The Board of Governors have responsibility for the oversight of the school. The Chair of Governors can be contacted via the school. Policy on School Governance available on request.

Governors at BCS act in line with established global best practice identifying their key roles as being:

  • To appoint, support, and keep accountable, the headteacher.
  • To develop, and keep themselves accountable to, governance policies.
  • To be the keepers of the school mission and vision statements.
  • To approve and monitor annual budgets.
  • To be the final appeal for cases where the following of operational policy is questioned.

Our current Governors are:

Chair of Governors: Mr Richard Shackleton
Term of office: Elected by governors July 2020 to serve as chair till July 2023.
Committees served: Compliance.
Mr Shackleton has 2 children in the school.
He is a parent governor with competencies in HR.
Appointed by invitation of the Governors.

Email: chair@bxs.org.uk

c/o: Bradford Christian School, Livingstone Road, Bolton Woods, BD2 1BT.

Mr Akpo Onduku
Term of office: Two years to run from July 2021 to July 2023.
Committees served: Finance.
Mr Onduku has 2 children in the school.
He is a parent governor with competencies in Spiritual Care.
Appointed by invitation of the Governors.

Mrs Hannah Pickles
Term of office: Two years to run from July 2021 to July 2023.
Mrs Pickles is a Parent Governor.
Appointed by invitation of the Governors.

Mr Simon Mackenzie
Term of office: Two years to run from July 2021 to July 2023.
Mr Mackenzie is a Parent Governor.
Appointed by invitation of the Governors.

Mr Kevin Ryan
Term of office: Two years to run from September 2020 to September 2023.
He is a governor with competencies in Education.
Designated governor responsible for safeguarding.
Appointed by invitation of the Governors.

Mrs Nicola Booth
Term of office: Elected by governors to serve as vice chair from September 2020 to April 2023.
She is a governor with competencies in Education.
Appointed by invitation of the Governors.

Mrs Suzanne Wells
Mrs Wells has a long association with the school with two of her five children at the school.
She has a special interest in parent school relationships and is involved in a number of parent initiatives, including currently being involved with the PTA and a parent prayer initiative.
Term of Office - 2 years to run from March 2020 to March 2023.
Mrs Wells is a parent governor.
Appointed by invitation by the Governors.

If you wish to contact the Head of school:

Head
Jane Prothero

Email: head@bxs.org.uk

Tel: 07434622233

If you wish to contact the Proprietor of school:

Proprietor
The Governing Body,
Bradford Christian School
Bolton Woods
Bradford
BD161BU

Email: office@bxs.org.uk

Tel: 01274532649

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Our vision: is to be a Christian community in which everyone grows in character, faith, knowledge, understanding and wisdom.

Bradford Christian School, Livingstone Road,
Bolton Woods,
Bradford, BD2 1BT

Main office Tel: 01274532649
Email: office@bxs.org.uk
Text: 07520649649

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