Digital technology: role of the link governor

Understand your role as a digital link governor, including monitoring your school's digital strategy and meeting the DfE's core standards for digital technology.

Last reviewed on 20 March 2026
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Contents
  1. Expectations of your board
  2. Your role as link governor
  3. How to monitor your digital strategy
  4. Questions to ask the digital lead

Expectations of your board

All schools and trusts should be working towards meeting the DfE's 6 core digital and technology standards by 2030 (if they don't already).

To meet the core standards, your school or trust must have:

  • A digital lead responsible for digital technology
  • A digital strategy that is reviewed every year

Read more about your board's role in digital strategy.

Your role as link governor

You should:

Work closely with the digital lead

You're not expected to be an expert. Your role is to work closely with the digital lead, and provide insights that will help your board hold school leaders to account.

Be the board's specialist

Your job is to act as the link between governors and the digital lead. You should report to the board on things such as:

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