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SEND Strategy Governance Board

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Overview

The SEND Strategy Governance Board (SGB) has members who represent the large number of different groups and services that help and support children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND).

It's the main job of the board to make sure that the East Sussex SEND Strategy is working.

The board:

We have created a video that introduces the SGB:

Previous Board Meetings

Notes from the most recent meeting (3 July 2025)

Representatives from the Department for Education and NHS England attended. They will help us to monitor how we are improving support for Children and young people with SEND, and those in need of Alternative Provision.

This follows our Area SEND Inspection and the inspection improvement plan submitted in April 2025.

We looked closely at two areas for improvement of service and support:

We heard from experts in the field. This included:

We had the chance to discuss their recommendations and plans for better support. 

We were able to give views on which networks and decision-making bodies will help this work to improve. We discussed how best to communicate with parents, carers and professionals. We want to make sure the right information gets to the right people in the right way.

Board members discussed important national and local developments. Our membership includes representatives from East Sussex Parent Carer Forum. We have an ‘ambassador’ for children and young people. We have members from schools, colleges and nurseries. There are also representatives from The Sussex Integrated Health and Care Board and East Sussex County Council.

It is important for us to understand how national government decisions affect our work. We heard about:

Our next meeting is on 9 October 2025. After our Board meeting, we will have a formal 'six month review’. This is where we will review all the actions of the ASEND inspection improvement plan with representatives from the DfE and NHS England.


SEND Strategy Governance Board meeting notes:


If you would like to request any documents mentioned in the meeting notes, please email:

Members of the Board

A photo of David Smith.

A photo of Carolyn Fair.

A photo of Bob Standley.

A photo of Holly Riley-Saxby.



A photo of Nathan Caine.

A photo of Jessica Stubbings.

A photo of Elizabeth Funge.


A photo of Honor Green.

A photo of Jane Flock.

Photo of Caroline Tozzi.

A photo of Chrys Poullikas.


A photo of Sally Pollanski.

Photo of Louise Moor.

A photo of Anne Marie Waite.

A photo of Emma Buggy.

A photo of Fenalla Potterton.

A photo of Peter Houlders.


A photo of Andrea Ferns.

Glossary of East Sussex SEND Terms

We explain some of the terms used on this website on our page, Glossary of East Sussex SEND Terms.

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