More school governors appointed to Wolverhampton schools
Released: 12 January 2007
Another 10 school governors have been appointed to schools across Wolverhampton.
The Local Authority Governors are taking up places at nine nursery, infant, primary and junior schools in the city.
Councillor Geoff Foster, Wolverhampton City Council’s Cabinet Member for Schools said: “School governors have an extremely important role - they are part of a school’s leadership and management and their decisions directly affect the education and well-being of children.
“These appointments will help in ensuring schools are doing their best for all their pupils and parents, and are continually improving and raising standards.
“We would encourage more people to step forward to take on this challenging and rewarding role.”
Around 1,500 governors currently help to raise standards in Wolverhampton schools and volunteers are needed to fill further school governor vacancies.
Governors make key decisions such as appointing headteachers and agreeing school budgets.
Anyone over 18 years old can become a governor and there are different types including parent, community, staff and foundation, as well as Local Authority governors.
Volunteers can come from a variety of backgrounds and do not need special qualifications. It is more important that they care about the education of children, are prepared to listen, read and ask questions, and would like to participate by working as part of a team.
A full support programme is provided by Wolverhampton City Council on appointment.
Anyone interested in becoming a school governor can call 01902 554106 or see www.wolverhampton.gov.uk/governors for further information.
Issued by the press office.