External governor recruitment support

Suggested websites for support for schools and governing boards with external governor recruitment.

Further information

Inspiring Governance: find governors and trustees

The governor services team is working with Inspiring Governance, the national online match making service which connects skilled volunteers interested in serving as governors and trustees with schools looking to recruit. 

Further information:

• About inspiring governance [pdf file]
• Recruit skills school governors [pdf file]
• Tips for recruiters [pdf file]

Governors for Schools 

This is an independent charity dedicated to recruiting volunteers to serve on school governing bodies across England:

Governors for Schools - Effective Governors, Excellent Schools

National Governance Association - governor recruitment

‘The role of school governors and trustees' (YouTube video)