We used the now-withdrawn Governance Handbook, advice from governor recruitment charity Governors for Schools, and our governance expert Matt Miller, to write this article.
Use our other article if you're looking to recruit trustees and local governors for trusts and academies.
Audit your governors' skills and knowledge to identify your board's needs
The first step when recruiting new governors is to identify what skills and experience your board needs from a new member, for it to be effective.
Use GovernorHub's board effectiveness tool to do this.
Our effectiveness tool goes above and beyond your normal skills audit, and is designed to help you and your board:
- Evaluate strengths and weaknesses in different areas
- Identify development and training needs
- Identify board members with experience in specific tasks, e.g. exclusion panels
If any third-party organisations are helping you