Board & Committees
Board of Trustees
On 1st February 2017 Great Wakering Primary School and Barling Magna Primary School joined the newly formed Brickfields Trust, the Trust later expanded to include Lawford Mead Primary & Nursery School and Kings Road Primary School when merging with HERA Academy Trust on 1st September 2023. The Governance of the four schools is undertaken by a board of trustees. The board has three core functions:
1) Ensuring clarity of vision, ethos and strategic direction;
2) Holding executive leaders to account for the educational performance of the organisation and its pupils, and the performance management of staff; and
3) Overseeing the financial performance of the organisation and making sure its money is well spent.
Trustees 2023-24
The Trust Board for the 2023-24 academic year comprises:
Sarah Threadgold (Chair)
Josh Giddens
Andrew Burrows (Chair of Finance Risk and Audit committee)
Niki Lamont
Dawn Baker
Rebecca Morris (Barling Magna Curriculum Chair)
Dan Hirsch (Great Wakering Curriculum Chair)
Andy Montague (Lawford Mead Curriculum Chair)
Tony Brown (Vice Chair)
Board Code of Conduct and Terms of Reference
The Board of Trustees holds regular meetings, with an AGM incorporated into the first meeting of the academic year. The Board's Terms of Reference are reviewed and agreed annually. Should you require a copy of any of our full Board of Trustees meeting minutes, the trust's head office will be happy to assist.
The Board subscribes to the National Governance Association (NGA) and has adopted its model Code of Conduct, with some agreed amendments to reflect the priorities and needs of the trust.
Finance Risk and Audit Committee Terms of Reference
The Board operates a Finance, Risk & Audit Committee which meets three times during the academic year.
Finance, Risk & Audit Committee Terms of Reference
Local Curriculum and Standards Committees
Each school operates a local Curriculum and Standards Committee chaired by a member of the Board of Trustees, each committee also includes parent, staff and local community members to oversee local curriculum and standards
Local Curriculum and Standards Committee Terms of Reference
Great Wakering Committee Members Barling Magna Committee Members
Dan Hirsch - Chair Becky Morris - Chair
Vanessa Williams Hannah Rose
Samantha Hands Elliot Muncey
David Hotson Krystal Rose-Awan
Jenny White
Lawford Mead Committee Members Kings Road Committee Members
Andy Montague - Chair Nicola Nunn
Nicholas Emery Fiona Warrington
Laura Green Fiona Dias
Rachel Hyde Rob Long
Chris Jackson Emma Smith
Kirsty Pearce Dan Shipley
Andrew Williams
Laura Cope
Jane Kirby