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Meet The Governors

Primary School Governors are responsible for supervising the management of a primary school. This includes budgeting, staffing, and setting school aims and policies. Governors work together with the leadership team of Brookside (including the headteacher and deputy headteachers) to enable the school to run effectively and provide high quality education to the children. The governing body exists to support and challenge the school's leadership team in all that they do.

Please find below a list of governors and their stated interests. 

Chair of Governors Paul Saville and Raj Bhandari (Co-Chairs)

Copse Close, Oadby, Leicester LE2 4FU

The Trustees of OAK Multi Academy Trust believe it is important that boards reflect the diversity of the school communities they serve. Diverse boards promote inclusive school environments and provide diverse role models for staff and young people.

The governors are currently collecting data on the diversity of the board, including data on age, gender and ethnicity. They will use that data to inform their recruitment and training needs and ensure there is always a diverse range of perspectives around the table to support robust decision-making.

Due to our relatively small governing bodies, we do not publish this diversity data online as individual governors could be identified and we have a legal obligation to protect their personal data.

Paul Saville

Type: Co-Chair

Lead Role: SEN and Safeguarding

Term Of Office: 2 years

Date Appointed:  20.11.2010 

Term of Office End: 30.09.2024

Elected By: Governing Body

Declared Interests: Education (former head teacher)

Full Governing Body Attendance 23-24
05.09.2023 24.10.2023 10.01.2024 23.04.2024
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Full Governing Body Attendance 22-23
13.09.2022 25.10.2022 28.02.2023 09.05.2023
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Full Governing Body Attendance 21-22
21.09.2021 26.10.2021 22.02.2022 10.05.2022
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Full Governing Body Attendance 20-21
15.09.2020 27.10.2020 23.02.2021 11.05.2021
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Full Governing Body Attendance 19-20
29.10.2019 25.02.2020 19.05.2020
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Full Governing Body Attendance 18-19
23.10.2018 11.11.2018 26.02.2019 18.06.2019
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Grace Brown

Type: Head Teacher

Lead Role: Head Teacher

Term Of Office: While in post

Date Appointed:  15/09/2015

Term of Office End: n/a

Elected By: Governing Body

Declared Interests: None declared

Full Governing Body Attendance 23-24
05.09.2023 24.10.2023 10.01.2024 23.04.2024
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Full Governing Body Attendance 22-23
13.09.2022 25.10.2022 28.02.2023 09.05.2023
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Full Governing Body Attendance 21-22
21.09.2021 26.10.2021 22.02.2022 10.05.2022
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Full Governing Body Attendance 20-21
15.09.2020 27.10.2020 23.02.2021 11.05.2021
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Full Governing Body Attendance 19-20
29.10.2019 25.02.2020 19.05.2020
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Full Governing Body Attendance 18-19
23.10.2018 11.11.2018 26.02.2019 18.06.2019
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Rebecca Cox

Type: Staff 

Lead Role: Deputy Head, Chair of Finance

Term Of Office: 4 years

Date Appointed:  01.10.2020

Term of Office End: 30.09.2024

Elected By: Governing Body

Declared Interests: None declared

Full Governing Body Attendance 23-24
05.09.2023 24.10.2023 10.01.2024 23.04.2024
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Full Governing Body Attendance 22-23
13.09.2022 25.10.2022 28.02.2023 09.05.2023
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Full Governing Body Attendance 21-22
21.09.2021 26.10.2021 22.02.2022 10.05.2022
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Full Governing Body Attendance 20-21
15.09.2020 27.10.2020 23.02.2021 11.05.2021
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Full Governing Body Attendance 19-20
29.10.2019 25.02.2020 19.05.2020
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Full Governing Body Attendance 18-19
23.10.2018 11.11.2018 26.02.2019 18.06.2019
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Sophie Bodycote

Type: Staff 

Lead Role: Assistant Head

Term Of Office: 4 years

Date Appointed:  01.01.2012

Term of Office End: 30.04.2026

Elected By: Governing Body

Declared Interests: None declared

Full Governing Body Attendance 23-24
05.09.2023 24.10.2023 10.01.2024 23.04.2024
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Full Governing Body Attendance 22-23
13.09.2022 25.10.2022 28.02.2023 09.05.2023
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Full Governing Body Attendance 21-22
21.09.2021 26.10.2021 22.02.2022 10.05.2022
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Full Governing Body Attendance 20-21
15.09.2020 27.10.2020 23.02.2021 11.05.2021
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Full Governing Body Attendance 19-20
29.10.2019 25.02.2020 19.05.2020
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Full Governing Body Attendance 18-19
23.10.2018 11.11.2018 26.02.2019 18.06.2019
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Steve Bailey

Type: Vice Chair of Governors, Chair of Curriculum, Health & Wellbeing

Lead Role: Finance & Curriculum, Health & Wellbeing Committees

Term Of Office: 4 years

Date Appointed:  16.11.2012 

Term of Office End: 30.09.2024

Elected By: Governing Body

Declared Interests: 

Parent of children in school

Minister St Paul's Church

Full Governing Body Attendance 23-24
05.09.2023 24.10.2023 10.01.2024 23.04.2024
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Full Governing Body Attendance 22-23
13.09.2022 25.10.2022 28.02.2023 09.05.2023
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Full Governing Body Attendance 21-22
21.09.2021 26.10.2021 22.02.2022 10.05.2022
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Full Governing Body Attendance 20-21
15.09.2020 27.10.2020 23.02.2021 11.05.2021
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Full Governing Body Attendance 19-20
29.10.2019 25.02.2020 19.05.2020
X / X
Full Governing Body Attendance 18-19
23.10.2018 11.11.2018 26.02.2019 18.06.2019
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Rachel Omand

Type: Parent Governor

Lead Role: 

Term Of Office: 4 years

Date Appointed:  01.12.2022 

Term of Office End: 30.11.2026

Elected By: Governing Body

Declared Interests: None

Full Governing Body Attendance 23-24
05.09.2023 24.10.2023 10.01.2024 23.04.2024
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Full Governing Body Attendance 22-23
13.09.2022 25.10.2022 28.02.2023 09.05.2023
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Laura Besley 

Type: Parent Governor

Lead Role: 

Term Of Office: 4 years

Date Appointed: 23.01.2023 

Term of Office End: 22.01.2028

Elected By: Governing Body

Declared Interests: None

Full Governing Body Attendance 23-24
05.09.2023 24.10.2023 10.01.2024 23.04.2024
N/A N/A N/A  

Raj Bhandari

Type: Parent Governor

Lead Role: Co-Chair

Term Of Office: 4 years, elected Nov 2021

Date Appointed:  17.11.2021 

Term of Office End: 17.11.2024

Elected By: Governing Body

Declared Interests: None

Full Governing Body Attendance 23-24
05.09.2023 24.10.2023 10.01.2024 23.04.2024
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Full Governing Body Attendance 22-23
13.09.2022 25.10.2022 28.02.2023 09.05.2023
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Full Governing Body Attendance 21-22
21.09.2021 26.10.2021 22.02.2022 10.05.2022
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OAK Trust Members and Trustees can be found here.