Our Local Governing Body

In September 2024, the local governing bodies of Kedington Primary Academy and Steeple Bumpstead Primary School joined together as the schools are under the leadership of the same Executive Headteacher.

Our Chair of Governors is Amy Hepworth. If you would like to contact the governors, please do so by either telephoning or emailing the school.

Kathryn Umande

I have been a Parent Governor since April 2021. I have two children at Kedington Primary Academy, one who has just started in Reception and one who is about to leave Year 6.

I am an Operations Finance Manager at Cancer Research UK, Cambridge Institute which is a department within the University of Cambridge. My team, along with the grants team, are responsible for the smooth running of the Institute’s diverse portfolio of funding held within our scientific research community.

We moved to the area 7 years ago and have always really enjoyed the community feel within Kedington Primary Academy. I am very excited to become part of the team of Governors supporting such a wonderful school.

In my spare time I like to do all things creative, including baking, papercrafts, interior design and upscaling furniture.

Jane Sendall

Jane is executive headteacher across two local Unity Schools Partnership Schools.

Carlo Marrone

Carlo Marrone We moved to Kedington a year ago from North London and are really enjoying village life. I worked in the IT industry for over 35 years before retiring. My hobbies include  my allotment, cooking and football , watching rather than playing these days.

Vicky Doherty

Executive Headteacher and Staff Governor.

In the interests of transparency, we must publish here up-to-date details of our governance arrangements. Please see the attachments section for details about:

• each governor who has served at any point over the past 12 months, their full names, date of appointment, date they stepped down (where applicable), and relevant business and pecuniary interests including governance roles in other educational institutions, and
• attendance records at governing body meetings over the last academic year.

Please follow the ‘Get Information About Schools’ link below for additional governance information.

Further Information

Local Governance at Unity Schools Partnership

The UnitySP Trust Board, through the Articles of Association, has committed to Local Governing Bodies to work in partnership with the Executive and Leadership Teams to fulfil the three core responsibilities of Governance.

These are:

• Holding the headteacher to account for the educational performance of the school and its pupils;
• Ensuring clarity of vision, ethos and strategic direction;
• Overseeing the financial performance of the school and making sure its money is well spent.

We have married these to our Governance Charter and our Scheme of Delegation. These documents, together with the USP Handbook for Local Governance, clearly set out the role and responsibilities of our Local Governing Bodies (LGBs). You can access these documents from the links below or directly from the Unity Schools Partnership website.