The main qualifications to be a school governor are:
•    A belief that education is important
•    An interest in the role of schools in the community
•    An ability to work with others
•    An ability to assimilate a wide range of information and data
•    A willingness to learn
•    Sound communication skills
•    Being prepared to give time to doing the job well

Schools are fascinating places. Being a governor can be very rewarding because you are:

•    Investing in the next generation
•    Using your qualities and expertise to help the school, its pupils an staff
•    Developing new skills
•    Acquiring new knowledge
•    Making new friends
•    Developing a sense of partnership and involvement in the community

Governors must be 18 or over at the date they are elected or appointed.
There is no upper age limit.

The following people cannot be governors.

People who:

•    Can be detained under the Mental Health act 1983
•    Are bankrupt or disqualified under the Company Directors
•    Are included in the list of people prohibited or restricted from working with children or young persons
•    Have declined to co-operate with a request for a criminal record
•    Have  in the previous 20 years been sentenced to imprisonment for five years or more
•    Have been fined for causing a nuisance or disturbance on school premises during the five years prior to, or since, appointments or election as a governor