Membership Benefits
The NGA website
Our website is the information source for governors, with a public section containing general information and events, plus a members' area, detailed up-to-date guidance,an education glossary for governors, briefing notes on NGA campaigns, information about our links with other education organisations, reports on ministerial lobbying and analysis of government initiatives.
NGA Legal Support
The NGA is working with the respected midlands legal firm Anthony Collins to offer an independent legal support service for NGA members. For more information click here.
Insurance
Working with Alan Boswell Insurance Brokers, we offer a comprehensive liability insurance scheme to protect all school governors. A 20% discount applies for NGA Governing Body gold members. View the Alan Boswell Insurance Brokers website.
NGA Newsletter
The NGA weekly Newsletter is an essential briefing document for any governor or governor support officer. The Newsletter gives details of new research, government consultation papers, policy announcements, legislation, together with a summary of recent education stories in the media. For more information click here.
NGA Magazine
Our magazine 'Governing Matters' is a high quality colour magazine written by and for governors, and published six times a year. The NGA magazine offers thought provoking articles on all aspects of education and governance. For more information click here.
NGA Guides
Five Guides which, together offer a comprehensive resource for governing bodies. Guides cover: Induction, the Chair, Clerking, the Support and Challenge role, and a short guide for people considering joining your governing body. For more information click here.
NGA Briefing Papers
Detailed information summaries on a wide range of school governance issues, including: being a governor, Finance, Health and Safety, Staffing issues, and Recruitment and Succession Planning. For more information click here.
NGA Policy
These policy statements outline the NGA view on a whole range of issues, from academies to special needs. The NGA works hard to develop policies that reflect what governors are thinking, and once we have formed a policy, we work equally hard to persuade policy makers in government to take those views into account.
NGA conferences
The NGA runs national conferences, and a number of regional events. Our conferences are free to NGA members, draw high profile speakers – including ministers – and have looked at a whole series of key issues facing governing bodies, including: head teacher recruitment, extended schools, workforce remodelling and pupil assessment. For more information click here.
NGA support
The NGA is run by an elected board made up of active school governors. We have a national office in Birmingham, with professional staff who work hard to support NGA members across the country. We can respond to questions from individual members, and we support governing bodies and local associations.
All this for just £63 for a governing body, less than the cost of a new tyre on the school minibus. As governors you must value and promote professional development opportunities for your Head and teaching staff, but what of your own professional development?
Who supports governors? - The NGA does.