Governor Training
Attain the skills and evidence your knowledge, so you can govern confidently with our:
- Training courses - specially designed to give you a solid foundation in your current governor role, or a new one
- Learning pathways - a carefully selected pool of articles to help you level-up in specific topics
Pass the assessment at the end of each course and pathway to earn a certificate - this will automatically appear in your training record on GovernorHub.
UK GDPR and data protection for governance
Learn how to keep any personal data you're handling as part of your governance role safe and secure. We'll help you understand how to avoid data breaches, and know how to report them if they do happen.
Suspensions and exclusions
This course is aimed at governors and trustees who have been asked to consider a suspension or exclusion.
Staff governor
Whether you’re a new staff governor wanting to get to grips with your role, or just looking to build your confidence, we’ll help you understand your role and your key tasks, so you can make an impact right away.
Cyber security for governors/trustees
This course provides all the know-how you need to understand your role in monitoring cyber security in your school/trust, and equips you to mitigate your own personal cyber security risks.
Parent governor/trustee
Whether you’re a new parent governor/trustee or just looking to build confidence, we’ll help you understand your role, so you can make a positive impact right away.
Induction for academy governors on local governing bodies
New to a local governing body in a multi-academy trust? We'll guide you through what you need to know about your school, your trust and your role, so you feel ready to contribute straight away. Learn in bitesize chunks, or set aside about 2.5 to 3 hours to do this course in one sitting.
Induction for academy trustees
New to governance? Let us guide you through what you need to know right now about your trust and your role, so you feel ready to contribute straight away. Learn in bitesize chunks whenever best suits you, or set aside about 3 hours to do this course in one sitting.
Induction for maintained school governors
New to governance? Let us guide you through what you need to know right now about your school and your role, so you feel ready to contribute straight away. Learn in bitesize chunks whenever best suits you, or set aside about 2 hours to do this course in one sitting.
SEND link governor
Whether you're new to being an SEND link governor or just looking to build confidence, we'll help you understand your role and key tasks. This course
Health and safety link governor
Whether you're new to being a health and safety link governor or just looking to build confidence, we'll help you understand your role and its key tasks so you can have an impact straight away.
The Prevent duty
Whether you're new to the Prevent duty entirely or just looking to gain some confidence, we'll help you understand your role and what to do, so you can have an impact straight away. This course is for all governors on the board, in all school types.
Pupil premium
Pupil premium funding helps schools close the gap between disadvantaged pupils and their peers. We'll help you understand your role in making sure this funding is used as effectively as possible.
Safeguarding link governor
Whether you're a new safeguarding link governor, or looking to build confidence, we'll help you understand your role and key tasks. This course is for safeguarding governors in all school types and is in line with Keeping Children Safe in Education (KCSIE) 2024
Safer Recruitment
This course provides all the safer recruitment know-how you need to make sure your recruitment practice meets statutory requirements and does everything possible to protect children from risk of harm.
Safeguarding for governance
For all governors and trustees in all school types; understand your role and the key tasks in safeguarding in line with the requirements in Keeping Children Safe in Education (KCSIE) 2024.