Brookland Schools' Governors
Creating opportunities, supporting aspiration, striving for excellence
The Role of the Governing Body
The role of the governing body is to support the Headteacher and staff in ensuring that our children receive a high standard of education in a supportive and inclusive environment. In practical terms this means making decisions with regard to a wide range of policies and tracking the progress and direction taken by the schools. The actual day to day running of the school is the responsibility of our headteacher. The full governing body meets twice a term in addition to which all governors are attached to a number of subcommittees which meet one to three times a year.
At Brookland there is one federated (combined) governing body for both the Infant and Junior schools. It is made up of four staff governors (three of who are co-opted); the two head teachers; six parent governors, three from the Infant and Nursery School and three from the Junior School; one local authority governors and five additional co-opted governors. From time to time we may also appoint associate governors to perform specific roles or functions e.g. finance or data analysis.
A photograph sheet of our current governors can be found in each of the playground noticeboards.
Should you wish to contact any of them, please do so via the school office or, in the case of parent governors, feel free to approach them in the playground.
For information on becoming a School Governor, please read the Welcome Pack for New Governors (see link at foot of this page).
List of Current Governors
Below is a list of current governors at Brookland:
| Name | Category of Governor | Appointed By | Date of appointment | Term of Office Ends | Committees |
| Sapna Shah |
Local Authority (Vice Chair) |
London Borough of Barnet | 15/03/2020 | 15/03/2024 | Curriculum, Finance (Chair), Personnel, HT performance |
| Laura Pincus |
Co-opted (Chair) |
Governing Body | 20/04/2020 |
20/04/2024 |
HT performance |
|
James Clare |
Co-opted |
Governing Body |
27/09/2018 |
27/09/2022 |
Curriculum, Finance, Personnel (Chair), HT performance |
|
Michael Farhi |
Co-opted |
Governing Body |
27/09/2018 |
27/09/2022 |
Finance, Premises |
|
Lisa Weinbrenn |
Co-opted |
Governing Body |
12/02/2019 |
12/02/2023 |
Safeguarding (Chair), Communications |
|
Tim Jackson |
Co-opted |
Governing Body |
06/07/2020 |
06/07//2024 |
Premises (Chair), Personnel |
| Claire Rosen | Parent | Junior Parents | 09/11/2017 | 09/11/2021 | Premises, Curriculum (Chair), Personnel |
Brenda McCafferty |
Headteacher |
N/A | 01/09/2013 | Ongoing | Finance, Premises, Communications, Curriculum, Personnel, Safeguarding |
| Jenny Aylen | Headteacher | N/A | 01/09/2014 | Ongoing | Finance, Premises, Communications, Curriculum, Personnel, Safeguarding |
| Jenny Catley | Staff | Infant Staff | 15/03/2017 | 15/03/2021 | Safeguarding, Curriculum |
| Vacancy | Co-opted Staff | Governing Body | |||
| Farnoush Bikdeli | Co-opted Staff | Governing Body | 28/09/2016 | 28/09/2020 | Communication (Chair), Safeguarding |
| Emma McCabe | Co-opted Staff | Governing Body | 27/09/2018 | 27/09/2022 | Communications, Curriculum |
| Tony Brand | Co-opted | Governing Body | 24/09/2019 | 23/09/2023 | Communications, Curriculum |
| Katie Attwood | Associate Member | Governing Body | 05/07/2020 | 05/07/2024 |
Finance (with voting rights) |
| Carol Frankl | Associate Member | Governing Body | 08/02/2019 | 08/02/2023 |
Safeguarding (with voting rights) |
| Harriet Bloom | Associate Member | Governing Body | 05/10/2018 | 5/10/2022 |
Communications (with voting rights) |
| Shiv Haria-Shah | Co-opted | Governing Body | 27/09/2018 | 27/09/2022 | Personnel, Safeguarding |
List of Governors who were members of the Governing Body during the last 12 months but have now left:
| Name | Category of Governors |
Appointed By and Date of Appointment |
Term of Office Ends | Committees |
| Chris Rafferty | Co-opted |
Governing Body (27/09/2018) |
19/12/2019 | Curriculum, Personnel |
| Simon Greenhouse | Staff Co-opted | 27/09/2018 |
27/09/2022 (left 25/09/19 |
Curriculum, Premises |
| Mark Leibling | Co-opted | Governing Body |
18/03/2023 (left 23/07/2019) |
Curriculum, HT Performance |
| Anna Black | Co-opted | Governing Body |
05/07/2020 (Left 25/10/2018) |
Safeguarding, Communications, Personnel |
Information on Current Governors:
| Name | Relevant Business and Pecuniary Interests |
Meetings Attended 2019-2020 |
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| Sapna Shah | Nothing to declare | 1 of 1 | ||
| Laura Pincus | Nothing to declare | 1 of 1 | ||
| Tim Jackson | Nothing to declare | 1 of 1 | ||
| Claire Rosen | Nothing to declare | 1 of 1 | ||
| Brenda McCafferty | Trustee at 'De Nederlandse Regenboog School' | 1 of 1 | ||
| Jenny Aylen | Governor at 'Christ College' | 1 of 1 | ||
| Farnoush Bikdeli | Governor at 'Christ College' | 1 of 1 | ||
| Emma McCabe | Nothing to declare | 1 of 1 | ||
| Katie Attwood |
Forest Environmental LTD Environmental services Asbestos removal Director since 2008 |
Finance committee member only |
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| Jenny Catley | Nothing to declare | 1 of 1 | ||
| James Clare |
Governor at 'Harris Academy St John's Wood' |
1 of 1 | ||
| Tony Brand | Nothing to declare | 1 of 1 | ||
|
Shiv Haria-Shah |
Nothing to declare |
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| Michael Farhi | Nothing to declare | 1 of 1 | ||
| Harriet Bloom | Nothing to declare | 1 of 1 | ||
| Lisa Weinbrenn | Nothing to declare | 1 of 1 | ||
| Carol Frankl | Chair of trustees of 'The Southover Partnership' | 0 of 1 |