2. SGOSS – Governors for Schools is a national charity funded
by the Department for Education. We match schools with skilled
governor volunteers from the business community.
By simply promoting the school governor opportunity
to your workforce, you will play a big part in helping
to drive school improvement.
We work with businesses
who want to make a
difference to schools in
their communities.
Our mission is to provide every school in England
with access to volunteers with transferable skills. We
want to ensure our schools are well run, giving young
people the best possible start in life.
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3. Raising the level of business
experience on school boards
is fundamental in helping to
drive up standards.
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How important is school governance?
Governing bodies provide vital support to schools, including
colleges. Governor volunteers work alongside the school’s
senior leadership team to set targets, formulate school
policy, and plan for future development. They set a
framework to ensure the school is running effectively and its
budget is being spent to provide the best possible education
for its pupils.
Due to new and complex challenges being faced by schools, the
responsibilities of governing bodies have increased
dramatically. In response to these changes The Department for
Education is focussed on encouraging skilled professionals with
business experience to volunteer as school governors.
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This is an opportunity to
add real value to education.
All we need is access to
your staff’s time and skills.
How to get involved.
1
Promote
school governor
volunteering
opportunities to
your employees by
sharing information
on your intranet,
or through internal
communications.
Host
school governor
recruitment events.
SGOSS will visit
your offices to host
drop-in sessions
and presentations for
your staff, helping
them to find out more.
Support
school governor
volunteering by
giving staff the
flexibility to attend
meetings and
making governance
a part of your
staff development.
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{{“Many of the skills needed on a governing
body are linked to a business environment.
This benefits the businesses who support
their employees to volunteer, as governors
develop strategic board level skills that can
then be applied to their job.”
Neil Carberry, Director, Employment & Skills, CBI
The Benefits of supporting
school governance.
Influence
the standard
of education
for tommorow’s
workforce and
business leaders
of the future.
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YOUR BUSINESS
CAN HELP TO:
1,680Hours Donated
7,000
Children Impacted
£28,580
of Economic Value
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Develop
your staff.
Help them acquire
strategic skills
involved in running a
£1+ MILLION BUSINESS.
20 GOVERNORS RECRUITED
FROM YOUR BUSINESS =
6. The Benefits to your employees.
Becoming a governor is a fantastic opportunity for employees
to develop transferable and relevant skills. School governance
will help your employees:
85%
of SGOSS school governors complete
free training in their first year.
TEST
leadership &
management
abilities
DEVELOP
skills in
budget control
and allocation
GAIN
experience in
performance
management
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“For employers there is huge benefit in
finding their people school governor roles.
School governance is based around leadership
and management; these are significant
skills that the person learns and brings back
to the business.”– Nivedita Rath, Technology Director.
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to recruit over 900 governor
companies collectively helped us to
In 2014-15 our top supporting
volunteers
Since 2010, we have helped to place over
10,000 volunteers in schools across England.
We work with businesses of all sizes, located
anywhere in England. We need your support to
help fill governor vacancies and provide vital
support to schools.
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Why workwithSGOSS?
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{We have over 15 years of experience
collaborating with over 1,000 companies
to recruit and place school governors
across England. As a part of our free
service, we provide volunteering updates
and statistics, keeping you up-to-date with
how your employees are progressing,
as well as your company’s contributions to
the regional economy. For your employees
we can also provide access to governor
networks, advice and training.
“The University of Manchester’s School Governor
Initiative is one our flagship ‘Signature Programmes’.
SGOSS have supported us from the very beginning,
helping us quickly develop our intranet and wider
governor support network. We couldn’t have done
it without them!”
Dr Julian Skyrme, Director of Social Responsibility
– The University of Manchester.
“Since 2000 we have developed a strong working
relationship with SGOSS and actively encourage our
staff to volunteer as school governors. SGOSS offer
a fantastic service, responsive to our needs and with
helpful feedback and statistics.”
Rachel Nicholson, Corporate Responsibility Assistant Manager
– KPMG.
“Our partnership with SGOSS is a key part of Aviva’s
volunteer programme. We welcome SGOSS into
each of our regional offices twice a year to speak to
our employees and help them fully understand the
opportunity.”
Debbie Bullock, Community Investment Manager
– Aviva UK.
“Lloyds Banking Group is passionate about supporting
employees to become school governors and works
closely with SGOSS. As well as providing speakers for
events, SGOSS are instrumental in helping effectively
communicate the role to thousands of our colleagues.”
Ian Buss, Head of Education
– Lloyds Banking Group.
9. How youcanworkwithus.
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WEBINARS
To run information
sessions in multiple
offices at the same
time.
PRESENTATIONS
By our staff to your
employees; any time,
any location, any
format.
MATERIALS
Couriered or sent
electronically:
brochures, posters,
leaflets, videos...
MAPS
Interactive maps
that allow you to see
exactly where
the vacancies are.
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CAMPAIGNS
Support national
and regional
SGOSS recruitment
campaigns.
INTRANET
Put our contact
details on your
intranet, we answer
all governor enquiries.
Working with SGOSS to support
school governance is a simple but
worthwhile cause. Support from
businesses like yours is invaluable
and will have a positive impact on
local communities and the schools
within them.
SGOSS are happy to come to your
offices to host presentations and
drop-in sessions for your staff. These
events will give your employees a
chance to find out more about
available governor opportunities and
ask any questions they might have.
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The impact made by governors
leads to better schools, stronger
communities and better outcomes
for children.
Encourage your staff to
access this outstanding
development opportunity
and build a community
engagement programme
that will improve the
prospects of thousands
of children.
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