Guidance notes for completing the application form

Completing the application form

The following information should help you complete the application form.

When you have completed the form please post it to Governor Services at the following address:

Governor Services
Room 3.7
Salford Civic Centre
Chorley Road
Swinton
M27 5DA

Please telephone Governor Services on 0161 778 0265 if you need any further help or email us at governor.services@salford.gov.uk.

Section 1 - Personal details

Please make sure that all your personal details are included. If any of this information is missing, it may be difficult to contact you about your application.

Section 2 - Further information

Please use this section of the application form to:

Say why you want to be a school governor.
List all your skills and experience. Try not to leave anything out, for example, include details of your work experience (paid or otherwise), your interests and hobbies, whether you have children (and if so, say how old they are), and what you feel that you can offer.

Once you have compiled this information, write out your statement in the box provided. This is the most important part of the form so take care with it. Attach another sheet if your final statement does not fit onto the form.

Section 3 - Eligibility

Under the Education (School Government) Regulations 1999 automatic disqualification from being a school governor now applies to any individual who cannot answer YES to all of the following 15 statements:

I am aged 18 or over at the date of this election or appointment;
I do not already hold a governorship of the same school;
I am not liable to be detained under the Mental Health Act 1983;
I am not a member of the governing body of more than two schools (excluding ex-officio governors, temporary governors, or additional governors at schools causing concern);
I am not an ex-officio specified in the instrument of government of more than two schools;
I am not a bankrupt or subject to a disqualification order under the Company Directors Disqualification Act 1986 or to an order made under Section 429(2)(b) of the Insolvency Act 1986;
I have not been removed from the office of a charity trustee or trustee for a charity by an order made by the Charity Commissioners or the High Court on the grounds of any misconduct or mismanagement or, under Section 7 of the Law Reform (Miscellaneous Provisions) (Scotland) Act 1990, from being concerned in the management or control of any body;
I am not included in the list (List 99) of teachers and workers with children or young persons whose employment is prohibited or restricted;
I am not disqualified from being the proprietor of any independent school or from being a teacher or other employee in any school;
I have not, in the five years prior to becoming a governor, received a sentence of imprisonment, suspended or otherwise, for a period of not less than three months without the option of a fine;
I have not, in the twenty years prior to becoming a governor, been convicted as aforesaid of any offence and has had passed on me a sentence of imprisonment for a period of not less than two and half years;
I have not, at any time, had passed on me a sentence of imprisonment for a period of not less than five years;
I have not been fined, in the five years prior to becoming a governor, for causing a nuisance or disturbance on education premises;
I am not subject to a disqualification order under the Criminal Justice and Court Services Act 2000.
I agree to make an application for a criminal records certificate when requested by the Clerk to the Governing Body to do so.

If you are in doubt about your eligibility for appointment or election please ring Governor Services on 0161 778 0265 for advice.

Section 4 - Disability

This section enables you to provide more details about your background, and whether you need special support to be a governor. We will make every effort to meet any special support needs which you identify.

Section 5 - Personal preference

Please state which governing body or school sector (i.e. secondary, primary or special) or area of the city you are interested in. If you do not have any preference please put "Any".