Governors 
Brunswick Primary School Governing Board
|
Name |
Role |
Term of office |
Appointed by |
Original appt date |
|
Susan Thompson |
Headteacher |
01.01.2022 - |
Virtue of office |
01.01.2022 |
|
Claire Roberts |
Co-opted governor |
02.03.2022 - 01.03.2026 |
Governing board |
02.03.2022 |
|
Leah Wright |
Staff governor |
19.10.2018 - 18.10.2022 |
Elected by staff |
19.10.2018 |
|
Rosie MacLachlan |
Co-opted governor |
02.03.2022 - 01.03.2026 |
Governing board |
02.03.2022 |
|
Daniel Holmes |
Co-opted governor |
11.05.2021 – 10.05.2025 |
Governing board |
12.02.2015 |
|
Rittick Chakraborty |
Co-opted governor |
25.11.2020 - 24.11.2024 |
Governing board |
25.11.2020 |
|
Grace Drysdale |
Co-opted governor |
19.05.2021 - 18.05.2025 |
Governing board |
19.05.2021 |
|
Lucy Rothera |
Associate member |
25.11.2020 - 24.11.2024 |
Governing board |
25.11.2020 |
| Sophie Barker | Parent governor | 24.06.2022 - 23.06.2026 | Elected by parents | 20.07.2022 |
| Helen Longton Howorth | Co-opted governor | 25.05.2022 - 24.05.2026 | Governing board | 25.05.2022 |
Former governors, since September 2021
| Name |
Role |
Term of office | Appointed by |
Original appt date |
| Alison Colbran | Interim Headteacher | 01.09.2020 -04.01.2022 |
Virtue of office | 01.09.2020 |
|
Michael Williams |
Co-opted governor | 19.09.2018 - 02.03.2022 | Governing board | 19.09.2018 |
|
Jamie Trott |
Co-opted governor | 19.05.2021 - 02.03.2022 | Governing board | 19.05.2021 |
|
Neil Scott |
Co-opted governor | 27.11.2019 - 14/04/2022 | Governing board | 27.11.2019 |
|
David Brading |
Parent governor | 23.10.2020 - 31.05.2022 | Elected by parents | 23.10.2020 |
|
Cheryl Wiggs |
Parent governor | 23.10.2020 - 31.05.2022 | Elected by parents | 23.10.2020 |
|
Reem Abushawareb |
Parent governor | 12.11.2021 - 20.09.2022 | Elected by parents | 12.11.2021 |
|
Anneka Dawson |
Local authority governor | 07.01.2020 - 09.09.2022 | Nominated by local authority, appointed by governing board | 07.01.2020 |
|
James Stuart |
Co-opted governor | 02.03.2022 - 26.09.2022 | Governing board | 02.03.2022 |
Full governing board (FGB) meetings
The full governing board meets no less than five times a year. Its three core functions, as identified by the Department for Education in the Governors' Handbook:
- ensuring clarity of vision, ethos and strategic direction
- holding the headteacher to account for the educational performance of the school and its pupils, and the performance management of staff
- overseeing the financial performance of the school and making sure money is well spent.
Claire Roberts is Chair of Governors: claireroberts@brunswick.brighton-hove.sch.uk
The minutes of FGB meetings are published once they have been agreed by the governing board.
Some functions are delegated to committees. Brunswick Primary School has a resources committee.
Resources committee
Daniel Holmes (Chair)
Susan Thompson
Rittick Chakraborty
Grace Drysdale
Resources Committee Terms of Reference
Please contact the clerk to governors for further information on governing board membership at clerk@brunswick.brighton-hove.sch.uk
Meeting attendance
Governors' attendance at meetings in the last academic year, 2021-22:
| Governors | 5 FGB meetings | 7 resources committee meetings | Date joined/resigned |
| S. Thompson | 3/3 | 3/3 | Joined 01/01/2022 |
| A. Colbran | 2/2 | 2/2 | Resigned 31/12/2021 |
| D. Holmes | 5/5 | 5/5 | |
| R. Chakraborty | 5/5 | 5/5 | |
| G. Drysdale | 5/5 | 3/5 | |
| J. Trott | 1/2 | n/a | Resigned 02/03/2022 |
| M. Williams | 3/3 | n/a | Resigned 02/03/2022 |
| C. Roberts | 3/3 | n/a | Joined 02/03/2022 |
| N. Scott | 3/3 | 3/3 | Resigned 14/04/2022 |
| D. Brading | 2/3 | n/a | Resigned 24/05/2022 |
| C. Wiggs | 4/4 | 3/3 | Resigned 27/05/2022 |
| A. Dawson | 4/5 | n/a | |
| L. Wright | 2/5 | n/a | |
| J. Stuart | 2/3 | n/a | Joined 02/03/2022 |
| R. Maclachlan | 2/3 | n/a | Joined 02/03/2022 |
| R. Abushawareb | 3/4 | 1/3 | Joined 12/11/2021 |
| S. Barker | 1/1 | n/a | Joined 20/07/2022 |
| H. Longton-Howorth | 1/2 | n/a | Joined 24/05/2022 |
Register of interests
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Approved minutes of meetings
Copies of previous meetings' minutes can be obtained by emailing clerk@brunswick.brighton-hove.sch.uk
Full Governing Board
| 11.7.18 | 19.9.18 | 28.11.18 | 13.2.19 | 15.5.19 | 17.7.19 | 18.9.19 | 27.11.19 | 05.2.20 | 29.4.20 | 13.5.20 | 17.6.20 | 20.7.20 | 16.9.20 | 25.11.20 | 10.02.21 | 19.05.21 | 21.07.21 | 22.09.21 | 15.12.21 | 02.03.22 | 25.05.22 |
