Governor support
This service is for all schools and academies.
The Governor support team, based within education and skills, aims to provide support and guidance to clerks and school governors to help improve standards in schools.
All packages include GovernorHub and GovernorHub Knowledge as standard.
A choice of NGA memberships is available as well as NGA Learning Link.
Discounts are available for all the external organisations if buying through Derby city council.
Costs can be found at the end for all packages and bolt-ons.
What the service provides
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| Access to the local authority's governor support helpline who can provide immediate advice and support | |
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| Support and advice for dealing with complaints |
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| Clerks’ fact sheets regularly updated | |
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| Attendance at governor recruitment events as required |  |
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| Termly chairs' briefing sessions | |
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| Governor recruitment support and resources | |
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| Governing body model agendas (one each term) | |
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| Access to the weekly schools' circular | |
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| Free places available on selected courses and conferences with discounted prices on courses from the annual training programme for governors and clerks | Clerks Network Briefing only | |
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| New governor induction training (two free places then subsidised including the NGA welcome to governance handbook) | |
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| Training certificates | |
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| Support for new clerks and new chairs available | Clerks only | |
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| GovernorHub membership includes GH Knowledge, FAQs and resources | |
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| National governance association membership (standard or gold) | |
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Benefits
Access to the Governor Support Manager who is based within the professional advocates for children in education team and has school and local authority knowledge.
- Access to expert knowledge on department for education (DfE) governance guides - both maintained schools and academies
- Training is delivered by senior local authority (LA) officers, professional advocates for children in education, LA officers, head teachers, experienced governors, external educational consultants
- Ability to network and share good practice with other governing boards and clerks
- Access to national leaders of governance (NLG) and external reviews of governance brokered
- On-site visits to new clerks are available
- Choice of external memberships benefitting from discounted prices negotiated as part of the Derby City Council governor support and improvement packages.
GovernorHub membership benefits
All governing bodies will receive access to GovernorHub in all of our governor support and improvement packages benefitting from a substantial discount.
As a school governor you know that expectations are high. The demands on you are greater than ever. GovernorHub was invented by school governors to make life as a school governor as simple as possible. We give you the information and tools that you need - online and instantly.
- Keep up to date with the latest news and announcements from local and national sources
- Have private online discussions with your fellow governors
- Plan and book your meetings and school events in a shared calendar and link this to your personal diary on PC, tablet or phone
- Store all of your governing body documents in one place.
- Find key data about your school via links to local and national sources
- Look at data for similar schools or search for other schools.
- Browse and book training courses from your LA governor support team.
Benefits of GovernorHub
- Governing body noticeboard and discussion page
- Shared storage for all your governing body documents, minutes and policies
- Events calendar for members, at your fingertips or linked to your smartphone
- Latest national news for schools and governors
- Your governing body membership list, committee membership and key roles
- Governing body constitution record and vacancy report.
- Latest local news for schools and governors
- Integrated support from your LA governor support team
- Ability to book training courses online with the LA.
GovernorHub Knowledge (previously called the key for school governors membership) Benefits
An essential on-demand training and knowledge bank that provides support when you need it - giving you confidence in your actions and the knowledge to be truly effective.
Access more than a thousand practical articles
- Make sure everyone knows what is (and isn’t) expected of them, when to do something and, most importantly, how to do it well
- Find tailored resources for maintained schools and all layers of academy governance
- Get the right information quickly, with timely, up-to-date articles
- Written by our team of governance experts, for governors and trustees like you.
Grow and develop with on-demand, interactive training courses
- Help your governors and trustees to feel prepared and able to contribute, whatever their role
- Get new governors and trustees off to a great start with induction training
- Refresh your link governors’ knowledge with practical tips and real-life scenarios
- Dip in and out of each module to suit your needs and schedule
- Download your certificate on completion and add it to your GovernorHub training library.
Discover the policy bank
- Demystify policy monitoring for your board and make the most of your time
- Find guidance on when and how to review specific policies
- Hear about policy announcements and emerging issues as they happen
- Know what good, compliant policies look like and access 30+ model documents.
National governance association membership benefits
This year we are again offering governing bodies the choice of benefitting from the discount negotiated with NGA if you subscribe through our governor support and improvement package. The silver package includes NGA standard membership and the gold package includes the NGA gold membership.
Silver package - The NGA standard membership entitles all governors in your governing body to:
- Access to exclusive member-only Knowledge Centre resources
- Discounted NGA publications
- Governing Matters magazine
- Weekly e-newsletter with the latest education news and policy updates
- Free places at conferences and events
- Free places at governance leadership forums
- Priority notice of webinars and podcasts
- Representation at the national level.
Gold package - The NGA gold membership entitles the whole governing body to:
- Access to Gold Advice for expert, confidential and independent governance advice
- Access to exclusive member-only Knowledge Centre resources
- Complimentary copies of publications
- Additional NGA publications at a discounted rate
- Governing Matters magazine
- Weekly e-newsletter with the latest education news and policy updates
- Access to Welcome to Governance LIVE for governors or trustees new to the role
- Free places at conferences and events
- Free places at governance leadership forums
- Priority notice of webinars and podcasts
- Representation at the national level.
Bolt-on – NGA learning link e-learning
Benefit from NGA unrivalled expert knowledge of best governance practice and our learners.
- Comprehensive content - Over 65 expert-led and on-demand e-learning modules
- Stay compliant - Keep up to date with latest government legislation and guidance
- Tailored and relevant - For all roles and organisations
- Record your progress - A certificate of achievement with every module
- Here to help - A dedicated support service
- 24/7 access - Learn any time at your own pace
GovernorHub for multi academy trusts (MATs)
Please see the Governor Support and Improvement for MATs page.
GovernorHub has built in support for MATs, offering support for trust boards and local governing boards. In particular it provides:
- A private area to store and track trust board members, meetings and documents
- Access for trustees and members to all local governing board (LGB) documents and details
- An area for MATs to share documents and news across all their LGBs.
NB Access for the local governing boards is included, but an extra charge is incurred for the multi academy trust board.
Cost
*Please note: Prices are subject to be altered as we are awaiting confirmation of subscription prices from all external partners – NGA, Learning Link and GovernorHub.
Governor support package
| Governor support package |
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Up to 100 pupils on roll |
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| Clerks' helpline | £TBC | £TBC |
| Bronze package (no NGA) | £TBC | £TBC |
| Silver package (NGA Standard) | £TBC | £TBC |
| Gold package (NGA Gold) | £TBC | £TBC |
Bolt-ons
E-learning
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| Learning link e-learning | £TBC |
CiA name: Governor Support
Internal supplier code: 5884
Contact
Jayne Hadfield
Governor Support Manager
Tel: 01332 640364
Email: jayne.hadfield@derby.gov.uk
How to order
Now you have selected the services you require, please visit the how to order services section to find out how you can place your order.