- Exeter and East Devon
Head of Education, Quality and Inclusion (Exeter/East)
Jim Barnicott
Jim.barnicott@devon.gov.ukService Lead – Schools (Exeter/East)
Hannah Chamings
Hannah.chamings@devon.gov.ukService Lead – Early Years (Exeter/East)
Katie Johnson
Katie.johnson@devon.gov.uk - North and Mid Devon
Head of Education, Quality and Inclusion (North/Mid)
Mark Walker
Mark.walker@devon.gov.ukService Lead – Schools (North/Mid)
Paul Lamanna
Paul.lamanna@devon.gov.ukService Lead – Early Years (North/Mid)
Amy Fedrick
Amy.fedrick@devon.gov.uk - South and West Devon
Head of Education, Quality and Inclusion (South/West)
Alice McShane
Alice.mcshane@devon.gov.ukService Lead – Schools (South/West)
Julie Norman
Julie.norman@devon.gov.ukService Lead – Early Years (South/West)
Sam Chapman
Sam.chapman@devon.gov.uk - Virtual school
- SEND Leadership Team
Deputy & SEND Strategic Director
Kellie Knott
Kellie.knott@devon.gov.ukEducational Psychology & Specialist Support
Head of Educational Psychology & Specialist Support
Rachel Hearn
Rachel.hearn@devon.gov.ukDeputy Principal Educational Psychologist
Rachel Edmundson
Rachel.edmundson@devon.gov.ukStrategic Lead – Sensory Needs & Physical Difficulties
Lian Badcock
Lian.badcock@devon.gov.ukSEND Operations
Head of SEND Operations
Claire Merchant-Jones
Claire.merchant-jones@devon.gov.ukService Lead – SEND Operations (North/Mid)
Vic Taylor
Vic.taylor@devon.gov.ukService Lead – SEND Operations (Exeter/East)
Gemma Reeves
Gemma.reeves@devon.gov.ukService Lead – SEND Operations (South/West)
Hannah Downing
Hannah.downing@devon.gov.ukSEND Improvement
Head of SEND Improvement
Matt Greenhalgh
Matt.greenhalgh@devon.gov.ukEducation Strategy and Central Operations
Head of Education Strategy & Central Operations
Simon Niles
Simon.niles@devon.gov.ukService Lead – Access to Education
Karen Worthington
Karen.worthington@devon.gov.ukStrategy, Policy & Change Lead Education
Louise Taylor
Louise.taylor@devon.gov.ukService Lead – Commissioning & Contracting
Jules Shanbury
Jules.shanbury@devon.gov.ukDevon Education Services (DES) Strategy and Delivery Lead
Iain Stevens (from January 2026)
Iain/stevens@devon.gov.uk
Attendance
General enquiries: educationlearnersupport@devon.gov.uk
Head of Education, Quality and Inclusion (North/Mid)
Mark Walker
Mark.walker@devon.gov.uk
Inclusion
Head of Education, Quality and Inclusion (Exeter/East)
Jim Barnicott
Jim.barnicott@devon.gov.uk
School effectiveness
Head of Education, Quality and Inclusion (South/West)
Alice McShane
Alice.mcshane@devon.gov.uk
Governance
General enquiries: educationgovernanceclerks@devon.gov.uk
Professional Lead
Fiona Collier
fiona.collier@devon.gov.uk
Data and assessment
General enquiries: schooldataassessment@devon.gov.uk
Data Protection Officer
Martin Lawrence
keepdevonsdatasafe@devon.gov.uk
Education Business Intelligence, Systems and Contracts Manager
Richard Reece
richard.reece@devon.gov.uk
Teaching and learning
Head of Centres and Outdoor Education Advisor
Matthew Knapp
Matthew.knapp@devon.gov.uk
Head of Music Service
Lewis Gibbs
lewis.gibbs@devon.gov.uk
School Library Service Manager
Mandy Davison
mandy.davison@devon.gov.uk
Admin and finance
Education Finance Team: financeschools-mailbox@devon.gov.uk
School Finance and Consultancy Team
Karlien Bond
karlien.bond@devon.gov.uk
Safeguarding
General enquiries: educationlearnersupport@devon.gov.uk
Senior Safeguarding Lead
Jonathan Galling
jonathan.galling@devon.gov.uk
Ethnically Diverse Educational Achievement Service (EDEAS)
General enquiries: educationlearnersupport@devon.gov.uk
Advisory Teacher – Ethnically Diverse Educational Achievement Service
Cary-Anne Ginns
cary-anne.ginns@devon.gov.uk
Advisory Teacher – Ethnically Diverse Educational Achievement Service
Katarina Tasinkiewicz
kat.tasinkiewicz@devon.gov.uk
School support services
Education Business Intelligence, Systems and Contracts Manager
Richard Reece
richard.reece@devon.gov.uk
Training and Conferencing Team Lead
Helen Buchanan
helen.x.buchanan@devon.gov.uk
Marketing and Communications Manager
Sharon Roberts
sharon.roberts@devon.gov.uk