School governance

 

Our School is administered by a Board of Trustees and overseen by a Board of Governors, comprising of distinguished British and Belgian citizens from the professional and business world. The board also includes parent and staff representatives.

The organisation

Our School is operated as a not-for-profit association (vzw) under Belgian law.

BSB, an independent school

Although the School is called a British School, BSB does not receive any support from either the UK government or any other government. We are an independent school and entirely self financing.

Curriculum

Our School follows a British-based Curriculum up to the age of 16. This is adapted to our European context and international cohort and is followed by the choice of two internationally recognised pre-university examination courses from age 16-18 – English A Level and the International Baccalaureate (IB) Diploma, further broadening students’ choice.

We keep up-to-date with educational developments in Britain, but we are not responsible to any UK authority. We are educationally independent and free to follow the best educational practices.

In September 2011, French/English bilingual teaching was launched in some Primary years, with a view to offering this option eventually throughout the School.

The BSB Association

The good health of our School is entrusted to the legal members of the Association.

General Members of the VZW Association (Trustees)
* Member of the Board of Governors and General Member Updated June 2011
Mr Ian BACKHOUSE	Chair of the Board of the Association, Treasurer General Manager, Air Products Belgium
Mr Peter AKERS	Ex-Business Change Director, Monsanto Europe SA
Dr Rachel ARON	Former British Ambassador to Belgium
Mr John BAXTER	Educational Consultant, Former Head Master, Wells Cathedral School, UK
Mr Anthony BECK, OBE	Former Managing Director, ICI Mid-Europe
Princess Claire of BELGIUM	Royal Duties
H.E. Mr Jonathan BRENTON	British Ambassador to Belgium
Minister Mark EYSKENS	Member of the Council of Europe and Assembly of the West European Union
Dr Guido GRYSEELS	Director, Royal Museum for Central Africa, Tervuren
Count Georges JACOBS	Chairman of Executive Committee, Union Chimique de Belgique s.a.
Mr Michael JEANS, MBE	Independent Management Consultant. Chairman of Haberdashers’ Company Education Committee; Trustee of AGBIS
Dr Peter MASON *	Former Principal of The Stamford Endowed Schools UK; Advisor with AQA Examinations Board. Vice Chair of Manchester Grammar School’s Governing body
Mr David McMILLAN	Director General, Eurocontrol, Belgium
H.E. Dr. Brave NDISALE	Malawi Ambassador to Belgium
Baron André OOSTERLINCK	Honorary Rector of Katholieke Universiteit Leuven & President/Chairman of the Association K.U. Leuven, Belgium
Mr Peter PANTLIN	UK Chief Corporate Officer, Gamesa Corporacion Tecnologica
Mme Marie Claude SOLVAY	Member of the Board of Fondation Prince Laurent; President of Espaces Verts et Art des Jardins. Founder Member of the British Charitable Fund
Mrs Catherine STEWART	Founder & President, Interel European Affairs, Belgium
Mrs Sheila THOMPSON	Executive Vice President UK, Brown Lloyd James
Mr Paul VAN THIELEN	Director General of the Federal Police
Baron Piet VAN WAEYENBERGE	Chairman, De Eik N.V.; Director KBC, Belgium

BSB leadership

The Association’s members elect a Board of Governors who are responsible for the strategic direction of the School.

Members of the Board of Governors (Directors)
* Member of the Board of Governors and General Member Updated June 2011
Mr Ian BACKHOUSE	Chair of the Board of Governors, Treasurer General Manager, Air Products Belgium
Mrs Sue WOODROOFE	Principal (Afgevaardigde-Bestuurder / Administrateur Délégué)
Mr Beni ROOS	Vice-Chair, Human Resources Consultant / Former Executive Vice President HR, INBEV, Belgium
Mr Mark ANDREWS	Chair of the Staff Association
Mrs Delyth CHAMBERS	UK Higher Education Consultant
Mrs Lynn DAVIES	Elected Staff
Mrs Carole DENNY	Vice Principal and Head of the Primary School
Mrs Tracey DURACK	Elected Staff
Mr Tony ENEVOLDSEN	Chair of the Friends of BSB
Mr Dennis LINDOP	Marketing Manager, Millennium Inorganic Chemicals, Belgium
Dr Peter MASON *	Former Principal of The Stamford Endowed Schools UK; Advisor with AQA Examinations Board
Mr Peter NOBLE	Elected Parent – Group Senior Leasing & Commercialisation Director, Value Retail
Mr Paul STARKIE	Vice Principal and Head of Secondary School
Ms Eleanor TOBIN	Educational Consultant, Director of The College for International Citizenship, UK
Mrs Janice WIGGINS	Vice Chair of the Friends of BSB

Day-to-day operation of the School

The Board appoints a Principal who is also the Chief Executive and is responsible for the day-to-day operations of the School.