Directors of Children’s Services

Authority	DCS	Contact Details	PA
Bracknell Forest	Grainne Siggins Executive Director: People	grainne.siggins@bracknell-forest.gov.uk	Pat (Patricia) Wise 01344 354183 Patricia.Wise@bracknell-forest.gov.uk
Brighton and Hove	Deb Austin Executive Director of Families, Children & Learning	01273 290446 deb.austin@brighton-hove.gov.uk	Chelsea Rutter chelsea.rutter@brighton-hove.gov.uk
Buckinghamshire	Sarah Ashmead Corporate Director of Children’s Services	sarah.ashmead@buckinghamshire.gov.uk	Carey Gee Carey.Gee@buckinghamshire.gov.uk
East Sussex	Carolyn Fair Director of Children's Services	carolyn.fair@eastsussex.gov.uk	Vicky Stanton
Hampshire	Stuart Ashley Director of Children's Services	01962 846400 stuart.ashley@hants.gov.uk	Danielle Hayes
Isle of Wight	Ashley Whittaker Director of Children's Services	ashley.whittaker@iow.gov.uk	Amie Cass 01983 821000 Ext: 6874 Amie.Cass@iow.gov.uk
Jersey	Donna Marriott Director of Children, Young People, Education and Skills	d.marriott1@gov.je Government of Jersey	Zaena Hampton z.hampton1@health.gov.je
Kent	Sarah Hammond Corporate Director, Children, Young People and Education	03000 411488 sarah.hammond@kent.gov.uk	Clodagh Roberts 03000 411541 Clodagh.roberts@kent.gov.uk
Medway	Lee-Anne Farach Director of People	leeanne.farach@medway.gov.uk	Chris Hudson Wallis 01634 331206 chris.hudsonwallis@medway.gov.uk
Milton Keynes	Dr Mac Heath Director of Children's Services	01908 253121 Mac.Heath@milton-keynes.gov.uk	Myriam Lawson 01908 252166 myriam.lawson@milton-keynes.gov.uk
Oxfordshire	Lisa Lyons Corporate Director of Children's Services	07355 018872 lisa.lyons@oxfordshire.gov.uk	Executive Support Team CEFDirectorRequests@Oxfordshire.gov.uk
Portsmouth	Sarah Daly Director of Children, Families and Education	sarah.daly@portsmouthcc.gov.uk	Kelly Rooker Kelly.Rooker@portsmouthcc.gov.uk
Reading	Lara Patel Executive Director of Children Services, Education, Early Help & Prevention	lara.patel@reading.gov.uk	Charmaine Levy charmaine.levy@reading.gov.uk
Slough	Sue Butcher Chief Executive, Slough Children First and DCS, Slough Borough Council	Sue.butcher@sloughchildrenfirst.co.uk	Lisa-Ann Olatunde Lisa-Ann.Olatunde@sloughchildrenfirst.co.uk
Southampton	Robert Henderson Executive Director Children & Adults (DCS)	023 8083 4899 Robert.henderson@southampton.gov.uk Web profile	Teah Matson Teah.Matson@southampton.gov.uk
Surrey	Rachael Wardell Executive Director for Children, Families and Lifelong Learning	Rachael.Wardell@surreycc.gov.uk	Sandra Garvey 020 8213 2819 sandra.garvey@surreycc.gov.uk
West Berkshire	AnnMarie Dodds Executive Director - Children and Family Services	01635 519722 annmarie.dodds1@westberks.gov.uk	Angela Penrose 01635 503211 angela.penrose@westberks.gov.uk
West Sussex	Daniel Ruaux Director of Children, Young People and Learning (DCS)	daniel.ruaux@westsussex.gov.uk	Poe Cheung 033022 22660 poe.cheung@westsussex.gov.uk
Windsor and Maidenhead	Lin Ferguson Director of Children’s Services (Achieving for Children)	01628 796019 lin.ferguson@achievingforchildren.org.uk	Kirsty Doherty 07754 859591 kirsty.doherty@achievingforchildren.org.uk
Wokingham	Emma Cockerell Director of Children's Services	0118 974 6137 emma.cockerell@wokingham.gov.uk	Mandi Beresford 0118 974 6132 mandi.beresford@wokingham.gov.uk

Authority, DCS, Contact Details and PA
Bracknell Forest Grainne Siggins Executive Director: People grainne.siggins@bracknell-forest.gov.uk
Brighton and Hove Deb Austin Executive Director of Families, Children & Learning 01273 290446 deb.austin@brighton-hove.gov.uk
Buckinghamshire Sarah Ashmead Corporate Director of Children’s Services sarah.ashmead@buckinghamshire.gov.uk
East Sussex Carolyn Fair Director of Children's Services carolyn.fair@eastsussex.gov.uk
Hampshire Stuart Ashley Director of Children's Services 01962 846400 stuart.ashley@hants.gov.uk
Isle of Wight Ashley Whittaker Director of Children's Services ashley.whittaker@iow.gov.uk
Jersey Donna Marriott Director of Children, Young People, Education and Skills d.marriott1@gov.je Government of Jersey
Kent Sarah Hammond Corporate Director, Children, Young People and Education 03000 411488 sarah.hammond@kent.gov.uk
Medway Lee-Anne Farach Director of People leeanne.farach@medway.gov.uk
Milton Keynes Dr Mac Heath Director of Children's Services 01908 253121 Mac.Heath@milton-keynes.gov.uk
Oxfordshire Lisa Lyons Corporate Director of Children's Services 07355 018872 lisa.lyons@oxfordshire.gov.uk
Portsmouth Sarah Daly Director of Children, Families and Education sarah.daly@portsmouthcc.gov.uk
Reading Lara Patel Executive Director of Children Services, Education, Early Help & Prevention lara.patel@reading.gov.uk
Slough Sue Butcher Chief Executive, Slough Children First and DCS, Slough Borough Council Sue.butcher@sloughchildrenfirst.co.uk
Southampton Robert Henderson Executive Director Children & Adults (DCS) 023 8083 4899 Robert.henderson@southampton.gov.uk Web profile
Surrey Rachael Wardell Executive Director for Children, Families and Lifelong Learning Rachael.Wardell@surreycc.gov.uk
West Berkshire AnnMarie Dodds Executive Director - Children and Family Services 01635 519722 annmarie.dodds1@westberks.gov.uk
West Sussex Daniel Ruaux Director of Children, Young People and Learning (DCS) daniel.ruaux@westsussex.gov.uk
Windsor and Maidenhead Lin Ferguson Director of Children’s Services (Achieving for Children) 01628 796019 lin.ferguson@achievingforchildren.org.uk
Wokingham Emma Cockerell Director of Children's Services 0118 974 6137 emma.cockerell@wokingham.gov.uk

	Enablers	Outcomes
1	Multi-agency working is prioritised and effective	children, young people and families stay together and get the help they need
2	Leaders drive conditions for effective practice	children and young people are supported by their family network
3	The workforce is equipped and effective	children and young people are safe in and outside of their homes
4	–	children in care and care leavers have stable, loving homes

	Enablers
1	Co-production and relationships between children and young people, families and practitioners
2	Shared vision and evidence-informed priorities
3	Stable and knowledgeable leadership and governance
4	A focus on high-quality delivery of the essentials
5	A well-organised, skilled and supported workforce

Directors of Children’s Services

Table 1: CSC National Framework Enablers and Outcomes

Table 2: What works in SEND Enablers