Governors Needed - Private Schools

Reeta Chakrabati sets out to discover what is involved in being a school governor and how influential their work is on the success or failure of a school. They are the largest volunteer body in the UK but in certain areas there is a severe shortage; it involves a lot of work and its commitment in unpaid and largely unseen. Reeta discovers what it means to be a school governor in the independent sector. Talking to head teachers and governors at Rugby and Pinewood schools and Cheltenham Ladies College, she investigates the role that the governing body plays in their continued success. The reponsibilities of school governors have increased enormously in the independent sector as well as the maintained. How do they ensure the recruitment of skilled people needed, while trying to keep numbers up and fees down?