Governors
Governors are like a Board of Directors who make decisions about how the school is run.
Governors work with senior leaders in the strategic development of the school and in raising standards of achievement. Duties include setting the school’s vision, aims & objectives, approving the school budget and appointing the headteacher. School Governors have legal duties, powers and responsibilities.
Governors must both support and challenge the headteacher, so need to gain an understanding of the school’s overall performance in order to explain its decisions and actions. They do this by attending regular meetings, carrying out school visits and meeting with senior leaders. They also attend training in order to keep up to date with the requirements of their role. Governors work as a team and make collective decisions.
Governing Body at Brackenbury Primary School
Name of governor | Governor type | Original Appointment date | Appointed By | Current term |
Sandra Mulholland - Co Chair | Co-opted | 11.02.19 | Governing Body | 11.02.19 - 10.02.23 |
Joanne Folwell - Co Chair | Co-opted | 13.01.22 | Governing Body | 13.01.22 - 12.01.26 |
Mary Hutchinson | Co-opted | 25.01.18 | Governing Body | 25.01.18 - 24.01.22 |
Matt Lindner | Co-opted | 02.12.14 | Governing Body | 12.07.18 - 11.07.22 |
Emily Taylor | Parent Governor | 24.06.19 | Parents | 24.06.19 - 23.06.23 |
Claire Ramlal | Parent Governor | 07.04.22 | Governing Body | 07.04.22 - 06.04.26 |
Lizzie Mullarky | Headteacher | 03.04.17 | Member by virtue of their office | 01.04.20 - 31.03.24 |
Mark Truman | Staff | 12.10.17 | Member by virtue of their office | 12.10.17 - 31.08.25 |
In the past 12 months we also had the following members on the Brackenbury School governing body
Shelley Baker - Chair | Local Authority | 01.09.17 | Governing Body | Resigned |
Chris Georgiou | Co-opted | 04.12.13 | Governing Body | Resigned |
Sue Winn | Co-opted | 08.11.19 | Governing Body | Resigned |
Ben Lewis | Parent | 10.12.18 | Parents | Resigned |
Brigitte Groves | Co-opted | 25.03.21 | Governing Body | Resigned |
Claire Watson | Co-opted | 28.11.19 | Governing Body | Resigned |
Brackenbury Governing Board | |||||
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Lizzie Mullarky |
Mary Hutchinson |
Matt Lindner |
Mark Truman |
Emily Taylor |
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Vacancy
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Vacancy | Vacancy | Vacancy |
Associate members are appointed by the governing body to serve on one or more governing body committee. They may also attend full governing body meetings. They are not governors and therefore do not have a vote in governing body decisions, but may be given a vote on decisions made by committees to which they are appointed.
Governing Body at Brackenbury
The Governing Body at Brackenbury Primary School is made up of people appointed from different sources to help ensure that different skill sets can benefit the school and that a range of outlooks and viewpoints are heard. All governors are appoined for a four year term. These sources are as follows:
- 2 Parent Governors - elected by parents in the school
- Head Teacher Governor - by virtue of their office
- 1 Staff Governor - elected by the school staff
- 1 Local Authority Governor - appointed by Brighton & Hove City Council
- 7 Co-opted Governors - appointed by Governing Body from members of the local community
For more information on school Governors, including details on how you can apply to become one, please click on the following link: Become a school governor (brighton-hove.gov.uk)
We have one committee who meet to look at resourcing which includes challenging and scrutinising finance and staffing within school. See below for terms of reference for this committee.
All other issues are discussed at full governing body (FGB) meetings.
Register of Interests 2021-2022
Name of Governor |
Relevant Business Interests |
Any other educational establishments governed |
Relationships with the school staff including spouses, partners, and relatives |
Sandra Mulholland |
None |
None |
None |
Joanne Folwell |
None |
None |
None |
Mary Hutchinson |
None |
None |
Children at school |
Matt Lindner |
None |
None |
Children at school |
Emily Taylor |
None |
None |
Children at school |
Claire Ramlal | None | None | Children at school |
Lizzie Mullarky |
None |
None |
None |
Mark Truman |
None |
None |
None |
Governing Body Meeting Dates 2021-2022
FGB Tuesday 28th September 2021
Resourcing Committee Monday 18th October 2021
FGB Thursday 11th November 2021
FGB Thursday 13th January 2022
Resourcing Committee Thursday 13th January 2022
FGB Thursday 17th March 2022
Resourcing Committee Monday 21st March 2022
FGB Thursday 7th April 2022
Resourcing Committee Monday 16th May 2022
FGB Thursday 9th June 2022
FGB Thursday 14th July 2022
Minutes of the Full Governing Board and Committees can be viewed on request. Please contact the clerk to the governors at ninapickering@brackenbury.brighton-hove.sch.uk