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Sundridge and Brasted CE Primary School

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Governing Body

Welcome to Sundridge & Brasted Primary School's Governor’s page.

 

Our Governing Body is a diverse group of volunteers, made up of parents, staff and members of the local community, who have a common interest in education and have made a commitment to the staff and pupils to provide strategic leadership and accountability. Each Governor has an area of responsibility and reports back to the full Governing Body at least once per term.

 

Our Governing Body has 3 core functions, as set out by the Department for Education:

· Ensuring clarity of vision, ethos and strategic direction.

· Holding the Headteacher to account for the educational performance of the school and its pupils.

· Overseeing the financial performance of the school and making sure it is money well spent.

 

Our Governing Body carries out these responsibilities by reviewing and monitoring core policies, overseeing school improvement and ensuring a broad and enriching curriculum is taught. Through regular meetings and visits to the school we have strategic oversight of curriculum, finance, safeguarding, SEND and Health & Safety. Whilst day-to-day management of the school is the responsibility of the Executive Headteacher, the Governors provide challenge, support and constructive advice.

 

On this page, you can meet all of the Governors of The Darent Federation, and learn a little bit of their background and their interest in governance.

 

Sundridge & Brasted is a wonderful school, filled with happy, confident children, with a love of learning. As part of our monitoring visits, we are privileged to witness this in action and we are all proud to serve on the Governing Body of such a nurturing, welcoming school.

The Darent Federation

(Sundridge & Brasted Primary School and Kemsing Primary School) 

Full Governing Body Details as at July 2023

 

The Governing Body was re-constituted in September 2022 following the federation with Kemsing Primary School.  The structure is now as follows:

 

1 Executive Headteacher

1 Staff Governor

2 Parent Governors

1 Local Authority Governor

4 Co-opted Governors

4 Foundation Governors

 

Business, financial or other interests:

Rebecca Hamburger is Assistant Maths Hub Lead at Leigh Academy Trust, Kent and Medway Maths Hub.

 

Minutes of the Full Governing Body (non-confidential) meetings are available upon request from the clerk of governors Jacky Falcon-Uff via g.clerk@kemsing.kent.sch.uk

 

Below is a list of Governors and their roles within the Hybrid Model of Governance. Attendance at Governing Body meetings in 2022/23 is noted in brackets below each governor and shows how many meetings they attended against how many they were required to attend.

 

Special Educational Needs = SEN

 

Governor Name

Dates of Office

Governor Type

Appointed by

Responsibilities

Tom Hardwick

(10/10)

30.03.20 – no end dateExecutive HeadteacherEx Officio

Safeguarding

Staff Wellness 

School Improvement

Monitoring

Resources

Personnel

Rebecca Hamburger

(7/7)

 

 

01.09.22 - 31.08.26

 

Co-opted and Co-Chair

 

 

 

Full Governing Body

 

Strategy Group

Head Teacher Performance

Safeguarding

Health and Safety

Maths

Kirsty Oliver

(9/10)

 

01.09.22 - 31.08.26

 

Foundation and

Co-Chair

 

 

 

Diocese of Rochester

Full Governing Body

Strategy Group

Head Teacher Performance

Finance

Disciplinary

 

Tara Anderson

(8/10)

01.09.22 - 31.08.26

Co-opted

Vice Chair

Full Governing Body

Stakeholder Engagement

Safeguarding

Pupil Premium

Sports Premium

Finance

Sophie Sutherland

(3/7)

01.09.22 - 31.08.26FoundationEx Officio

SEND

SIAMS 

Stephanie Stephens

(7/7)

01.09.22 - 31.08.26

15.09.21 - 14.09.25

Co-optedFull Governing Body

Pupil Premium

Sports Premium

Tina Howe

(1/6)

01.09.22 - 31.08.26Co-optedFull Governing BodySafeguarding

Denise Hart

(3/5)

23.11.22 - 22.11.26Co-OptedFull Governing Body

Finance

Resources

Personnel

Fiona Christmas

(4/5)

21.11.22 - 20.11.26StaffStaffStaff Wellness

Paul Mayo

(2/3)

20.04.23 - 19.04.27FoundationEx Officio

SIAMS

Finance

Jacky Falcon-Uff

 

09.09.22 -  Clerk of governors 

Declarations

Rebecca Hamburger is Assistant Maths Hub Lead at Leigh Academy Trust, Kent and Medway Maths Hub.

 

Governors resignations since June 2022

Governor Name

Governor Type

 

Appointed by

Dates of Office

Resigned

Charles BrandCo-opted Full Governing Body02.07.18 - 01.07.2201.07.22
Carlos LopezCo-opted Full Governing Body31.01.22 - 30.01.2601.09.22
Georgie LowCo-opted Full Governing Body23.05.22-22.05.2601.09.22
Susanne DarrParent Parents29.03.21 - 28.03.2501.09.22
Karen BrandClerk to govs  19.01.16 - no end date 
Douglas GemmellParent Parents28.09.22 - 27.09.2601.05.23
Susan RobbinsCo-opted Full Governing Body01.09.22 - 31.08.2612.07.23
Kate PerkinsCo-Opted Full Governing Body01.09.22 - 31.08.2612.07.23
Tina HoweCo-Opted Full Governing Body01.09.22 - 31.08.2612.07.23

Declarations

Charles Brand - married to clerk of governors.

 

 

 

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