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How to encourage parents to become governors
Follow these tips to put together an advert that appeals to parents and encourages them to stand for election to your governing board.
Contents
- Explain what the role involves and who can apply
- Highlight the benefits
- Mitigate the common concerns
- Publicise your vacancy in the right places
- Run the election
- Promote the role all year round
Also in this topic: Recruiting & retaining governors
- Advertising for governors with specific skills
- Governor application forms: model and examples
- Governor recruitment: asking for references
- How to encourage staff to serve on your governing board
- How to recruit school governors and trustees
- Information for prospective governors
- Recruiting a governing board: interview questions
- Recruiting parent governors: PRUs and special schools
- Role description: chair of governors (maintained)
- Thanking a governor who is leaving: template letter
- Welcome letter to newly appointed governors: template
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