Brookhurst Governors

Who are the governors?

All governors are volunteers who work together for the benefit of the school. They are:

• Parents elected by other parents with children at the school;
• The headteacher;
• Teachers elected by other teachers;
• Non-teaching staff elected by other non-teaching staff;
• People appointed by the local education authority;
• People chosen by governors from the local community.

Please see below for a full list of the present governors and their current responsibilities.

What do governors do?

Our job for the school is to

• Promote high standards of educational attainment;
• Set targets for pupil achievement;
• Take responsibility for strategic planning ;
• Manage the school's budget , including deciding how many staff will work there and their pay;
• Ensure that the curriculum is balanced and broadly based, in particular that the National Curriculum and religious education are taught, and report on pupils' achievement in National Curriculum assessments and examination results;
• Participate in the appointment of senior staff (including appointing the head teacher) and regulate staff conduct and discipline; and
• Draw up a post-OFSTED action plan after an inspection by the Office for Standards in Education.

The governors at Brookhurst meet regularly as a whole body, but fulfil many of their responsibilities through sub committees.

These sub committees are:

Performance and Standards Committee
Resource Management Committee

Each sub committee meets at least once a term and works on areas that fall under their remit. They make recommendations to the governing body which decides on any necessary actions.

If you wish to talk to someone.....

………the first point of contact is the class teacher. If you want to take matters further, you can make an appointment to see Mr Hughes or Miss Stanton via Mrs Chapleo in the school office.

Minutes of governor meetings are available from the office. Any confidential matters that may be discussed at governor meetings are not made public for obvious reasons.

Policies & Guidelines Handbook: You can see a copy of any/all of our policies by contacting the school office.

Although certain elements are governed by legislation and the Local Education Authority, the Policies are specific to Brookhurst.

Also available is the School Development Plan (SDP), a rolling three-year programme of actions aimed at the progressive development and improvement of the school.

Brookhurst Governors

Updated January 2011

Judith Baum – Judith is a staff governor, she has been a teacher at the school for several years and has subject responsibility for ICT. Judith is on the Performance and Standards Committee.

Joe Cannon – Joe is an LEA appointed governor and a member of the Performance and Standards Committee. Class link 6W.

Andrew Cave – Andrew is a Community Governor, having many years experience with the Smallpeice Trust, an Independent local educational charity.  Andrew is on the Resource Management Committee, with a focus area on attendance and is class link governor for 5T.

Ian David – Ian is an LA Governor and a member of the Resource Management Committee and Performance and Standards Committee. Class link 5A.

Anne Davies – Anne is a staff governor. She has been a teaching assistant at the school for several years. Anne is a member of both the Performance and Standards Committee and Resource Management Committee.

Laura Fitzpatrick – Laura is a parent governor and a member of the Performance and Standards Committee.

Bill Gifford – Bill is an LEA appointed governor. He is a local councillor and sits on the Resource Management Committee, as well as acting as the ICT link governor. He is linked with class 3B.

Sayantan Ghosal – Sayantan is a Parent Governor with class link 6J. Sayantan is also the link governor for Numeracy.

Karen Hague – Karen sits on the Resource Management Committee and is linked with class 2M.

Tony Harper – Chair of the Resource Management Committee and our Health and Safety link governor, Tony is also the link for Personnel, Pay and Science, with class link 1W.

Mark Hughes – Mark is the Deputy Head Teacher at Brookhurst Primary School and sits on both the Performance and Standards Committee and Resource Management Committee.

Barbara Ingram – Barbara is a community governor. Barbara is a member of the Performance and Standards Committee and works for a local educational organisation.  Barbara is linked with class FJF and her focus area is on assessment.

Richard Machin – Richard is an Associate Governor and a member of the Performance and Standards Committee.

Lesley Mobbs – Lesley is a Community governor, and is a member of the Performance and Standards Committee. Lesley brings her expertise of working with younger children to the role of Early Years link governor. She is linked with class FAK.

Yvonne Moore  - Yvonne is an LEA appointed governor. She is a local councillor and sits on the Performance and Standards Committee.  Yvonne is linked with class 4L and is link governor for Special Educational Needs.

David Moon is a parent at the school and an associate governor who lends his support to the Governing Body on financial matters. David is on the Resource Management Committee.

Geraldine Parker – is a parent at the school, Vice Chair of Governors and Chair of the Performance and Standards Committee. Her link class is 4S.

James Sinnott – James is the Chair of Governors and a member of both the Resource Management, and Performance and Standards Committee. James’ class link is 2H and he is also link governor for BSA and the School Council.

Angela Stanton – As Head, Angela is automatically a member of the Governing Body.

Stephen Steinhaus – is a community governor and is Assistant Principal at Trinity Catholic School and a former Community Support Practitioner for the Specialist Schools and Academies Trust.

Rob Wesson – Rob is a parent governor and a member of the Resource Management Committee. Rob is the link governor for Premises and his class link is 3W.

Louise Holden is clerk to the Governing Body.