Governors
Meeting Minutes
Minutes of the meetings of the Governing Body can be found here:
2023
4th July 2023 [pdf]
23rd March 2023 [pdf]
26th January 2023 [pdf]
2022
8th December 2022 [pdf]
15th September 2022 [pdf]
7th July 2022 [pdf]
5th May 2022 [pdf]
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
12th December 2019 [pdf]
19th September 2019 [pdf]
11th July 2019 [pdf]
16th May 2019 [pdf]
28th March 2019 [pdf]
31st January 2019 [pdf]
2018
13th December 2018 [pdf]
20th September 2018 [pdf]
12th July 2018 [pdf]
17th May 2018 [pdf]
26th March 2018 [pdf]
31st January 2018 [pdf]
2017
14th December 2017 [pdf]
21st September 2017 [pdf]
13th July 2017 [pdf]
18th May 2017 [pdf]
16th March 2017 [pdf]
26th January 2017 [pdf]
2016
15th December 2016 [pdf]
22nd September 2016 [pdf]
19th July 2016 [pdf]
14th July 2016 [pdf]
16th June 2016 [pdf]
26th May 2016 [pdf]
17th March 2016 [pdf]
28th January 2016 [pdf]
2015
3rd December 2015 [pdf]
25th February 2015 [pdf]
29th January 2015 [pdf]
12th January 2015 [pdf]
2014
4th 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
Tim Shutler
Category: Co-opted Governor
Term of Office: 08 December 2022 to 07 December 2026
James Moncrieff
Category: Co-opted Governor
Term of Office: 13 December 2018 to 12 December 2026
Mariea Christodoulou
Category: Co-opted Governor
Term of Office: 13 December 2022 to 12 December 2026
Judith Mackenzie
Category: Co-opted Governor
Term of Office: 31 January 2019 to 30 January 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
James Tulley
Category: Co-opted Governor
Term of Office: 8 December 2022 to 7 December 2026
Joanna McCrae
Category: Co-opted Governor
Term of Office: 2 October 2023 to 1 October 2027
Bonnie Brito Costa
Category: Staff Governor
Term of Office: 26 January 2023 to 25 January 2027
Kate Claydon
Category: Staff Governor, Headteacher
Term of Office: 26 November 2021
Former Full Governing Board and Committee Members
Alex Morrison - Parent Governor resigned 01 June 2023.
Gareth Chan - Co-opted Governor resigned 25 November 2022.
Lee Redmond - Co-opted Governor resigned 25 July 2022.
Claire Harrington - Staff Governor resigned 16 September 2022.
Richard Mills - Co-opted Governor resigned 25 July 2022.
Deborah Hillier - Parent Governor resigned 25 July 2022.
John Barker - Co-opted Governor resigned 8 November 2021.
Addy Balogun - Co-opted Governor resigned 8 November 2021.
Ashley Harrold - Staff Governor resigned 5 November 2021.
Janet Such - Co-opted Governor resigned 16 July 2021.
Adam Harvey - Co-opted Governor resigned 16 July 2021.
Michael Bedingfield - Co-opted Governor resigned 26 July 2019.
Richard Mills - Parent Governor resigned 31 May 2019.
Richard Goodsell - Co-opted Governor resigned 24 November 2018.
Fiona Bauermeister - Co-opted Governor resigned 21 September 2018.
Peter Gerry - Co-opted Governor resigned 31 August 2018.
Sally Hunt - Co-opted Governor resigned 24 April 2018.
Kevin Fry - Staff Governor resigned 13 July 2017.
Jenny Rusted - Co-opted Governor resigned 16 May 2016.
Nicola Slowey - Co-opted Governor resigned 31 October 2015.
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.