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.

Training courses

Get the skills you need to take on a new role, or excel in your current one.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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) 2023.

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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.

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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) 2023

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Headteacher recruitment

This guide, produced by our partners, Governors for Schools, sets out key 'need-to-knows' and provides advice for anyone involved in the headteacher recruitment process.

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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.

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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.

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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

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Induction for academy governors on local governing bodies

New to a local governing body in a multi-academy trust (MAT)? We'll guide you through what you need to know right now about your school, 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 2 hours to do this co

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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.

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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.