The core purpose of the Governor Support Team (GST) is to provide information, advice, support and training to schools’ governing bodies to help them fulfil their statutory responsibilities for strategic governance.
In recognising the differences in capabilities between governing bodies, GST attempts to balance the need for core training in the generalities of governance, and for more tailored support direct to individual schools. Therefore, there are five key components in the service that we offer:
- Differentiated Support – provided to schools on the basis of the level of support required, as identified in each school’s Annual Review of School Performance (ARSP). Only those schools requiring the most support can access this service free of charge.
- Training Programme – offered to any school that wishes to attend at venues around the county for which a subscription is normally paid. (No charge is made for training provided for the nominated governor for Safeguarding (previously Child Protection) or for new governors attending the ‘Introduction to Governance’ conference.) Associate Members are also welcome to attend.
View the range of training and development sessions offered around the county, you can book online (see Online Booking Form menu link).
- Tailored Support and Consultancy – open to an individual school or cluster of schools that wishes to take advantage of the expertise of the Governor Development Officers (GDOs) on a wide range of governance matters. Charges for this service apply.
- Administration – a service accessed by telephone or email to our administrative team.
- Information – a service accessed by telephone, email and through our main publication, the Governors’ Briefing (five issues per academic year). There is no charge for this service.
- Busy chairs and governors keep abreast of developments with the Governors' Briefing updates.
A document has been produced that provides a summary of the range of indicators that governing bodies should become familiar with as part of their self-evaluation process. It also suggests ten questions that could be used to initiate the discussions that governors should be having with the headteacher and school staff.
"Key Monitoring Indicators For Governing Bodies" is provided as a summary resource. It is expected that new governors, particularly chairs, will find it a helpful guide. Working with the headteacher and senior staff, the governing body will be able to build a clear and comprehensive picture of how well the school is doing.
Key Monitoring Indicators For Governing Bodies
Many governing bodies book Tailored Support and Consultancy Sessions which cover topics specifically needed by them at the most convenient time. Excellent for team building and developing skills and knowledge as a group.
More information about Tailored Support and Consultancy Sessions
Workforce Remodelling - For information and guidance documents on Remodelling the School workforce please use the following link:
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