School governor resources

2025 Annual Governors’ Conference

More information can be found on the School governor conferences page.

Director of Children's Services Report

The Autumn Term 2025 Directors Report (PDF, 424KB) is now available.

Previous Director of Children's Services Reports

School governing board duties

• The Department for Education has published guides on the strategic leadership and governance of local-authority-maintained schools and academy trusts. These guides replace the Governance Handbook 2020.
• the governor's role in exclusions
• governor responsibilities for cared for children and previously cared for children
• complaints about schools
• admissions appeals

 Contacts

• chairs of governors’ email addresses

Cheshire East School Governor training programme

The latest governor training programme is now available on Governor Hub or by contacting the School Governance team.

Governor training

• Modern governor e-learning
• Governing Board self-evaluation questions (NGA)
• Governor/Trustee Skills Audit (NGA)
• Annual conferences
• Training liaison governors 

External school governor resources

• Department for Education Website
• Education and Skills Funding Agency
• National Governors' Association Website
• Governors for Schools
• Inspiring Governance website

How to become a school governor

• parent governors
• local authority governors

Contact School Governance team