Get Involved - become a Foundation Governor
The role of a Foundation Governor provides many opportunities to support the amazing work of our schools, which serve local children and families of all faiths and different worldviews.
Foundation Governors play an important role in:
- supporting the headteacher
- setting the strategic direction of the school
- developing and securing the Christian Distinctiveness of a school
- acting as a link between the school, the church and the community.
The Board of Education is always interested in hearing from people who feel called to support schools in this way. It is important that foundation governors in our Diocese are from a variety of backgrounds and lived experience so that they represent all people who live in our local communities.
Foundation governors must be willing to represent the interests of the Christian church. Please get in touch with us if you would like to find out more.
| We are presently seeking to recruit volunteers to serve as Foundation Governors in these Church of England schools: | Deanery | Number of Vacancies |
|---|---|---|
| Butterwick Pinchbeck CE Primary School | Boston | 2 |
| Bishop King CE Primary School | Lincoln | 1 |
| Kirkby on Bain CE Primary School | East Lindsey | 4 |
| Louth, St Michael's CE Primary School | East Lindsey | 2 |
| Partney CE Primary School | East Lindsey | 2 |
| Wainfleet, Magdalen CE and Methodist Primary School | East Lindsey | 2 |
| Willoughby, St Helena's CE Primary School | East Lindsey | 1 |
| Withern, St Margaret's CE Primary School | East Lindsey | 1 |
| Grimsby, Lisle Marsden CE Primary Academy | North East Lincolnshire | 2 |
| North Cotes CE Primary School | North East Lincolnshire | 1 |
| Wootton St Andrew's CE Primary School | North East Lincolnshire | 1 |
| Billinghay CE Primary School | North Kesteven | 1 |
| Digby CE Primary School | North Kesteven | 1 |
| Leasingham, St Andrew's CE Primary School | North Kesteven | 1 |
| Potterhanworth CE Primary School | North Kesteven | 1 |
| Quarrington, St Botolph's CE Primary School | North Kesteven | 1 |
| Belton, All Saints CE Primary School | North Lincolnshire | 1 |
| Kirmington, St Helena's CE Primary School | North Lincolnshire | 1 |
| New Holland CE Primary School | North Lincolnshire | 1 |
| Westwoodside CE Primary School | North Lincolnshire | 2 |
| Winterton CE Infants School | North Lincolnshire | 1 |
| Wroot Travis CE Primary School | North Lincolnshire | 1 |
| Cowbit, St Mary's Primary School | South Holland | 4 |
| Holbeach, St Mark's CE Primary School | South Holland | 1 |
| Holbeach, William Stukeley CE Primary School | South Holland | 1 |
| Market Deeping, William Hildyard CE Primary School | South Holland | 1 |
| Spalding, St John the Baptist CE Primary School | South Holland | 1 |
| Weston Hills CE Primary School | South Holland | 1 |
| Ancaster CE Primary School | South Kesteven | 1 |
| Barkston and Syston CE Primary School | South Kesteven | 1 |
| Barrowby CE Primary School | South Kesteven | 1 |
| Claypole CE Primary School | South Kesteven | 1 |
| Grantham, St Anne's CE Primary School | South Kesteven | 2 |
| Great Ponton CE Primary School | South Kesteven | 3 |
| Marston Thorolds CE Primary School | South Kesteven | 1 |
| Stamford, St Gilbert's CE Primary School | South Kesteven | 1 |
| Stamford, St George's CE Primary School | South Kesteven | 1 |
| Uffington CE Primary School | South Kesteven | 1 |
| Welbourn CE Primary School | South Kesteven | 1 |
| Blyton cum Laughton CE Primary School | West Lindsey | 1 |
| Fiskerton CE Primary School | West Lindsey | 1 |
Foundation governors play a very significant role in our church schools. They provide strong and sustainable links that root the schools as part of wider communities, and as part of the Diocesan family.
They assist schools in being built around key Christian values, and they play a key role in developing a distinct Christian Vision so that the school can nurture all children.
Foundation governors also ensure Religious Education is at the heart of the curriculum and is a core subject. In short, foundation governors are vital to the ongoing health and well-being of our church schools.
Together with the senior leadership of the school, governors ensure that the highest quality of education is provided for pupils, enabling them to be successful adults of tomorrow. As a foundation governor, you will have the opportunity to make a positive difference to the educational experiences and outcomes of children and young people.
If you have the time, skills, and a willingness to support the school's Christian ethos, please consider becoming a Foundation Governor.
For more information and application details, please contact kim.dove@lincoln.anglican.org
You may find this guidance on the NGA website helpful in deciding whether to apply to become a foundation governor.
If you have already been in touch and are looking for the nomination form, it can be downloaded below.