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Types of governors

A governing body (GB) is made up of different numbers and types of governors, depending on the category of school:

The categories of governors on a governing body are listed below.  The total number of people on a governing body (the constitution) ranges from a minimum of 9 to a maximum of 20.  Regulations set out which categories of governor are represented on a governing body and the numbers in each category.

Local authority governors - In Ealing Local Authority governors on school governing bodies are appointed by the political parties represented on the Council, the overall number allocated to each political party being proportionate to their level of representation on the Council.

Please contact the following councillors to express your interest in becoming a local authority governor:

Conservative: Councillor Mrs Eileen Harris 
Tel: (020) 8578 9839
Email: eileen.harris@ealing.gov.uk

Labour: Councillor Brian Reeves
Tel: (020) 8845 0878
Email: brian.reeves@ealing.gov.uk

Liberal Democrat: Councillor Jon Ball
Tel: (020) 8810 1078
Email: jon.ball@ealing.gov.uk

Parent governors - parents with children at the school elected by other parents; contact the headteacher of your child’s school to find out if there are vacancies.

Staf governors - elected by teaching and support staff paid to work at the school.  This category also includes a reserved place for the headteacher.

Community governors - people from the local community elected by the governing body.  This category of governor is not on voluntary aided (religious) school governing bodies.  Any person employed to work at the school in question, or who is an elected member of the Local Authority is not eligible to be a community governor.      

Contact the School Governance Unit by phone (020) 8825 5444 to find out where there are community governor vacancies so that you can then contact a school directly to express your interest in serving on the governing body.

See community governor application and appointment process for further information.

Foundation governors -  on voluntary aided or foundation school governing bodies; appointed by the diocese or trust named in the school’s instrument of government.

Partnership governors - If a foundation school does not have a founding body the category 'foundation governor' is replaced by 'partnership governor'. The governing body appoints partnership governors after a nominations process.  The governing body requests parents of registered pupils at the school, staff, community organisation and other local bodies, as the governing body thinks is appropriate, to put forward names of suitable persons to serve as partnership governors, who are then elected at a meeting of the full governing body.   Those not eligible to be partnership governors are parents of registered pupils at the school, persons paid to work at the school, elected members of the Local Authority and those employed by the LA in connection with education functions.