AD – Education Network

For further details, please refer to the AD Education Network’s Activity page, or contact Chris Owen (07825 862330)

Please contact Isabelle Gregory with any additions, alterations or corrections

Authority Assistant Director (or equivalent) with responsibility for Education Contact Details PA
Bracknell Forest Chris Kiernan
Interim Assistant Director: Education and Learning
07958411564
Chris.kiernan@bracknell-forest.gov.uk
Elisa Harris
01344 351361
Elisa.Harris@bracknell-forest.gov.uk
Brighton and Hove Dr Jo Lyons
Assistant Director Families, Children and Learning (Education and Skills)
01273 293514
Jo.Lyons@brighton-hove.gov.uk
Jodie Speight
01273 292539
Jodie.Speight@brighton-hove.gov.uk
Buckinghamshire Cate Duffy
Director for Education and Inclusion
01296 382184
cate.duffy@buckinghamshire.gov.uk
Libby Antony
01494 475872
elizabeth.antony@buckinghamshire.gov.uk
East Sussex Elizabeth Funge
Head of Education
01273 336879
elizabeth.funge@eastsussex.gov.uk
Rachel King
01273 481112
rachel.king@eastsussex.gov.uk
Hampshire Natalie Smith
Assistant Director, Education & Inclusion
023 9244 1471
natalie.smith2@hants.gov.uk

023 9244 1471
anita.blackwell@hants.gov.uk
Isle of Wight Naomi Carter
Service Director for Education
(01983) 821000 ext 6318
naomi.carter@iow.gov.uk
Kent Christine McInnes
Director of Education
0300 041 8913
christine.mcinnes@kent.gov.uk
Kirsty Bianco
Kirsty.Bianco@kent.gov.uk

Ellen Stevens
ellen.stevens@kent.gov.uk

Medway Celia Buxton
Assistant Director of Education and SEND
Celia.Buxton@Medway.gov.uk
Milton Keynes Marie Denny
Group Head, Learning and Inclusion
01908 258035
marie.denny@milton-keynes.gov.uk
Sue Moore
01908 258035
Sue.Moore@milton-keynes.gov.uk
Oxfordshire Kim James
Head of Service Learning and School Improvement
07917 087603
Kim.james@oxfordshire.gov.uk

CEFDirectorsOffice@Oxfordshire.gov.uk
Portsmouth Mike Stoneman
Deputy Director of Children's Services - Education
023 9284 1712
mike.stoneman@portsmouthcc.gov.uk

023 9284 1717
kelly.rooker@portsmouthcc.gov.uk
Reading Brian Grady
Director of Education
brian.grady@brighterfuturesforchildren.org Muireann O’Donnell
0118 937 4959
muireann.o'donnell@brighterfuturesforchildren.org
Slough Neil Hoskinson
Assistant Director Education & Inclusion
Neil.Hoskinson@slough.gov.uk
Southampton Clodagh Freeston
Service Manager – Education Strategy
023 8083 3681
Clodagh.Freeston@southampton.gov.uk
Surrey Liz Mills
Director of Education, Lifelong Learning and Culture
020 8541 7608
liz.mills@surreycc.gov.uk
West Berkshire Michelle Sancho
Interim Head of Education Service
01635 519729
michelle.sancho@westberks.gov.uk

01635 519027
debbie.goddard@westberks.gov.uk
West Sussex Steve Nyakatawa
Interim Director of Education & Skills
07745 207 825
Steve.Nyakatawa@westsussex.gov.uk
Lauren Sexton
033022 22657
lauren.sexton@westsussex.gov.uk
Windsor and Maidenhead Clive Haines
Deputy Director for Education
07825 862200
Clive.Haines@achievingforchildren.org.uk

01628 796477
Jackie.Grose@achievingforchildren.org.uk
Wokingham Ming Zhang
Director Education and SEND
0118 908 8238
Ming.Zhang@wokingham.gov.uk
Lisa Martin
lisa.martin@wokingham.gov.uk
Authority, Assistant Director (or equivalent) with responsibility for Education, Contact Details and PA
Bracknell Forest

Chris Kiernan
Interim Assistant Director: Education and Learning
07958411564
Chris.kiernan@bracknell-forest.gov.uk

Brighton and Hove

Dr Jo Lyons
Assistant Director Families, Children and Learning (Education and Skills)
01273 293514
Jo.Lyons@brighton-hove.gov.uk

Buckinghamshire

Cate Duffy
Director for Education and Inclusion
01296 382184
cate.duffy@buckinghamshire.gov.uk

East Sussex

Elizabeth Funge
Head of Education
01273 336879
elizabeth.funge@eastsussex.gov.uk

Hampshire

Natalie Smith
Assistant Director, Education & Inclusion
023 9244 1471
natalie.smith2@hants.gov.uk

Isle of Wight

Naomi Carter
Service Director for Education
(01983) 821000 ext 6318
naomi.carter@iow.gov.uk

Kent

Christine McInnes
Director of Education
0300 041 8913
christine.mcinnes@kent.gov.uk

Medway

Celia Buxton
Assistant Director of Education and SEND
Celia.Buxton@Medway.gov.uk

Milton Keynes

Marie Denny
Group Head, Learning and Inclusion
01908 258035
marie.denny@milton-keynes.gov.uk

Oxfordshire

Kim James
Head of Service Learning and School Improvement
07917 087603
Kim.james@oxfordshire.gov.uk

Portsmouth

Mike Stoneman
Deputy Director of Children's Services - Education
023 9284 1712
mike.stoneman@portsmouthcc.gov.uk

Reading

Brian Grady
Director of Education
brian.grady@brighterfuturesforchildren.org

Slough

Neil Hoskinson
Assistant Director Education & Inclusion
Neil.Hoskinson@slough.gov.uk

Southampton

Clodagh Freeston
Service Manager – Education Strategy
023 8083 3681
Clodagh.Freeston@southampton.gov.uk

Surrey

Liz Mills
Director of Education, Lifelong Learning and Culture
020 8541 7608
liz.mills@surreycc.gov.uk

West Berkshire

Michelle Sancho
Interim Head of Education Service
01635 519729
michelle.sancho@westberks.gov.uk

West Sussex

Steve Nyakatawa
Interim Director of Education & Skills
07745 207 825
Steve.Nyakatawa@westsussex.gov.uk

Windsor and Maidenhead

Clive Haines
Deputy Director for Education
07825 862200
Clive.Haines@achievingforchildren.org.uk

Wokingham

Ming Zhang
Director Education and SEND
0118 908 8238
Ming.Zhang@wokingham.gov.uk