The Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) and Looked After Children (LAC) programme strands have well-established board and operational governance structures.
The SLCP team leads on the day-to-day co-ordination and delivery of the programme.
LAC Board
Borough | Representative | Position |
Lambeth | Daniel Stoten | Integrated Assistant Director, Children’s Commissioning |
Greenwich | Olajumoke Hemsley | Head of Joint Commissioning (Children’s Services) |
Lewisham | Rupa Parmar | Joint Commissioner Looked After Children |
Sutton | Jo Neville-Rye | Senior Commissioning Lead |
Merton | David Michael | Head of Service, Children in Care and Resources |
Bexley | Salwa Farid | Fostering, Placement, and Family Solution Service Manager |
Croydon | Pasquale Brammer | Head of Commissioning and Procurement (CFE) |
SEND Board
Borough | Representative | Position |
Greenwich | Diane Osbourne | Head of SEND Assessment & Review |
Lewisham | Claudia Smith | Senior Education Advisor (Alternative Provision, Inclusion, SEND) |
Sutton | Carolyn Scott | Commissioning Manager, SEND |
Merton | Karla Finiklin | Head of SEND Integrated Service |
Bexley | Reinhild Onuoha | Head of SEND, Inclusion & Targeted Youth Support |
Croydon | Alison Farmer | Head of Special Educational Needs 0-25 |
Bromley | Debi Christie | Head of Service, Special Educational Needs |
Wandsworth | Michael Hallick | Head of Schools Finance/ Deputy Head of Children’s Services Finance |
Kingston & Richmond | Anna Chiva | Head of SEND Achieving for Children |
LAC Operational Group
Borough | Representative | Position |
Lambeth | Roneeta Campbell- Butler | Lead Commissioner- Children’s Services |
Greenwich | Yasin Patel | Personalised Commissioning Team Leader |
Lewisham | Josephine Taylor | LAC Placements Contract Manager |
Sutton | Natasha Munro | Commissioning Manager Children in Care Placements |
Merton | Cassie Pordage | Placements Manager |
Bexley | Jenny Graham | Senior Contracts and Commissioning Officer |
Croydon | David Garland | Lead Commissioner for Children’s Social Care |
SEND Operational Group
Borough | Representative | Position |
Greenwich | Justin Brierley | SEND Team leader, Assessment & Review |
Lewisham | Cindy Chilvers | SEND Operations Manager |
Sutton | Dominika Michalik | SEND Team Manager |
Merton | Sam Powell | Manager SENDIS (SEND Integrated Services) |
Bexley | Saejal Wandsworth | CYP Commissioner |
Croydon | David Cooper | Special Educational Needs Relations Manager |
Bromley | Deborah Degnan | Group Manager |
Kingston & Richmond | Ann Mason | 14-19 Manager |