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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.

 
The main committees are:
  • Curriculum
  • Finance
  • Personnel
  • Premises, Health & Safety and Community 
  • Safeguarding and Pupil Wellbeing
  • Strategic (which is made up of all chairs of all other committees)
 
Brookland Schools’ Governing Body
 

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.

 

We have collated the information about the diversity of our school's Governing Body, but have chosen not to publish it.

 

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:

NameCategory of GovernorAppointed ByDate of appointmentTerm of Office EndsCommittees
Laura Pincus

Co-opted

(Chair)

Governing Body

(24/03/2012)

13/03/2024

12/03/2028

HT performance (Chair)
Finance, Safeguarding, Curriculum, Strategy (Chair)

James Clare

Co-opted

(Vice Chair)

Governing Body

(27/09/2018)

27/09/2022

26/09/2026

Finance, Personnel, HT performance, Strategy

Michael Farhi

Co-opted

Governing Body

(27/09/2018)

27/09/2022

26/09/2026

Finance, Premises

Lisa Weinbrenn

Co-opted

Governing Body

(11/02/2019)

11/02/2023

10/02/2027

Safeguarding (Chair), Curriculum. Strategy

Claire RosenAssociate memberGoverning Body

(09/11/2017)

21/03/2023

20/03/2027Curriculum, Personnel (with voting rights)

Brenda McCafferty

Headteacher
N/A01/09/2013OngoingFinance, Premises, 
Curriculum, Personnel, Safeguarding, Strategy
Jenny AylenHeadteacherN/A01/09/2014OngoingFinance, Premises, 
Curriculum, Personnel, Safeguarding, Strategy
Jenny CatleyStaffInfant Staff

(15/03/2017)

15/03/2021

14/03/2025Safeguarding, Curriculum
Farnoush BikdeliCo-opted StaffGoverning Body

09/10/2024

08/10/2028Safeguarding
David LeeCo-opted Governing Body03/10/202302/10/2027Curriculum, Premises
Nicholas Astaire Co-optedGoverning Body21/03/202320/3/2027Premises (chair), Strategy

Daniella Jackson

Co-opted 

Governing Body

24/01/2024

23/01/2028

Personnel

 

Aimee Lipton

Co-Opted

Staff

Governing Body

26/11/2021

25/11/2025

Curriculum 

Gabi Symons

 

Co-Opted staff

Governing Body

24/01/2024

23/01/2028

Curriculum

Kate Blumhof

Parent

Junior Parents 

15/03/2022

14/03/2026

Finance (chair),  Strategy, HT Performance 

Sapna Shah

Associate Member

 

London Borough of Barnet

24/01/2024

23/01/2028

Finance,  (with voting rights)

Judith Bernstein

Co-opted

Governing Body

27/03/2023

26/03/2027

Safeguarding, Personnel

Jeff Harris

Co-opted

Governing Body

16/05/2023

15/05/2027

Personnel (chair), Finance, Strategy

Samantha Jayasekera-Heffer

Parent

Infant Parents

16/05/2023

15/05/2027

Curriculum (chair), Safeguarding, Strategy

Lucy Tobin 

Local Authority

Appointed by Barnet

15/05/2024

14/05/2028

Premises

List of Governors who were members of the Governing Body during the last 12 months but have now left:

 

NameCategory of Governors

Appointed By and

Date of Appointment
 

Term of Office EndsCommittees 
Tony BrandCo-opted

Governing Body

24/09/2019

23/09/2023Curriculum 

Marcelle Jennings

 

Co-Opted 

Staff

Governing Body

12/01/2022

24/01/2024Curriculum 
Carol FranklAssociate member

Governing Body

06/02/2019

2/7/24Safeguarding 

 

Information on Current Governors:

 

NameRelevant Business and Pecuniary Interests

Meetings Attended

2022-2023

Meetings

Attended  

2023-2024

Sapna ShahNothing to declare 5 of 61 of 6
Laura PincusNothing to declare6 of 66 of 6
Claire RosenNothing to declare4 of 66 of 6
Brenda McCaffertyNothing to declare6 of 66 of 6
Jenny AylenGovernor at 'Christ College'6 of 66 of 6
Farnoush BikdeliGovernor at 'Christ College'5 of 65 of 6
Aimee EpsteinNothing to declare5 of 64 of 6
Jenny CatleyNothing to declare6 of 66 of 6
James Clare

Chair of Governors at 'Harris Academy, St John's Wood'

Partner at Deloitte LLP

5 of 65 of 6
David Lee

Assistant Headteacher at Christ College

 4 of 6
Michael FarhiNothing to declare5 of 64 of 6
Carol FranklChair of trustees of 'The Southover Partnership'4 of 65 of 6
Nicholas Astaire Nothing to declare4 of 63 of 6
Lisa WeinbrennNothing to declare4 of 53 of 6
Daniella JacksonNothing to declare5 of 66 of 6

Gabi Symons

Nothing to declare1 of 24 of 6
Kate BlumhofNothing to declare 6 of 66 of 6
Judith BernsteinNothing to declare1 of 25 of 6
Samantha Jayasekera-HefferDeputy Chief Medical Officer at Central London Community Healthcare NHS Trust (CLCH)2 of 24 of 6
Jeff HarrisNothing to declare 2 of 24 of 6
Lucy TobinNothing to declare 2 of 2

 

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