Lead Members of Children’s Services

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Authority	Lead Member for Children	Contact Details
Bracknell Forest	Cllr Megan Wright Cabinet Member for Children, Young People and Health	Megan.wright@bracknell-forest.gov.uk
Brighton and Hove	Cllr Emma Daniel Cabinet member for Children, Families and Youth Services	emma.daniel@brighton-hove.gov.uk Web Profile
Buckinghamshire	Cllr Carl Jackson Cabinet Member for Education & Children's Services
Buckinghamshire	Cllr Jilly Jordan Deputy Cabinet Member for Education and Children’s Services (Skills)	Jilly.Jordan@buckinghamshire.gov.uk
East Sussex	Cllr Daniel Bradley Lead Member for Children and Families	Cllr.daniel.bradley@eastsussex.gov.uk
East Sussex	Cllr Paul Soane Lead Member for Education and Inclusion, Special Educational Needs and Disability	Cllr.paul.soane@eastsussex.gov.uk
Hampshire	Cllr Roz Chadd Executive Lead Member for Children's Services	07879 556128 roz.chadd@hants.gov.uk Web profile
Hampshire	Cllr Juliet Henderson Executive Member for Education	juliet.henderson@hants.co.uk
Isle of Wight	Cllr Ros Freeman Lead Member for Children’s Services	Ros.Freeman@iow.gov.uk
Kent	Cllr Beverley Fordham Cabinet Member for Education and Skills	Beverley.Fordham@kent.gov.uk
Kent	Cllr Paul Webb Cabinet Member for Integrated Children's Services	Paul.Webb@kent.gov.uk
Medway	Cllr Adam Price Portfolio Holder for Children Services, Lead Member (statutory responsibility)	07976 969912 adam.price@medway.gov.uk Web Profile
Medway	Cllr Tracy Coombs Portfolio Holder for Education	07942 287575 tracy.coombs@medway.gov.uk Web profile
Milton Keynes	Cllr Peter Cannon Cabinet member for Children & Young People	peter.cannon@milton-keynes.gov.uk
Oxfordshire	Sean Gaul Cabinet Member for Children and Young People	Sean.Gaul@oxfordshire.gov.uk
Oxfordshire	to be confirmed Cabinet Member for SEND Improvement
Portsmouth	Cllr Nicholas Dorrington Cabinet Member for Children, Families & Education	cllr.nicholas.dorrington@portsmouthcc.gov.uk Web Profile
Reading	Cllr Wendy Griffith Lead Councillor for Children's Services	07519 858950 wendy.griffith@reading.gov.uk Web Profile
Slough	Cllr Puja Bedi Cabinet Member for Education and Children’s Services	07749 709978 puja.bedi@slough.gov.uk Web Profile
Southampton	Cllr Amanda Barnes-Andrews Cabinet Member for Children and Learning	Councillor.A.Barnes-Andrews@southampton.gov.uk
Surrey	Cllr Clare Curran Deputy Cabinet Member for Education and Safeguarding	01483 404678 clare.curran@surreycc.gov.uk Web Profile
Surrey	Cllr Helyn Clack Cabinet Member for Children and Families, Lifelong Leaning	helyn.clack@surreycc.gov.uk
West Berkshire	Cllr Heather Codling Portfolio Holder: Children, Education & Young People's Services	heather.codling1@westberks.gov.uk Web Profile
West Sussex	Cllr Sam Raby Cabinet Member for Children, Young People & Learning	033 022 23695 sam.raby@westsussex.gov.uk
Windsor and Maidenhead	Cllr Amy Tisi Cabinet Member for Children's Services, Education & Windsor	01753 420354 Cllr.Tisi@RBWM.gov.uk Web Profile
Wokingham	Cllr Prue Bray Deputy Leader and Executive Councillor for Children’s Services	07798 694737 prue.bray@wokingham.gov.uk Web Profile

Authority, Lead Member for Children and Contact Details
Bracknell Forest Cllr Megan Wright Cabinet Member for Children, Young People and Health Megan.wright@bracknell-forest.gov.uk
Brighton and Hove Cllr Emma Daniel Cabinet member for Children, Families and Youth Services emma.daniel@brighton-hove.gov.uk Web Profile
Buckinghamshire Cllr Carl Jackson Cabinet Member for Education & Children's Services Cllr Jilly Jordan Deputy Cabinet Member for Education and Children’s Services (Skills) Jilly.Jordan@buckinghamshire.gov.uk
East Sussex Cllr Daniel Bradley Lead Member for Children and Families Cllr.daniel.bradley@eastsussex.gov.uk Cllr Paul Soane Lead Member for Education and Inclusion, Special Educational Needs and Disability Cllr.paul.soane@eastsussex.gov.uk
Hampshire Cllr Roz Chadd Executive Lead Member for Children's Services 07879 556128 roz.chadd@hants.gov.uk Web profile Cllr Juliet Henderson Executive Member for Education juliet.henderson@hants.co.uk
Isle of Wight Cllr Ros Freeman Lead Member for Children’s Services Ros.Freeman@iow.gov.uk
Kent Cllr Beverley Fordham Cabinet Member for Education and Skills Beverley.Fordham@kent.gov.uk Cllr Paul Webb Cabinet Member for Integrated Children's Services Paul.Webb@kent.gov.uk
Medway Cllr Tracy Coombs Portfolio Holder for Education 07942 287575 tracy.coombs@medway.gov.uk Web profile Cllr Adam Price Portfolio Holder for Children Services, Lead Member (statutory responsibility) 07976 969912 adam.price@medway.gov.uk Web Profile
Milton Keynes Cllr Peter Cannon Cabinet member for Children & Young People peter.cannon@milton-keynes.gov.uk
Oxfordshire Sean Gaul Cabinet Member for Children and Young People Sean.Gaul@oxfordshire.gov.uk to be confirmed Cabinet Member for SEND Improvement
Portsmouth Cllr Nicholas Dorrington Cabinet Member for Children, Families & Education cllr.nicholas.dorrington@portsmouthcc.gov.uk Web Profile
Reading Cllr Wendy Griffith Lead Councillor for Children's Services 07519 858950 wendy.griffith@reading.gov.uk Web Profile
Slough Cllr Puja Bedi Cabinet Member for Education and Children’s Services 07749 709978 puja.bedi@slough.gov.uk Web Profile
Southampton Cllr Amanda Barnes-Andrews Cabinet Member for Children and Learning Councillor.A.Barnes-Andrews@southampton.gov.uk
Surrey Cllr Clare Curran Deputy Cabinet Member for Education and Safeguarding 01483 404678 clare.curran@surreycc.gov.uk Web Profile Cllr Helyn Clack Cabinet Member for Children and Families, Lifelong Leaning helyn.clack@surreycc.gov.uk
West Berkshire Cllr Heather Codling Portfolio Holder: Children, Education & Young People's Services heather.codling1@westberks.gov.uk Web Profile
West Sussex Cllr Sam Raby Cabinet Member for Children, Young People & Learning 033 022 23695 sam.raby@westsussex.gov.uk
Windsor and Maidenhead Cllr Amy Tisi Cabinet Member for Children's Services, Education & Windsor 01753 420354 Cllr.Tisi@RBWM.gov.uk Web Profile
Wokingham Cllr Prue Bray Deputy Leader and Executive Councillor for Children’s Services 07798 694737 prue.bray@wokingham.gov.uk Web Profile

	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

Table 1: CSC National Framework Enablers and Outcomes

Table 2: What works in SEND Enablers