' Which government is best? That which teaches us to govern ourselves. ' - Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, Proverbs in Prose
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 e-mail your comments and ideas to:
Iain Edmiston, Senior Governors' Support Officer
Tel: (01482) 392443
E-mail: 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
In the East Riding, the following colleagues have identified responsibilities:
Newsletters
This is available from the Newsletters page.
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.
Iain Edmiston, Senior Governors' Support Officer
Tel: (01482) 392443
E-mail: iain.edmiston@eastriding.gov.uk
Governor Development

eRiding provides resources and ideas for many aspects of school governance. |
The LEA provides a range of in-house, cluster and LEA-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.
Governor News
This is a termly publication sent to all governors at their home address.
This is also available online at the Governors' Newsletters page.
Susan Tite, School Network Adviser (Governance/Sustainability)
Tel: 01482 392403
E-mail: sue.tite@eastriding.gov.uk
Iain Edmiston, Senior Governors' Support Officer
Tel: (01482) 392443
E-mail: iain.edmiston@eastriding.gov.uk
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