School Advisory Board
Welcome to Braunstone Community Primary School's Advisory Board
At Discovery School Academy Trust the Board of Trustees (sometimes known as the board of directors or governing body) is ultimately responsible for governance of the schools in the trust and is accountable for their performance. To support effective governance, the Board delegates governance functions to be carried out regionally through a Cluster Governing Body and Central Executive Team, and locally through the school Advisory Board.
The School Advisory Board has a key role in influencing the direction of the school by offering their experience and expertise to strengthen the decision-making process to support the strategic development of the school and ensure it is meeting the needs of the children. The functions of the Advisory Board are set out in the Trust Scheme of Delegation which sets out the requirements of the Trust and details where the Trustees delegate governance functions locally.
The Advisory Board consists of parents, staff and community representatives; the Headteacher is a member of the Advisory Board by virtue of their office. Community Members are appointed by the Advisory Board and are people, who in the opinion of the Advisory Board, have the skills required to contribute to the work of the board; Parent and staff members are elected to the board by the parent and staff body respectively.
School Advisory Board Members: 2017-18
| Name | Role |
|---|---|
| Jatinder Mahil | Headteacher (ex-officio) |
| Helen Stockill | DSAT Head of Governance and interim Chair |
| Karen O’Neill | Community member Term of Office: 1.3.18 – 28.2.21 Attendance at meetings 2017/18: 2/2 No business interests declared. |
| Community member | Vacancy |
| Staff member | Vacancy |
| Paul Runesha | Parent member Term of Office: 29.9.17 – 28.9.20 Attendance at meetings 2017/18: 3/4 No business interests declared: 9.11.17 |
| Parent member | Vacancy |
| Paul Stone | Ex-officio, CEO, Discovery Schools Academy Trust |
| Dawn White | Ex-officio, Cluster Leader, Discovery Schools Academy Trust |
| Anna Mousley | Clerk |
Scheme of Delegation
The latest version of our Scheme of Delegation can be downloaded here
Governance Strategy
The latest version of our Governance Strategy can be downloaded here
Get in Touch
If you would like to contact the Advisory Board at any time, please contact our Clerk, Robyn Cooper:
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If you have a passion for improving outcomes for children and would like to use your skills and expertise to contribute to the governance of our schools please get in touch by contacting Helen Stockill at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Further information can be found on the Discovery Schools Academy Trust Website here