Date: April 24th, 2025- Time: 10:30 – 12:30 - Location: BCA- Board Room/Admin Building
Attendees: SP/Steve Phillips- Board Chair; LG/Lotfi Ghazi- Board Member; AB/Abdelhakim Berrah- Board Member & MF/Mohamed Fliti- Board Member

MINUTES

1- SP/Board Chair & members welcomed BCA new Headmaster- JB/John. Brewer, and offered full support and guidance
2- SP/Board Chair & Members approved January 14th Board meeting’s minutes
3- SP/Board Chair & members thanked MF & JB for their swift actions and respond to all parents’ concerns/requests
4- Safeguarding Issues: None
Board Chair & members appointed MF/Executive Advisor & Board Member as the Board Secretary
5- Admissions updates and BCA’s capacity: LG/Board Member stated that the Admissions process must be parent-friendly, easily accessible and less time-consuming. Board agreed, will improve; and continuously monitor
6- LG stated that BCA-Parent/Guardian communication strategy needs to be improved ASAP, so all parents and students’ voices will be heard for the purpose of building an effective partnership
7- JB/Headmaster is currently working hand in hand with BCA Human Resources Manager to complete BCA teachers’ & leaders’ high-quality staffing for the next 2025-2026 Academic Year.
8- JB/Headmaster shared his plans to improve the quality of education at BCA by improving the Extra Curricular Activities programs and Field Trips, adding extra intervention programs, creating house system for students; initiating students’ reward system, projects; as well as student-led activities
9- MF Board member shared Pearson Edexcel Accreditation updates: Safeguarding, Data Protection, Contingency, Appeal…. policies, as well as evacuation plan, floor map, schools’ emergency drills... are almost completed and will be shared for Board approval. Also, BCA Exams’ Centre has been identified and in process of making changes to meet Pearson standards and guidelines. BCA official Centre’s Manager and Exams’ Officer have been identified and informed. MF will update during the next Board meeting
10- For better communication and swift actions, Board agreed on creating a special WhatsApp Group (BCA Strategy) to communicate and solve immediately all-important requests/matters, instead of waiting for bi-monthly face to face meetings- Team agreed
11- MF shared all the options in terms of securing BCA international accreditations, and includes BSO/British Schools Overseas, COBIS/ Council of British International Schools & BSME/British Schools in the Middle East. MF suggested to secure COBIS (Compliance & Accreditation) first, then work on BSO. Team agreed and more discussion will follow for initiation and execution
12- Team discussed to the idea of initiating The Duke of Edinburgh’s Award, and will be studied in the future; once the international accreditations are achieved
13- MF/Board member has already started the establishment BCA Parent/Guardian Association, and finalized procedures, stages, deadlines, constitution, annual meetings’ frequency, structure, fair and inclusive elections, roles and responsibilities… Updates will be given during the next Board meeting
14- SP/Chair shared the need for a proportional and fair fees’ increase that will primarily serve the interests of all BCA students. A proposal will be finalized and presented to the Board for endorsement and final approval.
15- MF/Board member shared the initiative of establishing BCA Performance Standards and Indicators which will be aligned with COBIS, BSO Standards, and will facilitate BCA teams to design BCA yearly SIP/School Improvement Plan with specific targets

- Meeting ended up with SP/Board Chair thanking all for their great efforts, and will continue to support BCA teams for the sole purpose of all BCA students’ interests
- Next meeting is scheduled for June 2025, and will be confirmed in due course

Date: June 17th, 2025- Time: 10:00 – 11:30 - Location: BCA- Board Room/Admin Building
Attendees: SP/Steve Phillips- Board Chair; LG/Lotfi Ghazi- Board Member; & MF/Mohamed Fliti- Board Member
Apology: AB/Abdelhakim Berrah- Board Member

 MINUTES

1- SP/Chair welcomed all members and shared his apologies for AB/Board member due to other urgent obligations
2- April 24th Board minutes were discussed and approved
3- Safeguarding Issues: None
4- LG/Board Member shared the recent & successful visits to BCA by both the British Trade Ambassador and the British Embassy/Algiers Deputy Ambassador. They were welcomed by JB/Headmaster and his team, toured BCA with the LG/Board member, interacted with students and teachers, attended classes, learned more about BCA vision and the current initiatives- Very productive visits!
5- JB/Headmaster- Staffing for 2025-2026 Academic Year has been completed, and a letter to all parents will be sent the last week of June regarding the changes and new initiatives that are planned for the upcoming 2025 – 2026 Academic Year
6- Pearson Edexcel Accreditation- Pearson inspection was conducted on June 16 by Pearson Representative from UK, and BCA is looking forward for the outcome. Based on their wrap-up feedback, the visit was successful, and Pearson will communicate in a few weeks the final outcome.
7- British international accreditations (BSO, COBIS & BSME) are in the process as more analysis is needed based on the current BCA status & new start-up
8- BCA-Parent/Guardian Association- Elections were conducted, and Chair & members were appointed. Unfortunately, more than half of parents/guardians have move on; and cannot take the new Parent Association roles. Hence, BCA has decided to re-establish a new Parent Association during Term 1 of the 2025-2026 Academic Year
9- Fees Increase: BCA Board has approved the new fees’ increase structure, and all parents will be officially informed. Regrading returning parents, BCA will offer them the old fees subject to a deadline of mid-July payment

- Meeting ended up with SP/Board Chair thanking all for their achievement, and will continue to support.
- Next meeting is tentatively scheduled for October 2025, and will be confirmed