Governance

The “Bramhall High School Governing Board Handbook” provides an introduction to the organisation and role of our school governors. The Department for Education’s “Governance Handbook” goes into greater detail of effective school governance. The members of the school’s current governing board, along with their interests, are listed and detailed in the “Governing Body Membership” document.

The school and the Governing Board is always ready to hear from parents, staff or community members that are interested in supporting the school by becoming a governor. There may not always be an immediate vacancy but we would keep your contact details and approach you when that situation changes.

Governors come from every walk of life. This helps ensure the governing board has sufficient diversity of views and experience. Governors are committed individuals who want to make a difference and give their time freely for the school.

Governors:

have a strong commitment to the role and to improving outcomes for students;
have the inquisitiveness to question and analyse along with the willingness to learn;
have good inter-personal skills;
be willing to promote meaningful and effective engagement with parents, staff and the wider community;
have the time and inclination to fulfil their role adequately and to engage with the school. For example, as well as the scheduled meetings governors are linked with a department, should attend open evenings or parents evenings on a rota basis and are actively encouraged to attend evening school events;
be committed to sharing in all the roles required in an outstanding governing board.

Skills and experience we are particularly looking for from new members of the governing body:

expertise in budgeting and driving financial efficiency;
expertise in performance management and employment issues;
marketing, community and effective communication.

Please contact Sarah Brown, the Chair of Governors, via the school (c/o dbrennan@bramhallhigh.stockport.sch.uk ) if you would like to ask anything about the role of a governor at Bramhall High. Thank you.

Membership Overview - for full details see profiles below

Sarah Brown - Chair of Governors (LA Governor)

Jill Brown - Vice Chair of Governors (Co-opted Governor)

Phil Richardson - Co-opted Governor

Richard Cameron - Co-opted Governor

Debra Malkin - Co-opted Governor

Angela Norton - Co-opted Governor

Jo Hill - Co-opted Governor

Christopher Davis - Co-opted Governor

Nikola Giles - Co-opted Governor

Adam Pavitt - Co-opted Governor

Ed Hill - Co-opted Governor

Paul Silcock - Co-opted Governor

Estelle Duckworth - Parent Governor

Michelle Harley - Parent Governor

Graeme Butcher - Staff Governor

Paul Williams - Head Teacher (Ex Officio)

Associate Governors (no voting rights)

Nikki Joynson - Deputy Head teacher

Ian Brown - Deputy Head teacher

Ryan Baker - School Business Manager (Operations)

Carly Naisbit - School Business Manager (Finance)

Governor Support Officer

Danielle Wood

Register of Interests:

Paul Williams: Governor at Pownall Green Primary School

Chris Davis: Trustee for The Heath Multi Academy Trust and Executive Headteacher for the Consilium Academy Trust

Michelle Harley: Teacher at Oswald Road Primary School, Chorlton.

Past Governors who have served in the last 12 months:

Heather Renshaw - Co-opted Governor. Term of office: 27.02.23 - 14.12.23

Ged Rowney - Co-opted Governor. Term of office: 12.08.19 - 29.01.24

Sarah Brown

Chair of Governors

LA Governor, appointed by the Full Governing Board. Term of office: 29.03.23 – 28.03.27. Chair of Governors, Strategic Group, Link Governor for Music.
Jill Brown

Vice-Chair of Governors

Co-opted Governor, appointed by the Full Governing Board. Term of office: 27.02.23 – 26.02.27. Vice-Chair of Governors, Strategic Group, SEND Governor, Pastoral Governor, Link Governor for English, History and Year 10.
Phil Richardson

Co-opted Governor

Co-opted Governor, appointed by the Full Governing Board. Term of office: 27.02.23 – 26.02.27. Strategic Group, Health and Safety Governor, Budget Monitoring Group, School Premises Management Group, Link Governor for Design Technology and Art.
Richard Cameron

Co-opted Governor

Co-opted Governor, appointed by the Full Governing Board. Term of office: 27.02.23 – 26.02.27. Strategic Group, Remote Learning Governor, Link Governor for Mathematics and Science.
Debra Malkin

Co-opted Governor

Co-opted Governor, appointed by the Full Governing Board. Term of office: 09.05.21 – 08.05.25. Link Governor for Modern Foreign Languages.
Angela Norton

Co-opted Governor

Co-opted Governor, appointed by the Full Governing Board. Term of office: 24.01.22 – 23.01.26. Development Governor, Budget Monitoring group. School Premises Management Group.
Jo Hill

Co-opted Governor

Co-opted governor, appointed by the Full Governing Board. Term of office: 09.05.22 – 08.05.26. Budget Monitoring Group, Link Governor for Drama, Beliefs and Values and for Year 9.
Christopher Davis

Co-opted Governor

Co-opted governor, appointed by the Full Governing Board. Term of office: 09.03.2020 – 08.03.2024. Link Governor for Year 11.
Nikola Giles

Co-opted Governor

Co-opted governor, appointed by the Full Governing Board. Term of office: 09.05.22 – 08.05.26. School Premises Management Group, Link Governor for Computing and Year 8.
Adam Pavitt

Co-opted Governor

Co-opted governor, appointed by the Full Governing Board. Term of office: 01.09.23 – 20.09.27. School Premises Management Group.
Ed Hill

Co-opted Governor

Co-opted governor, appointed by the Full Governing Board. Term of office: 27.03.24 – 26.03.28.
Paul Silcock

Co-opted Governor

Co-opted governor, appointed by the Full Governing Board. Term of office: 27.03.24 – 26.03.28.
Estelle Duckworth

Parent Governor

Parent Governor, elected by Parents. Term of office: 05.10.22 – 04.10.26. Governor for Disadvantaged Students, Careeres Governor, Link Governor for Physical Education and Year 7.
Michelle Harley

Parent Governor

Parent Governor, elected by Parents. Term of office: 08.02.24 – 07.02.28. Safeguarding Governor, Wellbeing Governor with responsibility for Child Protection, Looked after Children and Young Carers, Link Governor for Geography and Geology.
Graeme Butcher

Staff Governor

Staff Governor, elected by the staff. Term of office: 22.09.22 – 04.10.26
Paul Williams

Head Teacher