Governing Body

Welcome to our Governors’ section.

Please find below details of how our Governing body is structured, including the names, categories, responsibilities and terms of appointment for each Governor. We have also provided information from the Register of Governor Interests. 

At this current time, Brookhouse Primary School does not collect and publish information about the diversity of the school's governing body. 

Governing Body structure:

Name: Mrs Kathryn Forsyth

• Role: Headteacher
• Responsibilities: Reporting on all aspects of school business
• Date of appointment: 2020
• Term of office expires: N/A
• Appointed by: Governing Body
• Business /pecuniary interests: None
• Material interests arising through school staff: None
• Governance roles in other educational organisations: None

Name: Mr Kevin Hegarty 

• Role: Chair of Governors/Local Authority Governor/Member of Finance and Resources Committee and Standards and Effectiveness Committee
• Responsibilities: Link Governor for Reception
• Date of appointment: January 2018
• Term of office expires: 29.01.26
• Appointed by: Governing Body
• Business /pecuniary interests: None
• Material interests arising through school staff: None
• Governance roles in other educational organisations: Foundation Governor, St Wilfred's Blackburn

Name: Ms Salma Butt

• Role: Vice Chair of Governors/Member of Finance  and Resources Committee
• Responsibilities: Year 4 Link Governor; Designated responsibility for PSHE ; Staff wellbeing
• Date of appointment: June 2014
• Term of office expires: 29.06.26 
• Appointed by: Governing Body
• Business /pecuniary interests: None
• Material interests arising through school staff: None
• Governance roles in other educational organisations: None

Name: Mrs Honour Smith

• Role: Staff Governor/Member of Standards and Effectiveness Committee
• Responsibilities: Link Governor for Training 
• Date of appointment: December 2021
• Term of office expires: 28.11.25
• Appointed by: Staff
• Business /pecuniary interests: None
• Material interests arising through school staff: None
• Governance roles in other educational organisations: None

Name: Mr Adalt Hussain

• Role: Co-opted Governor/Member of Finance and Resources Committee
• Responsibilities: Link Governor for Nursery and Pre-School; Health and Safety
• Date of appointment: July 2021
• Term of office expires: 05.07.25
• Appointed by: Governing Body
• Business /pecuniary interests: None
• Material interests arising through school staff: None
• Governance roles in other educational organisations: None

Name: Mrs Salma Hussain

• Role: Parent Governor/Member of Standards and Effectiveness Committee
• Responsibilities: Member of Standards and Effectiveness Committee
• Date of appointment: January 2023
• Term of office expires: 23.01.27
• Appointed by: Parents
• Business /pecuniary interests: None
• Material interests arising through school staff: None
• Governance roles in other educational organisations: None

Name: Ms Zaynab Jogi

• Role: Co-opted Governor/Member of Finance and Resources Committee
• Responsibilities: Link Governor for Year 3; Staff Wellbeing
• Date of appointment: August 2022
• Term of office expires:   03.08.26
• Appointed by: Governing Body
• Business /pecuniary interests: None
• Material interests arising through school staff: None
• Governance roles in other educational organisations: None

Name: Mrs Sonya Qureshi

• Role: Co-opted Governor/Member of Standards and Effectiveness Committee
• Responsibilities: Link Governor for Year 2; Safeguarding Governor; Chair of Standards and Effectiveness 
• Date of appointment: September 2021
• Term of office expires: 06.09.25
• Appointed by: Parents
• Business /pecuniary interests: None
• Material interests arising through school staff: None
• Governance roles in other educational organisations: None

Name: Mr Khalil Rifai

• Role: Co-opted Governor/Member of Finance and Resources Committee
• Responsibilities: Link Governor for Year 6; Chair for Finance and Resources
• Date of appointment: August 2022
• Term of office expires:   03.08.26
• Appointed by: Governing Body
• Business /pecuniary interests: None
• Material interests arising through school staff: None
• Governance roles in other educational organisations: None

Name: Mrs Zaheda Yousaf

• Role: Parent Governor; Member of Standards and Effectiveness Committee
• Responsibilities: Link Governor for Year 1; SEND
• Date of appointment: February 2022
• Term of office expires: 06.02.26
• Appointed by:  Parents
• Business /pecuniary interests: None
• Material interests arising through school staff: None
• Governance roles in other educational organisations: None

GOVERNOR RESIGNATIONS

Mrs S Sultana

ATTENDANCE AT GOVERNING BODY/COMMITTEE MEETINGS OVER THE LAST 12 MONTHS 

KEY :

• Attended

• Present   AP Apologies sent   NAP No apologies sent