C4EO - Theme advisory groups (TAGs)
What is a TAG?
Theme Advisory Groups (TAGs) were set up for each of our themes and are expert
groups which guide and shape the work of the theme. The members of the TAGs between
them had a range of expertise and knowledge from the statutory, public and voluntary
sectors and include both policy makers and deliverers of services.
A TAG met every two or three months at key points in the work programme for the
life of the theme. On average this is 18 months.
Early Years
Theme Lead and Chair - Sue Owen, National
Children’s Bureau
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TAG Member
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Role / Organisation
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Jenny Spratt
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Peterborough Unitary Authority
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Panna Nagar
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Nursery School, Kent County Council
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Marian Pearson
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National Childminding Association (representing Pre-School Learning Alliance and
National Day Nurseries Assn)
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Sue Gates
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Kent County Council
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Jane Stewart
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London Borough of Brent
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Iram Siraj-Blatchford
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Institute of Education
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Elizabeth Elsom
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Ofsted
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Pauline Jones
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CWDC
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Helen Wheeler
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NCB
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Dwynwen Stepien
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NCB and Commissioning Support Programme
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Joanna Apps
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Family and Parenting Institute
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Jackie Lincoln
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CSA, GOYH
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Ann Wilsden
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DFE
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Disability
Theme Lead and Chair - Celia Atherton,
Research in Practice
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TAG Member
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Role / Organisation
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Ann Baxter
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London Borough of Camden
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Bryony Beresford
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Social Policy Research Unit, York University
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Christine Lenehan
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Council for Disabled Children
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Lesley Campbell
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Mencap
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Louise Oliver
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Henry Tyndale Special School, Hants
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Martin Cunnington
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Kent County Council
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Srabani Sen
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Contact a Family
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Tricia Sloper
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York University
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Hardip Begol
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DFE
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Peter Logan
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CWDC
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Colin Pettigrew
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GONE
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Vulnerable Children
Theme Chair - Amanda Edwards, Social
Care Institute for Excellence
Theme Lead – Mary Sainsbury, Social
Care Institute for Excellence
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TAG Member
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Role / Organisation
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Peter Lewis
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London Borough of Haringey
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David Derbyshire
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Action for Children
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Robert Tapsfield
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The Fostering Network
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Cathy Ashley
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Family Rights Group
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Maxine Wrigley
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A National Voice
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Sheena Adam
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CAFCASS
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Philip Pullen
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Ofsted
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Linda Briheim-crookall
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NCAS (Catch 22)
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Anne Hawker
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Warwickshire County Council
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Jo Feeney
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London Borough of Barking & Dagenham
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Sheryl Burton
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NCB
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Savita DeSousa
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BAAF
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Allen Baynes
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Bridge for Learning
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Mike Searle
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Bridge for Learning
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Jane Ayshford
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Greenford High School, Ealing
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David Berridge
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University of Bristol
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Jo Thompson
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Worcestershire PCT
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James Blewett
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Making Research Count
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Michelle Boulton
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Care leaver and adoptive parent
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Ann Harrison
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CWDC
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Pixley Clarke
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GONE
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Sarah Lewis
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DFE
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Safeguarding
Theme Chair - John Coughlan, DCS, Hampshire
County Council
Theme Lead – Patricia Kearney, Head
of Children and Family Services, Social Care Institute for Excellence
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TAG Member
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Role / Organisation
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Cathy Ashley
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Family Rights Group
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Sue Cart
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West Sussex
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Rosalind Turner
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Kent County Council
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Colin Green
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Coventry City Council
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Bridget Featherstone
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University of Bradford
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Andy Kay
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National Policing Improvement Agency
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Patricia Suarez
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NHS Confederation
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Prof Andrew Cooper
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Tavistock Institute
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Carolyn Davies
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Institute of Education
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Martin Narey
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Barnardos
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Angela Roberts
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CPHVA (Community Practitioners’ & Health Visitors’ Assn)
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Len Tyler
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Royal College of Paediatricians & Child Health
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Ross Hendry
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11 Million
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Harry Ferguson
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University of the West of England
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Carolyn Davies
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Institute of Education
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Peter Dale
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Peter Dale Associates
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Isabella Craig
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DFE
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Paul Curran
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IDeA
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Matt Dunkley
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East Sussex County Council
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Jenny Gray
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DFE
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Natalie Metcalfe
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CWDC
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Martin Pratt
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Northamptonshire County Council
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Jacky Tiotto
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GoL
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Child Poverty
Theme Lead and Chair - Catherine Fitt,
former DCS, Newcastle Council, now Strategic Director of Children’s Services, NCSL
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TAG Member
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Role / Organisation
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Neera Sharma
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Barnardo’s
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Replacement for kate Green tba
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Child Poverty Action Group
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Helen Barnard
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Joseph Rowntree Foundation
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Simone Spray
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Save the Children UK
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David Derbyshire
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Action for Children
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Srabani Sen
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Contact a Family
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Liz Adamson
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Derby City PCT
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Jo Webber
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NHS Confederation
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Craig Titterton
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IDeA
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Will Tuckley
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London Borough of Bexley
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Michelle Kennedy
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GoL/CPU
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Replacement for Tom Rahilly to be named
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CPU
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Liz Garrett
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CWDC
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Melanie Clark
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DFE
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Schools and Communities
Theme Chair - Neil Wilson, Head teacher,
Newall Green School, Manchester
Theme Lead - Sharon O’Donnell, NFER
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TAG Member
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Role / Organisation
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Tony Stainer
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Walsall Children’s Services - Serco
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Asha Khemka
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West Nottingham College
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Cherry White
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Training and Development Agency
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Sue Egersdorff
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NCSL
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Adrian Gray
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OFSTED
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Jenny Price
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Assn for Education Welfare Management (AEWM)
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Fergus Crowe
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National Children’s Bureau
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Dr Jonathan Sharples
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Institute for Effective Education, University of York
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Brenda Ainsley
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Specialist Schools and Academies Trust (SSAT)
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Russell Andrews
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Education and Planning, Partnerships with Schools
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Professor Kathryn Riley
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Institute of Education
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Christopher Palmer
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GOWM
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Carol Dewhurst
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CWDC
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Ghulam Abba
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DFE
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Dan Racher
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DFE
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Michelle Weatherburn
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DFE
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Marie Costigan
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DFE
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Youth
Theme Chair - John Harris, DCS, Hertfordshire
County Council
Theme Lead – Sue Quinn, National Youth
Agency
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TAG Member
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Role / Organisation
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Alan Mitchell
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Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council
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Chris Garcia
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Buckinghamshire County Council
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Terry Begley
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North Yorkshire County Council
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Jenny Wilmott
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NCVYS
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Tony Gallagher
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Ofsted
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Gill Millar
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Regional Youth Work Unit, South West
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Joanne Butcher
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NCB
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Caroline Boswell
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GoL
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Tony McGee
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GONW
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Marcus Isman-Egal
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CWDC
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Antony Hughes
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DFE
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John Doherty
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DFE
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James Vance
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DFE
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Families, Parents and Carers
Chair - Deborah Absalom, DCS, London
Borough of Bexley
Theme Lead - Anne Page, Family
& Parenting Institute
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TAG Member
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Role / Organisation
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Richard Anderson
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CAPE Project, Greenwich
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Margaret Burke
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London Borough of Waltham Forest
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Helen Dent
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Family Action
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Vivienne Evans OBE
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Adfam
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Ellen Jones
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Brighton & Hove Unitary Authority
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Sue Miller
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Newcastle City Council
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Angela Slaven
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Kent County Council
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Deborah Benady
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National Association of Parenting Practitioners
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Jennifer Kitchiner
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Parent representative
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Peter Marsh
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University of Sheffield
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Liz Garrett
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CWDC
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Jackie Harrop
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GoL
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Annabel Burns
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DFE
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Clarissa White
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DFE
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