SEADCS

The South East Branch of the Association of Directors of Children’s Services

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The South East Branch of the Association of Directors of Children’s Services meets five times a year and is co-chaired by Lucy Butler (West Sussex) and Mac Heath (Milton Keynes). Contacts for the DCSs can be found here.

Twice a year these are joint meetings with the Lead Members for Children’s Services.

Please direct all enquiries about these meetings to Mac Heath or Lucy Butler (contact details below).

Helen Watson (Children’s Improvement Adviser at LGA) and Deborah Glassbrook (SESLIP) (contact details below) are coordinating a programme of activities for the Lead Members’ Group.

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Governance & Reports

The agendas and minutes of the SEADCS Branch meetings are not published.

SE ADCS Meetings

  • ADCS South East - DCS meeting

    Face-to-face only

    Broadway House

    26 July 2024
    10:00 - 11:45

  • ADCS South East - DCS

    Face-to-face only

    Broadway House

    20 September 2024
    10:00 - 13:00

  • ADCS South East - DCS and LM joint meeting

    Hybrid - Broadway House and online

    20 September 2024
    12:00 - 13:00

  • ADCS South East - DCS

    Face-to-face only

    Broadway House

    06 December 2024
    10:00 - 11:45

Please use the contact details below to find out more.

Contact Details

SESLI Programme Manager: Richard Tyndall (South East Sector-Led Improvement Programme)

richard.tyndall@richardtyndall.co.uk

07880 787007

Director of Children, Young People and Learning (DCS): Lucy Butler (West Sussex)

lucy.butler@westsussex.gov.uk

Director of Children’s Services: Dr Mac Heath (Milton Keynes)

Mac.Heath@milton-keynes.gov.uk

01908 253121

LGA Children’s Improvement Adviser: Helen Watson (South East Sector-Led Improvement Programme)

helen.watson5@icloud.com

07810 011892

SESLIP Consultant and LGA SEND Improvement Adviser: Deborah Glassbrook (South East Sector-Led Improvement Programme)

deborah@optimisingpotential.co.uk

07882 158959