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Join the NGA

The National Governors' Association represents school governors in England; there are over 300,000 governors, the largest volunteer group in the UK.

Join and become a Member of NGA


The NGA membership offer - all members receive

  • The NGA weekly briefing - our e-newsletter gives details of new research, government consultation papers, policy announcements, legislation, together with a summary of recent education stories in the media.
  • Matters Arising - the NGA colour magazine, 32 pages, six times a year
  • Free places at NGA national conference
  • Discounts on NGA publications
  • The opportunity to contribute to consultations
  • Access to the members’ area of this website with detailed guidance documents and briefing papers.
  • Working with Alan Boswell Insurance Brokers, we offer a comprehensive liability insurance scheme to protect all school governors. A 20% discount applies to NGA gold governing body members.View the Alan Boswell Insurance Brokers' website - Alan Boswell Insurance Brokers.

Governing Bodies in gold membership and Local Associations also have access to the free NGA legal support service - more information on that service here

More detail on other membership benefits here

The NGA has different categories of membership:

  • Governing Body - which costs just £60 a year more
  • Gold Governing Body Membership - which costs £250 a year more
  • Individual- which costs just £27 a year more
  • Local Associations of Governing Bodies - where the cost depends on the size of the association, please enquire at NGA headquarters (see below)
  • Corporate 200- for local authorities, and education organisations more
  • Corporate- for commercial companies more

For an application form to join the NGA please telephone: 0121 237 3780 or email: membership@nga.org.uk

Alternatively application forms are available for download through the membership category links above.