What is the Governing Board?
The governing board is a group of dedicated volunteers who help to shape the style and direction of the school. There are: parent governors who are elected by the parent body, staff governors who work at the school and are elected by their colleagues, local authority governors who are appointed by the local authority and foundation governors who are appointed by the church and Diocese.
What do Governors do?
Governors work as a team. They are responsible for making sure the school provides a high quality education and for raising educational standards in school. Governors set policies that promote effective ways of teaching and learning; they do this together with the Headteacher, who is responsible for the day to day management of the school.
Governing boards are responsible to parents, funders and the community. The governing board's main role is to ask challenging questions to be sure that the school is doing its best; this role is often called being a ‘critical friend’. The governing board:
Our committees
Committee | Purpose |
Admissions | Monitors the implementation of the admissions policy and deals with admission appeals. |
Pay | Reviews the pay of teachers (annually in line with Performance Management) and other staff (as appropriate). |
Pay appeals | Reviews the decisions made by the pay committee following an appeal from a member of staff. |
Performance Management | Sets and reviews the performance management targets for the Headteacher, alongside a School Improvement Adviser from the Local Authority. |
Pupil support | Responsible for a range of aspects such as attendance, behaviour and SEND provision. |
Resources | Responsible for a range of aspects such as: finance, staffing, data protection, (GDPR), health & safety and buildings/property maintenance. |
Teaching and Learning | Responsible for a range of aspects such as attainment of pupils, achievement of pupils, quality of teaching and the curriculum. |
At Bramley St Peter's we currently combine the Pupil Support and Teaching and Learning committees.
Bev Finn
Category of governor: | Associate Member (with voting rights on committee) |
Appointed by: | The Governing Board |
Term of office: | As long as in current role |
Committees: | n/a |
Specific responsibilities: | n/a |
Chloe Halligan
Category of governor: | Foundation |
Appointed by: | Diocese of Leeds (Church of England) |
Term of office: | June 2022 - June 2026 |
Committees: | Teaching and Learning/Pupil Support |
Specific responsibilities: | Linked to Year 5 |
Danielle Matthews
Category of governor: | Parent |
Appointed by: | Parents at Bramley St Peter's C of E Primary School |
Term of office: | November 2022 - November 2026 |
Committees: | Teaching and Learning/Pupil Support |
Specific responsibilities: | Linked to Year 3 |
Category of governor: | Foundation |
Appointed by: | Diocese of Leeds (Church of England) |
Term of office: | January 2023 - January 2027 |
Committees: | Admissions (chair) Headteacher Performance Management (chair) Pay Teaching and Learning/Pupil Support |
Specific responsibilities: | Co-Chair of the Governing Board Wellbeing Linked to Year 1 |
Rev Julia Wilkins
Category of governor: | Foundation - ex-officio (Rector at St Peter's Church) |
Appointed by: | Diocese of Leeds (Church of England) |
Term of office: | As long as in current role |
Committees: | Admissions Resources |
Specific responsibilities: | Linked to Year 4 |
Julie Falkiner
Category of governor: | Foundation |
Appointed by: | Diocese of Leeds (Church of England) |
Term of office: | January 2023 - January 2027 |
Committees: | Admissions Pay Resources Teaching and Learning/Pupil Support |
Specific responsibilities: | Co-Chair of the Governing Board Cluster representative Safeguarding Linked to Nursery and Reception |
Category of governor: | Local Authority Governor |
Appointed by: | Leeds City Council |
Term of office: | November 2020 - November 2024 |
Committees: | Admissions Headteacher Performance Management Pay Teaching and Learning/Pupil Support (chair) |
Specific responsibilities: | Children Looked After Pupil Premium Reading Linked to Year 6 |
Melissa Horsfall
Category of governor: | Staff Governor |
Appointed by: | The staff at Bramley St Peter's C of E Primary School |
Term of office: | July 2021 - July 2025 |
Committees: | Resources |
Specific responsibilities: | n/a |
Category of governor: | Foundation |
Appointed by: | Diocese of Leeds (Church of England) |
Term of office: | September 2021 - September 2025 |
Committees: | Headteacher Performance Management Pay Resources (chair) |
Specific responsibilities: | Linked to Year 2 |
Category of governor: | Staff - ex-officio (Headteacher at Bramley St Peter's School) |
Appointed by: | The Governing Board |
Term of office: | As long as in current role |
Committees: | Admissions Pay Resources Teaching and Learning/Pupil Support |
Specific responsibilities: | Educational visits |
Sadie Augier
Category of governor: | Parent |
Appointed by: | Parents at Bramley St Peter's C of E Primary School |
Term of office: | October 2022 - November 2026 |
Committees: | Resources |
Specific responsibilities: | Linked to Nursery and Reception |
Tricia Bell
Category of governor: | Associate Member (with voting rights on committees) |
Appointed by: | The Governing Board |
Term of office: | |
Committees: | Teaching and Learning/Pupil support |
Specific responsibilities: | n/a |