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Recruiting parent governors: PRUs and special schools
If parents live far from your school, or their child won’t be on roll there for long, it’s harder for them commit to the parent governor role. Read on for guidance on how to build your community and attract people to apply.
Contents
- Understand issues with engagement
- Build a parent network
- Showcase your school
- Show what the role is like
- Make the role accessible
- Alternatives to appointing a parent governor
Also in this topic: Recruiting & retaining governors
- Advertising for governors with specific skills
- Governor recruitment: asking for references
- How to encourage parents to become governors
- How to encourage staff to serve on your governing board
- How to recruit school governors and trustees
- Information for prospective governors
- Model governor application form
- Recruiting a governing board: interview questions
- 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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