Appendix A - skills / experience required
Examples of skills / experience required to become a local authority governor.
Generic skills, knowledge and experience
- School governance
- Strategic planning
- Self-evaluation and / or impact assessment
- Data analysis
- Experience of staff recruitment
- Performance management (staff / organisation)
- Community relations
- Chairing / leadership
- Coaching / mentoring
- Negotiation and mediation
- Handling complaints, grievances, appeals
- Risk assessment
Local knowledge
- Knowledge of the school
- Knowledge of the local community
- Knowledge of sources of relevant information / data
- Knowledge of the local / regional economy and business
Specialist knowledge or experience
- Financial management / accountancy
- Estates (buildings and premises) management
- Human resources expertise
- Procurement / purchasing
- Legal
- ICT and / or management information systems
- PR and marketing / commercial experience
- Teaching and pedagogy
- Special Educational Needs and disability
- Children and young people services or activities
- Health services
- Safeguarding
- Primary schools
- Secondary schools
- Project management
- Health and safety
- Quality Assurance.
There is an extensive training programme available so you will also be given the opportunity to develop any skills needed to support you in the role if necessary.