Understand how schools are organised in terms of roles and responsibilities
2.1 Explain the strategic purpose of:
a. School Governors
Schools are run by a governing body working with the head teacher and senior management team to ensure pupils get a good education. Becoming a governor could be a way of contributing to your local school and learning new skills.

Who can become a school governor?
You don't need to have a child at a school to become a governor
All types of people can become school governors. No special qualifications are required, but you must be 18 or over on the date when you are elected or appointed.
Enthusiasm, commitment and an interest in education are the most important qualities. You don't need to have a
They bear the weight and responsibility of teaching, and, apart from parents, are the main source of knowledge and values for children.
The universally subscribed goal that “by 2015 all children, particularly girls, children in difficult circumstances and those belonging to ethnic minorities, have access to complete free and compulsory primary education of good quality" (Declaration of The World Education Forum held in Dakar, Senegal in 2000) can only be achieved if children can have access to motivated and knowledgeable teachers. They are the resource by excellence. The books are important, the pencil and the blackboard are important and so are the chairs to sit on, but if there is no motivated teacher in front of the chairs, if there is no teacher to write on the blackboard and to teach reading, math and how to pick up knowledge and values, the goal will never be achieved.

Understand how schools are organised in terms of roles and responsibilities
2.1 Explain the strategic purpose of:
e. Support Staff Roles
Support staffs are employed in a variety of functions in support of teachers and pupils and what they do varies between schools. Support staff may provide administrative support, technical support (e.g. science or ICT technicians), or be involved in pastoral care, site management, midday supervision and so on. Ultimately it is a matter for individual schools how support staffs are