experience as a governor but it does depend on the school, the Governing Board and the Headteacher. The most rewarding aspect of the role is the pupils - they are inspiring; sometimes I think the role of a community governor is to help the staff of the school to recognise that they operate in a wider world, helping them to connect to businesses / employers / others within the local community - you can thereby use your HR experience / network to enhance the educational experience of pupils and help them to prepare for their post-education life, regardless of their age
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