Vacancies   

LA Governor (Vacant)

Brook Street Primary School Governors

Brook Street School now meets for a full governing body meeting four times each year and also participate in working parties to address specific areas of school governance (Teaching and Learning, Pastoral and Business/Finance).

Jonathan Bursnall (Head)

Headteacher appointed 01.01.16

Relevant business & pecuniary interests as of September 2022: N/A

Sam Birkett (nee Fitzsimons) (Co-opt) | VICE CHAIR OF GOVERNORS - Finance Governor

Date of appointment: 15.03.22

Re-election due date: 15.03.27

Appointed by: Co-opt

Relevant business & pecuniary interests as of October 2022: N/A

Lucy Meyers (Co-opt, Deputy Head)

Date of appointment: 26.04.22

Re-election due date: 26.04.2026

Appointed by: Co-opt

Relevant business & pecuniary interests as of September 2022: N/A

Jan Cameron (Co-opt) | CHAIR OF GOVERNORS - Ofsted Link, Buildings, Health and Safety Governor

Date of Appointment 29.06.21

Re-election due 29.06.25

Appointed by: Co-opt

Relevant business & pecuniary interests as of October 2022: N/A

Geraldine Haughan (Co-opt)

Date of Appointment 29.06.21

Re-election due 29.06.25

Appointed by: Co-opt

Relevant business & pecuniary interests as of September 2022: Daughter, Mrs J Hall, is a teaching assistant at the school. Martyn Hall Joinery is Son in Law's business.

Becky Little (Co-opt) - Safeguarding/Child Protection and LAC Governor

Date of Appointment 04.07.2022

Re-election due 04.07.2026

Appointed by: Co-opt

Relevant business & pecuniary interests as of November 2022: N/A

Lorraine Bearchell-Healy (Co-opt) - Attendance, SEN and Pupil Premium Governor

Date of appointment: 09.07.2020

Re-election due date: 09.07.2024

Appointed by: Co-opt

Relevant business & pecuniary interests as September 2022: N/A

Nathan Coleclough (Parent) - Reading/Writing Governor

Date of appointment: 28.09.2020

Re-election due date: 28.09.2024

Appointed by: Parents

Relevant business & pecuniary interests as of September 2022: N/A

Tracey Banks (Staff) - E-Safety Governor

Date of appointment: 05.10.2020

Re-election due date: 05.10.2024

Appointed by: Staff
Relevant business & pecuniary interests as of September 2022: N/A

Alison Williams (Parent) -

Date of appointment: 11.11.2022

Re-election due date: 11.11.2026

Appointed by: Parents

Relevant business & pecuniary interests as of November 2022: 

Carrie Hill (Clerk)

Relevant business & pecuniary interests as of November 2022: N/A

Governor Committees

Governor Committee  Attendance

Teaching + Learning

Pastoral 

Business + Finance

Full Governing Body Meeting Attendance

Brook Street Primary School Governors

Attendance for 2023 - 2024

How To Contact The Governors

The Clerk to the Governors is Carrie Hill – If you need to contact a Governor directly, please contact the Clerk with your details and she will arrange for a Governor to call or email you back.

Email: clerk@brookst.cumbria.sch.uk

How To Become a Governor

Do you have the experience and ability to be a Governor of Brook Street School? We are looking for reliable and committed community members who would like to make a positive contribution to the continued success of the school.  Experience in business, education or industry would be a positive attribute but the most important thing is the willingness to become involved in the life of the school and how it is managed.

For further information please contact:

Geraldine Haughan; School Business Manager

Full Governing Body Meeting Attendance (Archived)

Attendance for 2022 - 2023

Attendance for 2021 - 2022

Attendance for 2020 - 2021

Attendance for 2019 - 2020

Attendance for 2018 – 2019

Attendance for 2017 – 2018

Attendance for 2016 – 2017

Attendance for 2015 – 2016

Attendance for 2014 - 2015

Brook Street Primary School Governors who have now left but who have served over the past year.

Attendance at meetings is shown below.

Instrument of Governance