Education, Participation and Skills Contacts (COVID-19)
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Updated 22 June 2021
All numbers should be prefixed with the dialling code 01752 if you are calling from outside of Plymouth.
Director of Children's Services
- Alison Botham
PA: Sue Walker (398180)
Service Director (Education, Participation and Skills)
- Ming Zhang
PA: Kathy Brettell (307465)
Education and learning
Beverley Gates (Interim Lead Commissioner for Education Participation and Skills) | 30408 |
Education Improvement and Partnerships |
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Lucinda Ross (Educational Improvement Officer) | 307416 |
Lisa Cornish (Educational Improvement (SEND) Officer) | 260256 |
Music Service |
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Fiona Pendreigh (Head of PYMS) | 398929 |
Professional & Business Development |
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Michael House (Health and Wellbeing in Education) | 306757 |
Early Years and Childcare manager |
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Sue Smith | 307495 |
EYFS Training | 307448 or 307442 |
Access and planning
Amanda Paddison (Head of Access to Learning) | 307472 |
School Admissions |
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Sharon Stowe (School Admissions Support Manager) | 307166 |
Team Number | 307188 |
School Transport & Allowances |
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Andrea Thackeray (Operations Manager for SEND Transport and Admissions) | 307439 |
Team Number | 308770 |
Education Planning (includes place planning, early years sufficiency and capital) |
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Ian Baker (School Investment and Organisation Manager) | 307320 |
Team number | 307038 |
Partnership Support |
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Julie Reed (Partnership Support Manager) | 307355 |
Kathryn Baines (Admin Support Manager) | 307514 |
Team Number | 307450
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Inclusion, Attendance & Welfare |
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Isabelle Morgan (Team Leader) | 307471 |
Jo Tyrrell (Senior Practitioner) | 306729 |
Team Number | 307405 |
SEND
Jo Siney (Head of SEND) | 308744 |
0-25 SEND Statutory Assessment Team (EHCP/SMAP) |
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Blanche Gibson (Team Manager) | 305699 |
General enquiries | 307409 |
Communication and Interaction Team (ASC and Language)/ Advisory Team for Sensory Support |
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Nicky Howourth (Advisory Support Team Manager) | 308756 |
Psychology Service |
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Hannah Hamlin Claire Hetherington Joint Acting Principal Educational Psychologist | 398020 398012 |
Early Years Inclusion Service (Portage, EY Advisory Teaching / Support and Short Breaks for Disabled Children) |
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Penny Whitell( Team Manager) | 307262 |
EYFS Safeguarding |
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Maria Hollett (Early Years Safeguarding and Welfare Officer) | 398037 |
Occupational Therapy |
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Emma Waines (Team Manager) | 306781 |
Children's Disability Team (social work) |
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Andrea Powell (Team Manager) | 307521 |
Downham House (Residential Short Break Unit) |
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Victoria Whitman (Service Manager) | 307541 |
General Enquiries | 401109 |
Plymouth Information, Advice & Support for SEND |
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Dr Alan Ebbens (PIAS Manager) | 258933 |
Parent Enquiries/Independent Support | 258933 |
CaterEd
Brad Pearce (Managing Director) | 307159 |
Julie Robertson (Community Meals Co-ordinator) | 307901 |
Skills and employability
Tina Brinkworth (Head of Skills and Post 16) | 304062 |
John Bale (Post 16 Provision/Funding & Data) | 307562 |
Emma Hewitt (Building Plymouth Skills Co-ordinator | 308751 |
Virtual School Team
Simon Mower (Virtual School Head Teacher) | 307090 |
Zoe Masters (Education Consultant) | 306750 |
Rebecca Pengelly (Education Consultant) | 307446 |
Jenna Stephens (EET Key Worker - NEETS) | 307088 |
Alexandra Wallace (Education Caseworker Post 16) | 307941 |
Judith Brettell (Learning Mentor - Early Years/Adopted) | 304630 |
Helen Seager (Learning Mentor - Primary) | 304714 |
Marina Woods (Learning Mentor - Secondary) | 304731 |
Kirsty Brian (CLA Tracker) | 307009 |
If you have any questions or feedback about these pages please email childrensservicesresponse@plymouth.gov.uk
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