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 | 16/03/2016 | 15/03/2024 | Curriculum, Finance (Chair), Personnel, HT performance, Strategy |
| Laura Pincus | Co-opted (Chair) | Governing Body | 24/03/2020 | 23/03/2024 | HT performance (Chair) |
James Clare | Co-opted | Governing Body | 27/09/2018 | 26/09/2022 | Finance, Personnel (Chair), HT performance, Strategy |
Michael Farhi | Co-opted | Governing Body | 27/09/2018 | 26/09/2022 | Finance, Premises |
Lisa Weinbrenn | Co-opted | Governing Body | 12/02/2019 | 11/02/2023 | Safeguarding (Chair), Communications, Curriculum. Strategy |
Tim Jackson | Associate Member | Governing Body | 18/05/2021 | 17/05/2025 | Premises (Chair), Strategy |
| Claire Rosen | Co-Opted | Governing Body | 09/11/2021 | 08/11/2025 | Premises, Curriculum (Chair), Personnel, Strategy |
Brenda McCafferty | Headteacher | N/A | 01/09/2013 | Ongoing | Finance, Premises, Communications, Curriculum, Personnel, Safeguarding, Strategy |
| Jenny Aylen | Headteacher | N/A | 01/09/2014 | Ongoing | Finance, Premises, Communications, Curriculum, Personnel, Safeguarding, Strategy |
| Jenny Catley | Staff | Infant Staff | 15/03/2021 | 14/03/2025 | Safeguarding, Curriculum |
| Joshua Hamerton | Co-opted | Governing Body | 29/9/2020 | 28/9/2024 | Premises, Safeguarding |
| Farnoush Bikdeli | Co-opted Staff | Governing Body | 29/9/2020 | 28/09/2024 | Communication (Chair), Safeguarding, Strategy |
| Tony Brand | Co-opted | Governing Body | 24/09/2019 | 23/09/2023 | Communications, Curriculum |
| Katie Attwood | Co-opted | Governing Body | 18/05/2021 | 17/05/2025 | Finance, Personnel, Curriculum (with voting rights) |
| Carol Frankl | Associate Member | Governing Body | 08/02/2019 | 07/02/2023 | Safeguarding (with voting rights) |
| Harriet Bloom | Associate Member | Governing Body | 05/10/2018 | 04/10/2022 | Communications (with voting rights) |
| Nicholas Astaire | Parent | Infant Parents | 03/12/2020 | 02/12/2024 | Premises |
| Daniella Jackson | Associate Member | Governing Body | 19/5/2021 | 18/05/2025 | Personnel (with voting rights) |
| Aimee Epstein | Co-Opted Staff | Governing Body | 26/11/2021 | 25/11/2025 | Communication |
| Marcelle Jennings | Co-Opted Staff | Governing Body | 12/01/2022 | 11/01/2026 | Curriculum |
| Kate Blumhof | Parent | Junior Parents | 15/03/2022 | 14/03/2026 |
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 |
| Shiv Haria-Shah | Co-opted | Governing Body 27/09/2018 | (26/09/2022) 23/07/2021 | Personnel, Safeguarding |
| Emma McCabe | Co-opted Staff | Governing Body 17/11/2021 | 26/09/2022 | Communications, Curriculum |
Information on Current Governors:
| Name | Relevant Business and Pecuniary Interests | Meetings Attended 2020-2021 |
| Sapna Shah | Nothing to declare | 4 of 5 |
| Laura Pincus | Nothing to declare | 5 of 5 |
| Tim Jackson | Married to Governor Daniella Jackson | 2 of 5 |
| Claire Rosen | Nothing to declare | 5 of 5 |
| Brenda McCafferty | Nothing to declare | 5 of 5 |
| Jenny Aylen | Governor at 'Christ College' | 5 of 5 |
| Farnoush Bikdeli | Governor at 'Christ College' | 4 of 5 |
| Aimee Epstein | Nothing to declare | 3 of 3 |
| Katie Attwood | Nothing to declare | 5 of 5 |
| Jenny Catley | Nothing to declare | 5 of 5 |
| James Clare | Governor at 'Harris Academy, St John's Wood' Partner at Deloitte LLP | 4 of 5 |
| Tony Brand | Nothing to declare | 5 of 5 |
| Michael Farhi | Nothing to declare | 5 of 5 |
| Harriet Bloom | Nothing to declare | 3 of 5 |
| Carol Frankl | Chair of trustees of 'The Southover Partnership' | 5 of 5 |
| Josh Hamerton | Employee at Enterprise Trust Employee at HMP Feltham Chair of Govenrors at Kingfisher Hall Primary Academy | 3 of 5 |
| Nicholas Astaire | Nothing to declare | 5 of 5 |
| Lisa Weinbrenn | Nothing to declare | 5 of 5 |
| Daniella Jackson | Married to Governor Tim Jackson | 5 of 5 |
| Marcelle Jennings | Nothing to declare | 3 of 3 |
| Kate Blumhof | Nothing to declare | 2 of 2 |