Hi I've name changed for this.
I'm looking for advice ideally from slt. I was taken on as a parent Governor for ds school last year. Iv found it difficult to learn my role as there has been no job description/training/shadowing. (Despite being told there would be) I'm not from an education background and any time i ask questions I'm made to feel like I should know what I'm asking. Basically in the past year I've attended safeguarding and data protection training. Sat in on 3 lgb meetings and completed a visit to the school where they put their best game face on and showed me all their positives. I'm the early years Governor. I've tried to look at how I can work with school but anything I suggest or do - focus group with parents, getting feedback from parents - is rejected. I feel like I'm a tick in a box. I do the training and attend the meetings and that's it. The meetings are generally about how well the school is doing with only the occasional admission of slip up. The other governors all work in schools except one who's newer than me so still finding her feet. Is what I described typical for the Governor role and am I trying to make too much of it ? Or is the school managing the board when they shouldn't be.