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.

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.
Insurance - Liability insurance for school governors and trustees. See Alan Boswell Insurance Brokers website.

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.