Local Governors

Clare Holdway – Chair of the Local Governing Board

Clare is a parent advisor having had two children at Braywick Court School, one still attending. Clare has been an avid supporter of our school since her eldest child joined in 2018. She fully embraces the school’s vision and is committed to providing support and challenge to the senior lead team. Clare worked on the commercial side of the retail industry, and more recently in sales and marketing. She now runs a digital marketing consultancy with her husband.

Judith Jeffries – Vice Chair

Judith is a retired headteacher and an active member of the local community. She has been a community advisor since November 2019. She is very sporty and can often to be seen out and about running with Maidenhead Athletics Club.

Jonathan Williams – Parent governor

Jonathan has been a community governor at Braywick Court School since 2014. He joined the governing body to help develop an outstanding school that provides children with the best possible start in life and encourages a lifelong interest in learning. His day job is working for a professional services firm in London. During his spare time he enjoys running, reading and spending time with his family.

Victoria Morris – Parent governor

As a parent governor of the school, Victoria is passionate about the quality of the learning, environment and care our children receive. Having joined the governing body in October 2015, Victoria has one child who has been through the school and moved on to secondary, and her youngest child who is still at Braywick.
She works for a large business process outsourcing firm where she manages the procurement of learning for major corporates, central government and public sector organisations.

Laura Brown –  Parent governor

Laura joined the Governing Board in 2020 when her daughter joined our preschool. Laura held the position of Early Years Advisor from December 2020 until July 2023, overseeing the successful onboarding of the preschool. She has a passion for sustainability and green schools and is currently the advisor responsible for Science and Green Schools.

Mandeep Sansoy –  Parent governor

Mandeep has joined the Local Governing Board in September 2024 and has two children attending. Mandeep will be helping with the Opal project to develop the enjoyment of playtime.

Mark Greatrex – BPET trust representative

Mark has been the CEO of Bellevue Place Education Trust since 2015. Mark began his career as a civil servant in the Department for Education, in the Academies division. During this time over 200 academies opened. Mark held Senior Leadership positions withing three MATs before joining BPET. Mark holds a number of non-executive roles: governor in a maintained primary school, Millfields Community School (Hackney, London); trustee of Greenhouse Sports, an inspiring charity which aims to give all children from deprived communities access to sport and develop their skills and confidence.

Michelle Robertson – Headteacher

Michelle Robertson has been a member of the local governing board at Braywick Court School since 2018, when she was appointed as Deputy Headteacher. In September 2022 she was appointed as Headteacher. Michelle has over 19 years experience in the primary sector and has been in a senior leadership role for more than 15 years. Michelle has taught across the whole primary range, from the early years to Year 6.
Michelle is also a consultant facilitator for Best Practice Network, delivering National Professional Qualifications to educators across the South East.

Karen Brake – Clerk to the Local Governing Board

Karen joined Braywick Court school in 2016 as the School Operations Manager and Clerk to the local board. She currently holds responsibility as Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead and works alongside the Senior Leadership Team to drive the strategic direction of the school.