Governors
Governors are like a Board of Directors who make decisions about how the school is run.
Governors work with senior leaders in the strategic development of the school and in raising standards of achievement. Duties include setting the school’s vision, aims & objectives, approving the school budget and appointing the headteacher. School Governors have legal duties, powers and responsibilities.
Governors must both support and challenge the headteacher, so need to gain an understanding of the school’s overall performance in order to explain its decisions and actions. They do this by attending regular meetings, carrying out school visits and meeting with senior leaders. They also attend training in order to keep up to date with the requirements of their role. Governors work as a team and make collective decisions.
Governing Body at Brackenbury Primary School
| Name of governor | Governor type | Original Appointment date | Appointed By | Current term |
| Sandra Mulholland - Chair | Local Authority | 11.02.19 | Governing Body | 14.07.22 - 13.07.26 |
| Joanne Folwell | Co-opted | 13.01.22 | Governing Body | 13.01.22 - 12.01.26 |
| Claire Ramlal | Parent Governor | 07.04.22 | Governing Body | 07.04.22 - 06.04.26 |
| Rose Mills | Co-opted | 05.10.23 | Governing Body | 05.10.23 - 04.10.27 |
| Matthew Ansell | Parent Governor | 16.11.23 | Governing Body | 16.11.23 - 15.11.27 |
| Liam Gallagher | Co-opted | 25.01.24 | Governing Body | 25.01.24 - 24.01.28 |
| Neil Storm | Co-opted | 25.01.24 | Governing Body | 25.01.24 - 24.01.28 |
| Lizzie Mullarky | Headteacher | 03.04.17 | Member by virtue of their office | 01.04.24 - 31.03.28 |
| Claire Cornthwaite | Staff | 06.10.22 | Member by virtue of their office | 06.10.22 - 05.10.26 |
In the past 12 months we also had the following members on the Brackenbury School governing body
Sarah Elwick, Purdy Lee
| Brackenbury Governing Board | |||||
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Sandra Mulholland
Chair |
Joanne Folwell
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Lizzie Mullarky
Headteacher |
Neil Storm |
Claire Ramlal
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Rose Mills
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​Liam Gallagher
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Matthew Ansell
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Claire Cornthwaite
Staff Governor |
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Associate members are appointed by the governing body to serve on one or more governing body committee. They may also attend full governing body meetings. They are not governors and therefore do not have a vote in governing body decisions, but may be given a vote on decisions made by committees to which they are appointed.
Governing Body at Brackenbury
The Governing Body at Brackenbury Primary School is made up of people appointed from different sources to help ensure that different skill sets can benefit the school and that a range of outlooks and viewpoints are heard. All governors are appoined for a four year term. These sources are as follows:
- 2 Parent Governors - elected by parents in the school
- Head Teacher Governor - by virtue of their office
- 1 Staff Governor - elected by the school staff
- 1 Local Authority Governor - appointed by Brighton & Hove City Council
- 7 Co-opted Governors - appointed by Governing Body from members of the local community
For more information on school Governors, including details on how you can apply to become one, please click on the following link: Become a school governor (brighton-hove.gov.uk)
We have one committee who meet to look at resourcing which includes challenging and scrutinising finance and staffing within school. See below for terms of reference for this committee.
All other issues are discussed at full governing body (FGB) meetings.
Register of Interests 22025-2026
|
Name of Governor |
Relevant Business Interests |
Any other educational establishments governed |
Relationships with the school staff including spouses, partners, and relatives |
|
Sandra Mulholland |
Deputy Headteacher at Balfour Primary |
None |
None |
|
Joanne Folwell |
Employed by Chichester College |
None |
None |
|
Claire Ramlal |
None |
None |
Children at school |
| Rose Mills | Teacher at Hangleton Primary School | None | Children at school |
| Matthew Ansell | None | Children at school | |
| Neil Storm | None | ||
| Liam Gallagher | Teacher at St Christophers | None | |
|
Lizzie Mullarky |
Head Teacher at Brackenbury Primary School |
None |
None |
|
Claire Cornthwaite |
Teacher at Brackenbury Primary School |
None |
None |
Governing Body Meeting Dates 2025-2026
FGB Thursday 9th October, 2025
FGB Thursday 14th December, 2025
FGB Thursday 15th January, 2026
FGB Thursday 5th March 2026
FGB Thursday 7th May, 2026
FGB Thursday 2nd July, 2026
Resources Committee As above FGB dates
Minutes of the Full Governing Board and Committees can be viewed on request. Please contact the clerk to the governors at michelelane@brackenbury.brighton-hove.sch.uk