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Strategic Education Leads

This directory page provides contact details for members of the Strategic Education Leads group which provides support for Strategic Education Leads in all boroughs in London and is a forum for sharing strategies and joint partnership working with key partners, including London Councils, Ofsted and the Department of Education. Representatives from the group are represented on London partnership groups, including the London Officers Group.

Membership eligibility

Those who are strategic leads within the Education Services, including Directors of Education and School Improvement Services Leads

When does the group meet?

Termly.

Key Contact

The current Chair of SELL is James Page, Chief Executive, Haringey Education Partnership.

Governance

There is a core steering group of members that agree the key actions for the network and the agendas for the termly meetings

Members

Authority	Strategic Education Lead	Contact Details
Barking and Dagenham	Jane Hargreaves Education Director	Jane.Hargreaves@lbbd.gov.uk
Barking and Dagenham	Jesscia McQuaid Head of School Performance and Partnerships	Jessica.McQuaid@lbbd.gov.uk
Barnet	Alison Dawes Director - School Access, Skills & Corporate Services	alison.dawes@barnet.gov.uk
	Helen Morrison Head of School Improvement	Helen.morrison@barnet.gov.uk
	Neil Marlow Chief Executive and Director of Education and Learning	Neil.Marlow@Barnet.gov.uk
Bexley	Joan Woodham Director of Education	joan.woodham@bexley.gov.uk
Brent	Jen Haskew Head of Setting and School Effectiveness Service	Jen.Haskew@brent.gov.uk
Brent	Shirley Parks Director, Safeguarding, Partnerships and Strategy	Shirley.Parks@brent.gov.uk
Bromley	Jared Nehra Director of Education	jared.nehra@bromley.gov.uk
	Julia Andrew Head of School Standards	Julia.andrew@bromley.gov.uk
	Sara Groenli Head of Education Effectiveness	Sara.Groenli@bromley.gov.uk
Camden	Andy George Director of Learning	Andy.george@camden.go.uk
	Stephen Hall Chief Executive Officer	stephen.hall@camden.gov.uk
	Vikram Hansrani Director of Education Commissioning and Inclusion	Vikram.Hansrani@camden.gov.uk
City of London	Deborah Bell Strategic Director of Education and Culture	Deborah.Bell@cityoflondon.gov.uk
	Isabelle Britten-Denniee Lead Early Years Advisor	Isabelle.britten-denniee@cityoflondon.gov.uk
	Kirstie Hilton Head of Service for Education and Early Years	Kirstie.Hilton@cityoflondon.gov.uk
Croydon	Denise Bushay Head of Service EY, School Place Planning and Admissions	Denise.Bushay@croydon.gov.uk
	Sarah Bailey Interim Head of Service Access to Education / Interim Head of the Virtual School	sarah.bailey@croydon.gov.uk
	Shelley Davies Director of Education	Shelley.Davies@croydon.gov.uk
Ealing	Angela Doherty Senior Education Professional 11-19
Ealing	Julie Lewis Assistant Director (School Effectiveness)	Julie.Lewis@ealing.gov.uk
Enfield	Lucy Nutt Head of School and Early Years Improvement Service	Luct.Nutt@enfield.gov.uk
Enfield	Peter Nathan Director of Education	peter.nathan@enfield.gov.uk
Greenwich	Jane Lawley Strategic Lead for Inclusion and Place	jane.lawley@royalgreenwich.gov.uk
	Martyn Patterson Strategic Lead for SEND and Vulnerable Learners	martyn.patterson@royalgreenwich.gov.uk
	Matthew West Head of School Improvement	matthew.west@royalgreenwich.gov.uk
	Vicki Cuff Senior Assistant Director for Inclusion, Learning and Achievement	Vicki.Cuff@royalgreenwich.gov.uk
Hackney	Jason Marantz Assistant Director of Education, School Standards and Improvement	jason.marantz@hackney.gov.uk
	Patrick Alexander Interim Assistant Director School Performance & Improvement	Patrick.alexander@hackney.gov.uk
	Paul Senior Interim Director of Education	paul.senior@hackney.gov.uk
Hammersmith and Fulham	Georgina Herry Lead Adviser for School Improvement	georgina.herry@lbhf.gov.uk
Hammersmith and Fulham	Peter Haylock Director of Education and SEND	Peter.Haylock@lbhf.gov.uk
Haringey	James Page Chief Executive Haringey Education Partnership	James.Page@haringeyeducationpartnership.co.uk
Haringey	Jane Edwards Assistant Director for Schools and Learning	jane.edwards@haringey.gov.uk
Harrow	Debbie Cummings Lead Adviser	Debbie.Cummings@harrow.gov.uk
Harrow	Jo Garlick Senior School Improvement Advisor and Governance Lead	jo.garlick@harrow.gov.uk
Havering	Susan Sutton Head of Education Effectiveness	susan.sutton@havering.gov.uk
Havering	Trevor Cook Assistant Director for Education Services	Trevor.Cook@havering.gov.uk
Hillingdon	Abi Preston Director of Education & SEND	apreston@hillingdon.gov.uk
Hounslow	Akwal Gill Senior Adviser for Schools	Akwal.Gill@hounslow.gov.uk
	Lyn Gray School Adviser - School Effectiveness Team	lyn.gray@hounslow.gov.uk
	Phillip Walker Director of Lifelong Learning, Skills & Employment	phillip.walker@hounslow.gov.uk
Islington	Ben Dunne Assistant Director School Improvement	Ben.Dunne@islington.gov.uk
Islington	Sarah Callaghan Director of Learning and Culture	Sarah.callaghan@islington.gov.uk
Kensington & Chelsea	Shelley Duffy Assistant Director of Education	Shelley.Duffy@rbkc.gov.uk
Kingston	Charis Penfold Director of Education Services, Kingston and Richmond	Charis.Penfold@achievingforchildren.org.uk
	Emma Smith Principal School Improvement Adviser AfC, Kingston and Richmond	Emma.smith@achievingforchildren.org.uk
	Rosemary Hafeez Associate Director for School Standards and Performance	Rosemary.Hafeez@achievingforchildren.org.uk
Lambeth	Abrilli Phillip Director of Education and Learning	APhillip1@lambeth.gov.uk
	Andrea Parker Director of Education and Learning	aparker3@lambeth.gov.uk
	Gerald Mehrtens Interim Assistant Director Standards, Safeguarding and Partnerships Education and Learning	Gmeehrtens@lambeth.gov.uk
	Sophie Garner Assistant Director Education Strategy, Access and Inclusion	SGarner@lambeth.gov.uk
Lewisham	Angela Scattergood Director of Education	Angela.scattergood@lewisham.gov.uk
	Anthony Doudle Head of Lewisham Learning	Anthony.Doudle@lewisham.gov.uk
	Matt Henaughan Head of Business Infrastructure, Compliance and Education Operations	matt.henaughan@lewisham.gov.uk
	Ruth Griffiths Head of Access Inclusion and Participation	ruth.griffiths@lewisham.gov.uk
London Councils	Caroline Dawes Head of Children Services	Caroline.Dawes@londoncouncils.gov.uk
London Councils	Samira Islam Principal Policy & Project Officer	Samira.Islam@londoncouncils.gov.uk
Merton	Clare Dudman Head of School Improvement	Clare.Dudman@merton.gov.uk
Merton	Elizabeth Fitzpatrick Assistant Director of Education and Early Help	Elizabeth.Fitzpatrick@merton.gov.uk
Newham	Annabel Bates Director of Education	Annabel.Bates@newham.gov.uk
Newham	Peter Gibb Head of Education Access and Infrastructure	Peter.gibb@newham.gov.uk
Redbridge	Colin Stewart Director of Education	Colin.Stewart@redbridge.gov.uk
Southwark	Anna Chiva Assistant Director for SEND	Anna.Chiva@southwark.gov.uk
	Nikki Tilson Principal Adviser	nikki.tilson@southwark.gov.uk
	Richard Hunter Principal Advisor, Education, Learning & Achievement	richard.hunter@southwark.gov.uk
Sutton	Jane Morgan Head of SEND Support and School Improvement	jane.morgan@sutton.gov.uk
Sutton	Kieran Holliday Acting Strategic Lead for Education	kieran.holliday@sutton.gov.uk
Tower Hamlets	Alison Gawthrope Director of Primary Education and Partnerships	alison.gawthrope@towerhamlets.gov.uk
	Cheryl Toms	Cheryl.Toms@towerhamlets.gov.uk
	Jemima Reilly Co-CEO THE Partnership	Jemima.Reilly@the-partnership.org.uk
	Lisa Fraser Director of Education	lisa.fraser@towerhamlets.gov.uk
	Owen O'Regan Co-CEO THE Partnership	Owen.O'Regan@the-partnership.org.uk
	Tracy Smith Executive Director for The Partnership	Tracy.Smith@the-partnership.org.uk
Waltham Forest	Lauren Ovenden Director of Education	Lauren.Ovenden@walthamforest.gov.uk
	Lindsay Jackson Assistant Director for Post-16 & School Operations	Lindsay.Jackson@walthamforest.gov.uk
	Rachel Bowerman Interim Head of School Effectiveness	Rachel.bowerman@walthamforest.gov.uk
Wandsworth	Andrew Hough Head of School Participation and Performance	andrew.hough@richmondandwandsworth.gov.uk
Wandsworth	Lisa Fenaroli Assistant Director of Education	Lisa.Fenaroli@RichmondandWandsworth.gov.uk

Authority, Strategic Education Lead and Contact Details
Barking and Dagenham Jesscia McQuaid Head of School Performance and Partnerships Jessica.McQuaid@lbbd.gov.uk Jane Hargreaves Education Director Jane.Hargreaves@lbbd.gov.uk
Barnet Neil Marlow Chief Executive and Director of Education and Learning Neil.Marlow@Barnet.gov.uk Alison Dawes Director - School Access, Skills & Corporate Services alison.dawes@barnet.gov.uk Helen Morrison Head of School Improvement Helen.morrison@barnet.gov.uk
Bexley Joan Woodham Director of Education joan.woodham@bexley.gov.uk
Brent Jen Haskew Head of Setting and School Effectiveness Service Jen.Haskew@brent.gov.uk Shirley Parks Director, Safeguarding, Partnerships and Strategy Shirley.Parks@brent.gov.uk
Bromley Julia Andrew Head of School Standards Julia.andrew@bromley.gov.uk Sara Groenli Head of Education Effectiveness Sara.Groenli@bromley.gov.uk Jared Nehra Director of Education jared.nehra@bromley.gov.uk
Camden Andy George Director of Learning Andy.george@camden.go.uk Stephen Hall Chief Executive Officer stephen.hall@camden.gov.uk Vikram Hansrani Director of Education Commissioning and Inclusion Vikram.Hansrani@camden.gov.uk
City of London Deborah Bell Strategic Director of Education and Culture Deborah.Bell@cityoflondon.gov.uk Isabelle Britten-Denniee Lead Early Years Advisor Isabelle.britten-denniee@cityoflondon.gov.uk Kirstie Hilton Head of Service for Education and Early Years Kirstie.Hilton@cityoflondon.gov.uk
Croydon Denise Bushay Head of Service EY, School Place Planning and Admissions Denise.Bushay@croydon.gov.uk Sarah Bailey Interim Head of Service Access to Education / Interim Head of the Virtual School sarah.bailey@croydon.gov.uk Shelley Davies Director of Education Shelley.Davies@croydon.gov.uk
Ealing Angela Doherty Senior Education Professional 11-19 Julie Lewis Assistant Director (School Effectiveness) Julie.Lewis@ealing.gov.uk
Enfield Lucy Nutt Head of School and Early Years Improvement Service Luct.Nutt@enfield.gov.uk Peter Nathan Director of Education peter.nathan@enfield.gov.uk
Greenwich Vicki Cuff Senior Assistant Director for Inclusion, Learning and Achievement Vicki.Cuff@royalgreenwich.gov.uk Martyn Patterson Strategic Lead for SEND and Vulnerable Learners martyn.patterson@royalgreenwich.gov.uk Jane Lawley Strategic Lead for Inclusion and Place jane.lawley@royalgreenwich.gov.uk Matthew West Head of School Improvement matthew.west@royalgreenwich.gov.uk
Hackney Jason Marantz Assistant Director of Education, School Standards and Improvement jason.marantz@hackney.gov.uk Paul Senior Interim Director of Education paul.senior@hackney.gov.uk Patrick Alexander Interim Assistant Director School Performance & Improvement Patrick.alexander@hackney.gov.uk
Hammersmith and Fulham Peter Haylock Director of Education and SEND Peter.Haylock@lbhf.gov.uk Georgina Herry Lead Adviser for School Improvement georgina.herry@lbhf.gov.uk
Haringey Jane Edwards Assistant Director for Schools and Learning jane.edwards@haringey.gov.uk James Page Chief Executive Haringey Education Partnership James.Page@haringeyeducationpartnership.co.uk
Harrow Debbie Cummings Lead Adviser Debbie.Cummings@harrow.gov.uk Jo Garlick Senior School Improvement Advisor and Governance Lead jo.garlick@harrow.gov.uk
Havering Susan Sutton Head of Education Effectiveness susan.sutton@havering.gov.uk Trevor Cook Assistant Director for Education Services Trevor.Cook@havering.gov.uk
Hillingdon Abi Preston Director of Education & SEND apreston@hillingdon.gov.uk
Hounslow Akwal Gill Senior Adviser for Schools Akwal.Gill@hounslow.gov.uk Phillip Walker Director of Lifelong Learning, Skills & Employment phillip.walker@hounslow.gov.uk Lyn Gray School Adviser - School Effectiveness Team lyn.gray@hounslow.gov.uk
Islington Sarah Callaghan Director of Learning and Culture Sarah.callaghan@islington.gov.uk Ben Dunne Assistant Director School Improvement Ben.Dunne@islington.gov.uk
Kensington & Chelsea Shelley Duffy Assistant Director of Education Shelley.Duffy@rbkc.gov.uk
Kingston Charis Penfold Director of Education Services, Kingston and Richmond Charis.Penfold@achievingforchildren.org.uk Rosemary Hafeez Associate Director for School Standards and Performance Rosemary.Hafeez@achievingforchildren.org.uk Emma Smith Principal School Improvement Adviser AfC, Kingston and Richmond Emma.smith@achievingforchildren.org.uk
Lambeth Abrilli Phillip Director of Education and Learning APhillip1@lambeth.gov.uk Sophie Garner Assistant Director Education Strategy, Access and Inclusion SGarner@lambeth.gov.uk Gerald Mehrtens Interim Assistant Director Standards, Safeguarding and Partnerships Education and Learning Gmeehrtens@lambeth.gov.uk Andrea Parker Director of Education and Learning aparker3@lambeth.gov.uk
Lewisham Angela Scattergood Director of Education Angela.scattergood@lewisham.gov.uk Anthony Doudle Head of Lewisham Learning Anthony.Doudle@lewisham.gov.uk Matt Henaughan Head of Business Infrastructure, Compliance and Education Operations matt.henaughan@lewisham.gov.uk Ruth Griffiths Head of Access Inclusion and Participation ruth.griffiths@lewisham.gov.uk
London Councils Caroline Dawes Head of Children Services Caroline.Dawes@londoncouncils.gov.uk Samira Islam Principal Policy & Project Officer Samira.Islam@londoncouncils.gov.uk
Merton Elizabeth Fitzpatrick Assistant Director of Education and Early Help Elizabeth.Fitzpatrick@merton.gov.uk Clare Dudman Head of School Improvement Clare.Dudman@merton.gov.uk
Newham Annabel Bates Director of Education Annabel.Bates@newham.gov.uk Peter Gibb Head of Education Access and Infrastructure Peter.gibb@newham.gov.uk
Redbridge Colin Stewart Director of Education Colin.Stewart@redbridge.gov.uk
Southwark Nikki Tilson Principal Adviser nikki.tilson@southwark.gov.uk Anna Chiva Assistant Director for SEND Anna.Chiva@southwark.gov.uk Richard Hunter Principal Advisor, Education, Learning & Achievement richard.hunter@southwark.gov.uk
Sutton Kieran Holliday Acting Strategic Lead for Education kieran.holliday@sutton.gov.uk Jane Morgan Head of SEND Support and School Improvement jane.morgan@sutton.gov.uk
Tower Hamlets Alison Gawthrope Director of Primary Education and Partnerships alison.gawthrope@towerhamlets.gov.uk Lisa Fraser Director of Education lisa.fraser@towerhamlets.gov.uk Tracy Smith Executive Director for The Partnership Tracy.Smith@the-partnership.org.uk Cheryl Toms Cheryl.Toms@towerhamlets.gov.uk Jemima Reilly Co-CEO THE Partnership Jemima.Reilly@the-partnership.org.uk Owen O'Regan Co-CEO THE Partnership Owen.O'Regan@the-partnership.org.uk
Waltham Forest Rachel Bowerman Interim Head of School Effectiveness Rachel.bowerman@walthamforest.gov.uk Lindsay Jackson Assistant Director for Post-16 & School Operations Lindsay.Jackson@walthamforest.gov.uk Lauren Ovenden Director of Education Lauren.Ovenden@walthamforest.gov.uk
Wandsworth Andrew Hough Head of School Participation and Performance andrew.hough@richmondandwandsworth.gov.uk Lisa Fenaroli Assistant Director of Education Lisa.Fenaroli@RichmondandWandsworth.gov.uk