Governors
Meeting Minutes
Minutes of the meetings of the Governing Body can be found here:
2022
24th March 2022 [pdf]
27th January 2022 [pdf]
2021
9th December 2021 [pdf]
16th September 2021 [pdf]
8th July 2021 [pdf]
29th April 2021 [pdf]
25th March 2021 [pdf]
28th January 2021 [pdf]
2020
10th December 2020 [pdf]
17th September 2020 [pdf]
9th July 2020 [pdf]
30th January 2020 [pdf]
2019
12 December 2019 [pdf]
19 September 2019 [pdf]
11 July 2019 [pdf]
16 May 2019 [pdf]
28 March 2019 [pdf]
31 January 2019 [pdf]
2018
13 December 2018 [pdf]
20 September 2018 [pdf]
12 July 2018 [pdf]
17 May 2018 [pdf]
26 March 2018 [pdf]
31 January 2018 [pdf]
2017
14 December 2017 [pdf]
21 September 2017 [pdf]
13 July 2017 [pdf]
18 May 2017 [pdf]
16 March 2017 [pdf]
26 January 2017 [pdf]
2016
15 December 2016 [pdf]
22 September 2016 [pdf]
19 July 2016 [pdf]
14 July 2016 [pdf]
16 June 2016 [pdf]
26 May 2016 [pdf]
17 March 2016 [pdf]
28 January 2016 [pdf]
2015
3 December 2015 [pdf]
25 February 2015 [pdf]
29 January 2015 [pdf]
12 January 2015 [pdf]
2014
4 December 2014 [pdf]
Governors' Membership
The Governing Body consists of:
- 1 Governor appointed by the Local Authority;
- 2 Parent Governors elected by parents and carers;
- 2 Staff governors (one being the Headteacher ex officio, the other elected by staff);
- 10 Governors co-opted by the other governors in post, to fill skills gaps
All governors serve four years in office (except the Headteacher who holds post by virtue of office).
There are also three Student Associates, one from each Key Stage, who contribute to Governing Body meetings.
Peter Sowrey
Category: Local Education Authority
Position: Chair of Governors
Role: Special Educational Needs
Term of Office: 5 July 2020 to 4 July 2024
Dr Gareth Chan
Category: Co-opted Governor
Term of Office: 25 November 2019 to 24 November 2022
Lee Redmond
Category: Co-opted Governor
Role: Equalities
Term of Office: 13 February 2021 to 12 February 2025
James Moncrieff
Category: Co-opted Governor
Term of Office: 13 December 2018 to 12th December 2022
Mariea Christodoulou
Category: Co-opted Governor
Term of Office: 13 December to 12 December 2022
Claire Harrington
Category: Staff Governor
Term of Office: 21 September 2017 to 20 September 2025
Judith Mackenzie
Category: Co-opted Governor
Term of Office: 31 January 2019 to 30 January 2023
Richard Mills
Category: Co-opted Governor
Term of Office: 5 September 2019 to 4 September 2023
Alex Morrison
Category: Parent Governor
Term of Office: 1 June 2019 to 31 May 2023
Deborah Hillier
Category: Parent Governor
Term of Office: 8 April 2019 to 7 April 2023
Jim Henderson
Category: Co-opted Governor
Term of Office: 22 October 2021 to 21 October 2025
Mark Sorrell
Category: Co-opted Governor
Term of Office: 22 October 2021 to 21 October 2025
Vernon Bamforth
Category: Co-opted Governor
Term of Office: 9 November 2021 to 8 November 2025
Kate Claydon
Category: Staff Governor, Headteacher
Term of Office: 26 November 2021
Former Full Governing Board and Committee Members 2015-2021
Nicola Slowey - Co-opted Governor resigned 31 October 2015.
Jenny Rusted - Co-opted Governor resigned 16 May 2016.
Kevin Fry - Staff Governor resigned 13 July 2017.
Sally Hunt - Co-opted Governor resigned 24 April 2018.
Peter Gerry - Co-opted Governor resigned 31 August 2018.
Fiona Bauermeister - Co-opted Governor resigned 21 September 2018.
Richard Goodsell - Co-opted Governor resigned 24 November 2018.
Richard Mills - Parent Governor resigned 31 May 2019.
Michael Bedingfield - Co-opted Governor resigned 26 July 2019.
Adam Harvey - Co-opted Governor resigned 16 July 2021.
Janet Such - Co-opted Governor resigned 16 July 2021.
Ashley Harrold - Staff Governor resigned 5 November 2021.
Addy Balogun - Co-opted Governor resigned 8 November 2021.
John Barker - Co-opted Governor resigned 8 November 2021.
Current Declarations of Interest
A list of Governors with a declaration of interest is given below:
Attendance Record
- Attendance Record 2020-21 [pdf]
- Attendance Record 2019-20 [pdf]
Clerk to the Governors
David Harvey
Please send all correspondence to:
Mr David Harvey,
Clerk to the Governors,
Blatchington Mill School,
Nevill Avenue,
Hove BN3 7NB.