Norfolk education services
The structure of Norfolk County Council's Children's Services, with focus on the education teams
Children's Services leadership team structure
- Executive Director: Sara Tough
- Director of Learning and Inclusion: Chris Snudden
- Director of Children's Social Care: Phil Watson
- Director of Commissioning Partnerships and Resources: Sarah Jones
- Director of Quality and Transformation: James Wilson
Education Services key contacts
Learning and Achievement Service
Assistant Director:
- John Crowley - 01603 222557 or john.crowley@norfolk.gov.uk
Senior team:
- Sarah Burgess: Senior Adviser, Achievement - 01603 307786 or sarah.burgess@norfolk.gov.uk
- Amanda Lowe: Senior Adviser, Assessment - 01603 303304 or amanda.lowe@norfolk.gov.uk
- Jo-anne Lamb: Senior Adviser, Early Years Learning - 01603 638096 or jo-anne.lamb@norfolk.gov.uk
- Alison Bell: Music Service - 01603 307790 or alison.bell@norfolk.gov.uk
Service support
- Ruth Foster: Service Support Manager - 01603 223007 or ruth.foster@norfolk.gov.uk
- Sue Brown: Business Support Team Leader, PA to Early Years Adviser - 01603 223462 or sue.brown@norfolk.gov.uk
Inclusion and Opportunity Service
Assistant Director:
- Andy Tovell - 01603 307718 or andy.tovell@norfolk.gov.uk
Senior team:
- Keeley White: Head of Virtual School for LAC, Adopted and SGO - 01603 307794 or keeley.white@norfolk.gov.uk
- Kate Stocks: Head of Virtual School Sensory Support - 01603 704040 or kate.stocks@norfolk.gov.uk
- Alison Toombs: Interim Head of Virtual School for SEND - 01603 307723 or alison.toombs2@norfolk.gov.uk
- Vicki Setters: Senior Adviser Inclusion Team - 01603 307774 or victoria.setters@norfolk.gov.uk
- Wendy Rudd: Projects Manager - 01603 307742 or wendy.rudd@norfok.gov.uk
Service support:
- Sarah Kendrick: Service Support Manager - 01603 303316 or sarah.kendrick@norfolk.gov.uk
Education Strategy and Infrastructure Service
Assistant Director:
- Sebastian Gasse - 01603 307714 or sebastian.gasse@norfolk.gov.uk
Senior team and managers:
- Karen Hutchison: Senior Adviser, Strategy and Partnership - 01603 223906 or karen.hutchison@norfolk.gov.uk
- Sue Dale: Senior Adviser, Strategy and Partnership - 01603 224342 or sue.dale@norfolk.gov.uk
- Victoria Groom: Senior Adviser, Partnership - 01603 303307 or victoria.groom@norfolk.gov.uk
- Sam Fletcher: Head of Professional Development Learning (secondment) - 01603 638581 or samantha.fletcher@norfolk.gov.uk
- Sarah Shirras: Senior Adviser Leadership and Governance - 01603 223728 or sarah.shirras2@norfolk.gov.uk
- Karin Porter: Participation and Transition Strategy Manager - 01603 679174 or karin.porter@norfolk.gov.uk
- Jane Blackwell: Place Planning Manager - 01603 222287 or jane.blackwell@norfolk.gov.uk
- Eric Clarke: Admissions Manager - 01603 223489 or eric.clarke@norfolk.gov.uk
- Isabel Horner: Sufficiency Delivery Manager - 01603 222246 or isabel.horner@norfolk.gov.uk
- Caroline Money: School Organisation Manager - 01603 228828 or caroline.money@norfolk.gov.uk
- Melvyn Ruff: Provider Strategy Manager - 01603 638379 or melvyn.ruff@norfolk.gov.uk
- Alison Randall: Schools Finance Manager - 01603 224273 or alison.randall@norfolk.gov.uk
- Ian Cooper: Schools HR Manager - 01603 222897 or ian.cooper@norfolk.gov.uk
- Lisa Hallett: Marketing Manager - 01603 307778 or lisa.hallett@norfolk.gov.uk
- Bill How: Operations Manager - 01603 303317 or bill.how@norfolk.gov.uk
Service support:
- Michelle Smith: Service Support Manager - 01603 222994 or michelle.smith@norfolk.gov.uk
Education Quality Assurance, Intervention and Regulation Service
Assistant Director:
- Sue Smith - 01603 307750 or sue.smith@norfolk.gov.uk
Senior team:
- Micky Harcourt-Heath: Senior Adviser - 01603 303314 or micky.harcourt-heath@norfolk.gov.uk
- Helen Wardale: Governance Intervention Lead Officer - 01603 303356 or helen.wardale@norfolk.gov.uk
- Stuart Graver: Senior Leader - 01603 307721 or stuart.graver@norfolk.gov.uk
- Debbie Leahy: Senior Leader - 01603 307719 or deborah.leahy@norfolk.gov.uk
- Kelly Waters: Senior Adviser, Safeguarding - 01603 307729 or kelly.waters@norfolk.gov.uk
- Sonia Walker: Senior Adviser - 01603 303311 or sonia.walker@norfolk.gov.uk
- Michael Roughsedge: Senior Adviser - 01603 303309 or michael.roughsedge@norfolk.gov.uk
Service support:
- Lynda Read: Service Support Manager - 01603 307750 or lynda.read@norfolk.gov.uk
Education High Needs SEND Service
Interim Head of Service:
- Nicki Rider: 01603 223876 or nicki.rider@norfolk.gov.uk
Senior team:
- Stuart Brunton-Douglas: High Needs Programme Manager - 01603 222337 or stuart.brunton-douglas@norfolk.gov.uk
- James Thatcher: Principal Education Psychologist - 01603 307562 or james.thatcher@norfolk.gov.uk
- Sam McCallum: Senior Adviser - 01603 224486 or sam.mccallum@norfolk.gov.uk
- Mandy Walsh: Senior Adviser - amanda.walsh@norfolk.gov.uk
- Kim Breen: Senior Adviser - 01603 307702 or kim.breen@norfolk.gov.uk
Service support
- Beverley Shepherd: Service Support Manager - 01603 307759 or beverley.shepherd@norfolk.gov.uk
SEND and Alternative Provision Transformation
SEND and AP Transformation Lead:
- Michael Bateman - michael.bateman@norfolk.gov.uk
Senior team:
- Maxine Blocksidge: Senior Adviser SEND and AP Strategy and Self-Evaluation - 01603 307738 or maxine.blocksidge@norfolk.gov.uk
Service support:
- Kate Hinchley: SEND and AP Transformation Officer - 01603 307572 or kate.hinchley@norfolk.gov.uk