School Governor

Become a School Governor with Tudhoe Learning Trust and make a difference to children's lives and standard of education in your local community.

We are looking for new governors to support a range of Primary schools throughout County Durham that are part of Tudhoe Learning Trust. Our governors work closely with their school and the Trust Board to support the ongoing communication and development by enabling the school to aspire to and achieve the highest standards of education and care.

Becoming a governor is an excellent form of volunteering and can be a very rewarding experience. Governors have a vital part to play in ensuring the children develop and thrive academically, socially, culturally and spiritually in the safest environments possible. There are lots of opportunities to learn new skills, working with others to help benefit the education of children within our schools.

The most important qualities for any governor are a commitment to the welfare and achievement of the children, a desire to make a positive contribution to the school, common sense, and a willingness to commit time to the role. Many of the functions of the governing body are statutory or have a legal framework. To carry out our core strategic roles, governors need to be able to think strategically, challenge, monitor, but also support.

The governing body may also be called upon to consider complaints from parents.

• Attend meetings. These are held three times a year, usually early afternoon but sometimes during the school day, and can last up to 2 hours.
• Play an active role in monitoring and decision making.
• Learn all you can about the school.
• Be approachable to staff and parents, but make sure you are clear about your role.
• Always represent the school positively.
• As a governor, you are one of a group and must never act alone.
• Always support the decisions of the LGB and Trust Board.
• Have your say on decisions in meetings, and vote in the way you wish, but then support the outcomes of the vote, even if you disagree with them.
• Always observe confidentiality. You will get to know a lot of highly sensitive and confidential information. Do not discuss this with anyone who is not a governor.

The experiences of school governorship look great on any CV, and can create career opportunities in the future.

We welcome governors from a diverse range of backgrounds, skills and experience to join our team.

If you have an interest in and commitment to improving education and would like to make a difference within your local community, please register your interest in becoming a governor by completing the application form and returning.

If you have any questions about a governor’s role or responsibilities, please contact the individual school and speak to the Head Teacher.

Registered Office:
Tudhoe Learning Trust
c/o Tudhoe Colliery Primary School
Front Street
Tudhoe
Co Durham
DL16 6TJ

We reserve the right to bring forward the closing date of the adverts should we receive a sufficient level of interest!