Governor removed child from school

Move your child, then.

And here you are still gossiping.

I did this!

Wish had never been a governor because I learnt what was really going on behind the scenes and it was awful. Moved kids to a different school and noticed immediately how much better the environment was. Had no experience of other school to compare to.

There's probably something going on but they can't tell you so 🤷🏼‍♀️

Shame you feel the need to keep the gossip mill churning.

I suddenly pulled my DC suddenly out of school because the boys were vaping , sexual harassment, disrupting lessons. My DDs there to learn but it was like a zoo. It honestly wasn't the teachers fault the boys suddenly turned feral in year 5 and the teachers can't control it when the parents don't step in and actively parent.

She's gone to the little primary 3 minutes up the road and she's much happier. Its better behaved.

Of course they can do what they want it just does raise eyebrows cause you now see them walking to the school next door in a new uniform

This is good because it means you can go tap her on the shoulder and ask her to tell you her personal business.

Make sure she doesn't hold back, so you can feed every little detail back to the rest of the gossips.

So she decided it wasn't worth the hours of volunteering because she was getting her ear chewed off by other parents about operational matters that are absolutely nothing to do with the Governors' remit? And changed school so her child didn't have to deal with those parents' children as well?

Can't say I blame her.

If the other parents are as nosy as you it's no wonder she's moved on.

I can't believe you think it's ok to gossip like this.

Judge the school by your own experiences not by gossip and conjecture!
Are you happy with the school, is your child safe and engaged in learning?
Is there good communication?
There are 1001 reasons why the parent governor may have resigned, many find that the role isn't what they expected and not everyone is suited to it. As a governor, I have supported decisions that are right for the school and benefited the majority of pupils but ironically had a slight negative impact on services my child accessed, some governors are only there to try and improve things for their child.

Parent governors must have a child at the school mustn’t they? If they were moving child then they would have to step down?

It sounds almost as though you think the governor owes an explanation to parents if her reason is that she's dissatisfied with the school. She owes no explanation to parents.

Yes of course it's natural to be a bit curious about their reasons, but it's really none of your business. MN can't tell you why they've changed schools, so I don't quite see what you're aiming to get out of the thread!

None of your business.

It could be absolutely anything has nothing to do with you really.

I did exactly this. The school was no longer right for my child for reasons that weren't really a fault of the school (it was a tiny school and my child was very sporty and wanted to develop their skills in team sports which couldn't happen in a school with 3 kids of the same sex in their age group!).

I was a parent governor so had to leave as once I was no longer a parent of a child at that school, I couldn't remain a parent governor.

Many do choose to step down, and some will move onto the new school.

Dh was governors at the infant school, and finished his term (1 year) after our youngest left, but then stood at the secondary our oldest was at. I suspect when ds finishes and his term runs out they may ask him to stand as a community governor. I don't know whether he'll want to or not. He enjoys some aspects of it, and not so much of other things (like 8am meetings!).

"But they can. As explained above, parent governors can finish their term of office if their children leave the school. It's their choice."

A number of people have posted this but it is not the correct advice for ALL schools. It is certainly correct in all maintained schools in England.

But if for example it is a local governing body then the rules of the LGB are set by the academy trust board. They could include a rule that says local parent governors must step down when their child leaves the academy.

"What do you think is likely to be in the minutes? Anything confidential isn't in the minutes for all to see."

Confidential minutes can be requested under freedom of information law. The school will be able to redact some items, but probably not much.

I know of someone that did this. She was a governor of their local village Church primary school that her children went to.

Unfortunately due to lack of housing in the area as well as a bit of a dodgy reputation, the number of children dwindled and they were bordering on putting together three year groups in one class, which would have put my friend's 2 kids (3 years apart) within the same class. Knowing her own children as she does, she knew that was never going to work, so got them a place at a school in the nearby town instead and stepped down as Governor.

There was nothing wrong with the quality of teaching, it was just that the school no longer suited their needs.

As PP's have said, it could be an issue with the school, but more likely it's just a personal decision of the family. Keep an eye on the other school details and see if the parent pops up on their Board of Governors.

It might be something as simple as they preferred the other school in the first instance and were on the waiting list and a place came up. Couple that with a parent that want to be involved with their child's school to the point of volunteering to be a Governor while they're in reception, there's a good chance they'll end up on the Board in the new school too.

If it's something really bad I'm sure the parent will have contacted Ofsted, so time would tell.

It would depend on the parent governor. I've known some who become governors because they appreciate the school and want to give back. Others are nosey parkers who will do anything to try to be the first in the know and to try to get special privileges for their kids and as soon as they're told their children will be treated the same as all the others they get outraged and flounce.

Just ask them?

What do you think is likely to be in the minutes?

Anything confidential isn't in the minutes for all to see.

What would you make of this?

I would conclude that It's a small school, if you even know who the parent governors are.

I was parent governor at the very small village school my daughter attended.

My dd had lots of issues with low self esteem, anxiety etc. DH and I absolutely loved her school, but recognised that she needed to go to a school with had greater opportunities to work with her strengths (sport and music).

I would never, ever have criticised her tiny school for not being able to offer more opportunities. It was a glorious, tiny village school, it was impossible for them to do more than they were already doing.

So, we made the decision to move dd.

That decision was nothing to do with the quality of education that dd and others were receiving, and everything to do with making a personal decision that was right for our child.