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We are the association for all school governing bodies in Wiltshire.
We are an independent organisation, run by volunteers, who support school governors across Wiltshire and are
part of a nationwide network of school governing bodies via The National Governance Association.
We provide a link between Wiltshire Schools’ Governing Boards and the Local Authority.
Click on the link above to access Wiltshire Council's Right Choice for your School
ACTIVITIES
The WGA operates in a number of ways including:
Appointing governor representatives to the Wiltshire Schools Forum.
Access by proxy to advice from the National Governors Association.
Attend National Governance Association annual conferences and disseminating lessons relevant to Wiltshire governors.
Arranging conferences, networking sessions for Chairs or workshops on topics relevant to Wiltshire governors.
Using our ongoing contacts to raise issues (lobbying) to the Wiltshire authority with the power of a combined voice.
Wiltshire Schools Forum
The Wiltshire Schools Forum is a statutory body which the Local Authority (Wiltshire Council) is required to consult on the following functions:
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Consultation on School Funding Formula
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Consultation on contracts
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Consultation on financial issues.
The majority of forum members are “schools members”. There are 6 elected Headteacher representatives (1 secondary, 4 primary and 1 special), 5 elected Academy representatives (3 secondary, 1 primary and 1 special) and 4 elected governor representatives (1 secondary, 2 primary and 1 school with SEN provision).
These 15 members, along with the two Early Years representatives are the only members allowed to vote on the funding formula.
There are also nominated service partner representatives (1 Diocesan representative and 1 teacher representative).
VOLUNTEER YOUR TIME
School governors and trustees play an important role in leading our schools
They set the strategic vision and direction, approve the budget and hold the senior leadership team to account.
Why become a school governor?
Our volunteers tell us that the benefits of being a governor are immense. These benefits include:
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Developing your professional skills and experience such as strategic planning, chairing, financial planning, and team working, all of which are valued by employers and can assist your own career development;
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Building relationships and networks in your locality and;
Supporting children and young people in your community.
Anyone over the age of 18 can be a governor and you don’t need to be a parent. Find out more about the role.
OUR AIMS
To help Governing Bodies (GB) further the interests of the children in our member schools, WGA aims to:
1. Provide a collective voice for school governors to make representations and to respond to consultations both locally to Wiltshire LA and nationally through NGA.
2. Collect, share and consult on best practices and issues of common concern to GB and offer guidance and raise and address policy issues.
3. Disseminate from the LA and NGA the national experience of GB and other Governor Associations.
4. Lobby Wiltshire LA and, through NGA, the Government, on behalf of GB.
5. Act as the primary point for the co-ordination and recording of nominations and elections of Wiltshire governors to appropriate positions on Wiltshire LA committees and task groups and those of other partner organisations.
6. Receive and publicise reports from the elected Wiltshire governor representatives on LA Committees/forums.
7. Act as the conduit for any themes or concerns emerging from the above committees and groups, and to allow Governors’ concerns to be voiced on committees through the governor representatives.