Dan Barton, Deputy Director (Learning) at Leeds City Council, has sent a message regarding SENSAP leadership:
As you will know, we were successful in recruiting to Ben Allchin’s post on an interim basis a few weeks ago. I am very sorry to announce that Charlotte Woods, who made an excellent start to work in Leeds, has had some unexpected and significant family news which means that she is unable to continue in that role currently. This is hugely disappointing for us all, of course, given the high hopes we had of Charlotte’s likely impact on the SEND system in the city. More importantly, I am sure that you will join me in sending Charlotte and her family our very best wishes at this time.
I am pleased to be able to say that, despite this significant setback, we have been successful in very quickly identifying a new colleague to lead the SENSAP team on an interim basis. Bev Williams, an experienced and successful SEND Team Manager, will be joining us from Bradford from 17th June. In the meantime, please copy any SENSAP queries to Rhena Khan and Gary Saul.
Dan Barton
He has previously issued a letter regarding the next stage in the improvement of SEND service in Leeds.
The detailed communication can be found on the Leeds Local Offer website (the page that this link leads to will serve as an information hub about the changes, so you may like to bookmark it).
For more information and to read the letter, click here.
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