In our lecture we had a guest speaker called Steve Gullick. In the lecture we talked and discussed what the role governor’s play in schools around Britain and who governors are.
Anyone aged 18 or over can become a school or college governor. No specialist qualifications are needed and people from many different backgrounds volunteer for the role. Enthusiasm, commitment and an interest in education are the most important qualities. You don’t need to have a family member attending a school or college to become a governor (www.directgov.com). Governors are not paid they are only volunteers that’s why there is not many governors around. They are mostly made up of people that are retired because they will have more spare time. Younger people will be busy with jobs or studying.
Governors play a massive role in the success of the school;
- They employ and discipline staff
- They also decide and approve whether a pupil should be permanently excluded
- What the schools budget should be spent on
- They have to make sure the curriculum for the school is broadly based and particularly that religious education is taught
- They also have to report on the national curriculum assessments and examination results.
- Governors meet at least three times a year and are responsible for the planning of the school year ahead.
- They draw up and action plan after an inspection has taken place.
Governors don’t regularly visits schools the only occasions in which they will are to come into contact with the teachers for example;
1) When there are job interviews being held where there will be 2-5 governors attending
2) Informal visits to the schools
3) Celebrations such as school concerts or productions
4) Staff disciplinary meetings, if a member of staff has done something wrong a meeting is held to decide the punishment. 2-5 governors will be present.
This is a big responsibility for governors some people may find it too much and time consuming.
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