WOODLEA Primary School in Bordon is urgently looking for new school governors to join its team of volunteers. Working with the national charity, the School Governors' One-Stop Shop, the school is currently trying to fill the vacancies. School governors form the largest volunteering force in the country and anyone over 18 can apply. Community governors do not need to be parents or have any particular skills to add value to a school governing body. The most important requirement is that the person should want to make a positive difference to the education of local children. As a collective group, governors have responsibility for matters such as planning the school's long- term future, allocating budgets and appointing senior staff. The school governor role not only benefits the education of potentially thousands of children, but also provides the volunteer with opportunities for self development and training. The school governor role is the most important role in education – governors are critical to the effective running of local schools. Schools across Hampshire are looking for governors, so if anyone has between six to eight hours a month to spare and would like to help a school deliver the highest possible standards of education, the Schools Governors One- Stop Shop would like to hear. If anyone is interested in this challenging and ultimately rewarding role and would like to find out more a they can contact School Governors' One- Stop Shop on 020 7288 9533 or email: [email protected]">[email protected]
