SEND Strategy Governance Board
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:
- meet at least 4 times per year
- reviews and helps deliver the SEND Strategy
- started in September 2022
In our last meeting we:
- welcomed the new East Sussex Director of Children’s Services, Carolyn Fair, to her role as a Board member. We heard Carolyn’s commitment to continue support for the Board and for inclusion across East Sussex.
- discussed the ground breaking ‘Local Area Inclusion Plan’ (LAIP) pilot work. This work is part of the ‘Change Programme’. The East Sussex SEND Strategy (2022-25) will use the pilot work to develop the next SEND Strategy. This is in light of a new national government and fresh policy.
- considered lessons learned and successes recorded, with regard to Theme 3: ‘I feel safe and secure’. This included a focus on holiday activities, short breaks, overnight arrangements, and transition pathways for young people with SEND.
- heard and discussed the inputs of two expert witnesses; Emma Buggy (nursery owner and Board member) on Early Years SEND issues. Dr Jacqui Shepherd (senior researcher on SEND issues and co-chair of a Sussex special school) discussed shaping a focused Board work programme for 2024/25. This was in light of her dialogues with key parents, carer and young people representatives.
To learn more about the strategy, please visit our page on the East Sussex SEND Strategy.
Previous Board Meetings
This section will share notes from previous SEND Strategy Governance Board meetings:
- View the SEND Strategy Governance Board Meeting Notes (25 June 2024) PDF
- View the SEND Strategy Governance Board Meeting Notes (14 March 2024) PDF
- View the SEND Strategy Governance Board Meeting Notes (7 December 2023) PDF
- View the SEND Strategy Governance Board Meeting Notes (21 September 2023) PDF
- View the SEND Strategy Governance Board Meeting Notes (8 June 2023) PDF
- View the SEND Strategy Governance Board Meeting Notes (9 February 2023) PDF
- View the SEND Strategy Governance Board Meeting Notes (15 November 2022) PDF
If you would like to request any documents mentioned in the meeting notes, please email:
Members of the Board
- David Smith
- Facilitator of Governance Board
- Carolyn Fair
- Director of Children's Services
- Representing East Sussex County Council Children's Services
- Councillor Bob Standley
- Leader member of Education and Inclusion, East Sussex County Council
- Representing education and inclusion on behalf of East Sussex
- Holly Riley-Saxby
- East Sussex Parent Carer Forum (chair)
- Representing Parents and Carers
- Alex
- Young Person Representative
- Nathan Caine
- Head of Education: SEND and Safeguarding
- Representing Education East Sussex
- Elizabeth Funge
- Assistant Director of Children's Services
- Representing Education East Sussex
- Kathy Marriott
- East Sussex County Council Assistant Director
- Representing Early Help and Social Care
- Honor Green
- East Sussex County Council Finance Director
- Jane Flock
- East Sussex County Council Senior Manager
- Representing Joint Commissioning
- Caroline Tozzi
- Representing Health Service Commissioning
- Chrys Poullikas
- Designated Medical Officer (DMO)
- Representing Health Services
- Kirsty Eydmann
- Representing Special Schools
- Sally Pollanski
- Representing the Voluntary and Community Sector
- Louise Moor
- Representing Primary Schools
- Anne Marie Waite
- Representing Secondary Schools
- Emma Buggy
- Education Director
- Representing Early Years
- Fenella Potterton
- Representing Further Education (FE)
- Peter Houlders
- Designated Social Care Officer (DSCO)
- Helen Diplock
- East Sussex Parent Carer Forum Leadership Team
- Representing Parents and Carers
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.