Director of Children's Services
Edwina Grant 

Location: Chicksands
Email: edwina.grant@centralbedfordshire.gov.uk
Tel: 01462 611498

The Children's Services Directorate want every child to be safe, healthy, and successful in education and employment and to make a positive contribution to society. In particular, the Directorate will support children to become ambitious and have high aspirations. 

Children's Services includes:

• Learning and School Support
• Integrated Services (i.e. Children’s Trust, Youth Support and Extended Schools)
• Children’s Specialist Services
• Policy planning and commissioning
  

PA to Director of Children's Services
Annette Eversden

Location: Chicksands
Email: annette.eversden@centralbedfordshire.gov.uk
Tel: 01462 611229

Assistant Director Children’s Services Operations/Deputy Director
Glen Denham

Location: Bedford
Email: glen.denham@centralbedfordshire.gov.uk
Tel: 01234 228388

Specialist Services bring together education and social care professionals to provide services that support children in need, children in need of protection, children in public care and children with school attendance and disabilities or special educational needs. Children referred to specialist services will, in the main, be those with complex needs requiring targeted preventative services.

Integrated Services bring together a range of professionals from a variety of disciplines to deliver early intervention and prevention, and targeted youth services to children, young people and families in Central Bedfordshire. It includes a diverse range of services that ensures access to Children’s Centre services, supports private, voluntary and independent providers of free nursery education, supports schools to meet all the elements of the core offer entitlement of Extended Services and provides core training, continued professional development to Central Bedfordshire’s children’s workforce.

Head of Safeguarding & Children in Care
Catherine Parry

Location: Bedford
Email: catherine.parry@centralbedfordshire.gov.uk
Tel: 01234 228410

Head of SEN & Inclusion
Helen Redding

Location: Bedford
Email: helen.redding@centralbedfordshire.gov.uk
Tel: 01234 288148

Head of Services for Children with Disabilities
Ken Harvey

Location: Bedford
Email: ken.harvey@centralbedfordshire.gov.uk
Tel: 01234 276370

Head of Integrated Processes
Sue Evans

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Email: sue.evans@centralbedfordshire.gov.uk
Tel: 0300 300 5673

Head of Integrated Youth Support
Ketan Gandhi

Location: Bedford
Email: ketan.gandhi@centralbedfordshire.gov.uk
Tel: 01234 276530

Head of Early Intervention & Prevention
Sue Tyler

Location: Bedford
Email: sue.tyler@centralbedfordshire.gov.uk
Tel: 01234 276146

Head of Fostering & Adoption
Stephanie Bishop

Location: Bedford
Email: stephanie.bishop@centralbedfordshire.gov.uk
Tel: 01234 276966

Head of Quality Assurance CRS
Sue Ioannou

Location: Bedford
Email: sue.ioannou@centralbedfordshire.gov.uk
Tel: 01234 276752

Programme Manager
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Assistant Director Learning & Strategic Commissioning   
Patrick Shevlin

Location: Bedford
Email: patrick.shevlin@centralbedfordshire.gov.uk
Tel: 01234 228004

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Sylvia Gibson (interim)

Location: Bedford
Email: sylvia.gibson@centralbedfordshire.gov.uk
Tel: 01234 228106

Learning and Schools Support has a key role to play in ensuring that children achieve their true potential and have the best possible start in life. It works closely with schools, building effective relationships and providing the support schools need to ensure the delivery of quality educational provision. Schools are at the heart of planning and service delivery, creating a joint sense of high expectation and high achievement. Schools serving each community will work together in the closest possible way and be the base for delivering a whole range of services to their communities.

Strategic Commissioning supports the Children’s Trust planning and decision making structures and is responsible for the development implementation of all children’s services strategies, policies and procedures including the Children and Young People’s Plan. The team is responsible for resource allocation and commissions private, voluntary and independent sector services to support children and families in need and in need of protection.

Head of School Improvement
Linda Holdsworth (interim)

Location: Bedford
Email: linda.holdsworth@centralbedfordshire.gov.uk
Tel: 01234 836118

Head of 14-19 Commissioning & Skills Vacant

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Head of School Support
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BSF & Special Projects Manager
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