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Governors

' Which government is best?  That which teaches us to govern ourselves. ' - Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, Proverbs in Prose


Governors Homepage

This section is intended to provide resources and ideas, and to collate Government guidelines and information in one place on the Internet, specific to educational establishments in the East Riding of Yorkshire.

Your comments and ideas are valuable and will help us to maintain and improve the information contained within the section.

For more information from East Riding of Yorkshire Council on the role and work of school governors, please click here.

Please email your comments and ideas to:

Susan Tite, School Network Adviser (Governance/Sustainability)
Tel: 01482 392403
email: sue.tite@eastriding.gov.uk

Iain Edmiston, Senior Governors' Support Officer
Tel: (01482) 392443
email: iain.edmiston@eastriding.gov.uk

National Audit Office Guide

The National Audit Office have published a helpful guide to governing bodies that asks particular questions over a range of important issues - all aimed at improving school performance.

Funding for East Riding Schools

Mr. Graham Stuart, Conservative MP for Beverley and Holderness, led an adjournment debate in the House of Commons, on funding for East Riding of Yorkshire Schools.

The Hansard Report of the debate is available via the link below.

Support for Governors in the East Riding

Governor Support Service

The Governor Support Service provides governing bodies with a clerking service, advice on governing body membership, recruitment of governors and general governance matters.

For more information please contact:

Iain Edmiston, Senior Governors' Support Officer
Tel: (01482) 392443
email: iain.edmiston@eastriding.gov.uk

Governor Development

School governors' meeting
eRiding provides resources and ideas for many aspects of school governance.

The Local Authority provides a range of in-house, cluster and LA-wide training, details of which are included in a termly newsletter that is sent to all training link governors, Heads and Chairs.

The Training and Development Programme is monitored by a Governor Development Steering Group.

This is also available online at the governors' Newsletters page.

For more information please contact:

Susan Tite, School Network Adviser (Governance/Sustainability)
Tel: 01482 392403
email: sue.tite@eastriding.gov.uk

Governor News

'Governor News' is a termly publication sent to all governors at their home addresses.

'Governor News' is also available online at the Governors' Newsletters page as a PDF.


If you need any more information please contact:

Susan Tite, School Network Adviser (Governance/Sustainability)
Tel: 01482 392403
email: sue.tite@eastriding.gov.uk

Iain Edmiston, Senior Governors' Support Officer
Tel: (01482) 392443
email: iain.edmiston@eastriding.gov.uk


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Parents Index
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