Welcome to The Federation's Governors' 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 Executive 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.

The Governing Body works across both schools in the Federation: Sundridge & Brasted C of E Primary School and Kemsing Primary School.

Both Sundridge & Brasted and Kemsing are wonderful schools, 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 schools.

Full Governing Body Details 

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 Robert Baldock via robert.baldock@theeducationpeople.org

Below is a list of Governors and their roles within the Hybrid Model of Governance.

SEN = Special Educational Needs 

SIAMS = Statutory Inspection of Anglican and Methodist Schools 

Declarations

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

Resignations

Paul Mayo - resigned from the Governing Body 25.02.26

Sophie Sutherland - resigned from the Governing Body 25.02.26

Fiona Christmas - resigned from the Governing Body 08.07.26

Attendance at 2026-2027 Meetings 

Attendance at Governing Body meetings for the current academic year is noted in the table below. Attendance for the 2025/26 attendance is noted in brackets below each governor's name and shows how many meetings they attended against how many meetings they were scheduled to attend throughout the year.

FGB=Full Governing Body

FRPC=Finance, Resources, Personnel Committee