{"id":15839,"date":"2022-08-11T16:28:00","date_gmt":"2022-08-11T15:28:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/support-schools-settings-new\/?page_id=15839"},"modified":"2026-04-28T15:00:41","modified_gmt":"2026-04-28T14:00:41","slug":"key-contacts","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/support-schools-settings\/key-contacts\/","title":{"rendered":"Key contacts"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Inclusion and Learning <\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Deputy and SEND Strategic Director<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Kellie Knott<\/strong><br><a href=\"mailto:kellie.knott@devon.gov.uk\">kellie.knott@devon.gov.uk<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Assistant Director, Inclusion and Learning<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Jim Barnicott<br><\/strong><a href=\"mailto:Jim.barnicott@devon.gov.uk\">Jim.barnicott@devon.gov.uk<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"accordion-tabs-block\"><ul class=\"accordion\" id=\"block_acf-block-69f0bd861e3d2\" data-responsive-accordion-tabs=\"accordion medium-accordion large-accordion\" data-allow-all-closed=\"true\" data-multi-expand=\"true\"><li id=\"item-69f0bd861e3d2-0\" class=\"accordion-item\" data-accordion-item=\"\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"accordion-title\">SEND Leadership Team<\/a><div class=\"accordion-content\" data-tab-content><h2><strong>Educational Psychology &amp; Specialist Support<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><strong>Head of Educational Psychology &amp; Specialist Support<br \/>\n<\/strong>Rachel Hearn<br \/>\n<a href=\"mailto:Rachel.hearn@devon.gov.uk\">Rachel.hearn@devon.gov.uk<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Deputy Principal Educational Psychologist<br \/>\n<\/strong>Rachel Edmundson<br \/>\n<a href=\"mailto:Rachel.edmundson@devon.gov.uk\">Rachel.edmundson@devon.gov.uk<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Strategic Lead \u2013 Sensory Needs &amp; Physical Difficulties<br \/>\n<\/strong>Lian Badcock<br \/>\n<a href=\"mailto:Lian.badcock@devon.gov.uk\">Lian.badcock@devon.gov.uk<\/a><\/p>\n<h2><strong>SEND Operations<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><strong>Head of SEND Operations<br \/>\n<\/strong>Claire Merchant-Jones<br \/>\n<a href=\"mailto:Claire.merchant-jones@devon.gov.uk\">Claire.merchant-jones@devon.gov.uk<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Service Lead \u2013 SEND Operations (North\/Mid)<br \/>\n<\/strong>Vic Taylor<br \/>\n<a href=\"mailto:Vic.taylor@devon.gov.uk\">Vic.taylor@devon.gov.uk<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Service Lead \u2013 SEND Operations (Exeter\/East)<br \/>\n<\/strong>Gemma Reeves<br \/>\n<a href=\"mailto:Gemma.reeves@devon.gov.uk\">Gemma.reeves@devon.gov.uk<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Service Lead \u2013 SEND Operations (South\/West)<br \/>\n<\/strong>Hannah Downing<br \/>\n<a href=\"mailto:Hannah.downing@devon.gov.uk\">Hannah.downing@devon.gov.uk<\/a><\/p>\n<h2><strong>Education Strategy and Central Operations<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><strong>Head of Education Strategy &amp; Central Operations<br \/>\n<\/strong>Simon Niles<br \/>\n<a href=\"mailto:Simon.niles@devon.gov.uk\">Simon.niles@devon.gov.uk<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Service Lead \u2013 Access to Education<br \/>\n<\/strong>Karen Worthington<br \/>\n<a href=\"mailto:Karen.worthington@devon.gov.uk\">Karen.worthington@devon.gov.uk<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Strategy, Policy &amp; Change Lead Education<br \/>\n<\/strong>Louise Taylor<br \/>\n<a href=\"mailto:Louise.taylor@devon.gov.uk\">Louise.taylor@devon.gov.uk<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Service Lead \u2013 Commissioning &amp; Contracting<br \/>\n<\/strong>Jules Shanbury<br \/>\n<a href=\"mailto:Jules.shanbury@devon.gov.uk\">Jules.shanbury@devon.gov.uk<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Devon Education Services (DES) Strategy and Delivery Lead<br \/>\n<\/strong>Iain Stevens<br \/>\n<a href=\"mailto:Iain\/stevens@devon.gov.uk\">Iain\/stevens@devon.gov.uk<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"accordion-tabs-block\"><ul class=\"accordion\" id=\"block_acf-block-69f0bd861e641\" data-responsive-accordion-tabs=\"accordion medium-accordion large-accordion\" data-allow-all-closed=\"true\" data-multi-expand=\"true\"><li id=\"item-69f0bd861e641-0\" class=\"accordion-item\" data-accordion-item=\"\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"accordion-title\">Exeter and East Devon<\/a><div class=\"accordion-content\" data-tab-content><p><strong>Service Lead \u2013 Schools (Exeter\/East)<br \/>\n<\/strong>Hannah Chamings<br \/>\n<a href=\"mailto:Hannah.chamings@devon.gov.uk\">Hannah.chamings@devon.gov.uk<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Service Lead &#8211; Early Years (Exeter\/East)<br \/>\n<\/strong>Katie Johnson<br \/>\n<a href=\"mailto:Katie.johnson@devon.gov.uk\">Katie.johnson@devon.gov.uk<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/li><li id=\"item-69f0bd861e641-1\" class=\"accordion-item\" data-accordion-item=\"\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"accordion-title\">North and Mid Devon<\/a><div class=\"accordion-content\" data-tab-content><p><strong>Head of Education, Quality and Inclusion (North\/Mid)<br \/>\n<\/strong>Mark Walker<br \/>\n<a href=\"mailto:Mark.walker@devon.gov.uk\">Mark.walker@devon.gov.uk<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Service Lead &#8211; Schools (North\/Mid)<br \/>\n<\/strong>Paul Lamanna<br \/>\n<a href=\"mailto:Paul.lamanna@devon.gov.uk\">Paul.lamanna@devon.gov.uk<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Service Lead \u2013 Early Years (North\/Mid)<br \/>\n<\/strong>Amy Fedrick<br \/>\n<a href=\"mailto:Amy.fedrick@devon.gov.uk\">Amy.fedrick@devon.gov.uk<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/li><li id=\"item-69f0bd861e641-2\" class=\"accordion-item\" data-accordion-item=\"\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"accordion-title\">South and West Devon<\/a><div class=\"accordion-content\" data-tab-content><p><strong>Head of Education, Quality and Inclusion (South\/West)<br \/>\n<\/strong>Alice McShane<br \/>\n<a href=\"mailto:Alice.mcshane@devon.gov.uk\">Alice.mcshane@devon.gov.uk<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Service Lead \u2013 Schools (South\/West)<br \/>\n<\/strong>Julie Norman<br \/>\n<a href=\"mailto:Julie.norman@devon.gov.uk\">Julie.norman@devon.gov.uk<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Service Lead \u2013 Early Years (South\/West)<br \/>\n<\/strong>Sam Chapman<br \/>\n<a href=\"mailto:Samantha.chapman@devon.gov.uk\">Samantha.chapman@devon.gov.uk<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/li><li id=\"item-69f0bd861e641-3\" class=\"accordion-item\" data-accordion-item=\"\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"accordion-title\">Virtual School<\/a><div class=\"accordion-content\" data-tab-content><p><strong>Virtual School Headteacher<br \/>\n<\/strong>Emma Philips<br \/>\n<a href=\"mailto:Emma.philips@devon.gov.uk\">Emma.philips@devon.gov.uk<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Attendance<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>General enquiries<\/strong>:&nbsp;<a href=\"mailto:educationlearnersupport@devon.gov.uk\">educationlearnersupport@devon.gov.uk<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Head of Education, Quality and Inclusion (North\/Mid)<\/strong><br>Mark Walker<br><a href=\"mailto:Mark.walker@devon.gov.uk\">Mark.walker@devon.gov.uk<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>School effectiveness<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Head of Education, Quality and Inclusion (South\/West)<\/strong><br>Alice McShane<br><a href=\"mailto:Alice.mcshane@devon.gov.uk\">Alice.mcshane@devon.gov.uk<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Governance<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>General enquiries<\/strong>: <a href=\"mailto:educationgovernanceclerks@devon.gov.uk\">educationgovernanceclerks@devon.gov.uk<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Professional Lead<br><\/strong>Fiona Collier<br><a href=\"mailto:Fiona.Collier@devon.gov.uk\">fiona.collier@devon.gov.uk<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Data and assessment<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>General enquiries<\/strong>:&nbsp;<a href=\"mailto:schooldataassessment@devon.gov.uk\">schooldataassessment@devon.gov.uk<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Data Protection Officer<\/strong><br>Martin Lawrence<br><a href=\"mailto:keepdevonsdatasafe@devon.gov.uk\"><a href=\"mailto:information.governance@devon.gov.uk\">information.governance@devon.gov.uk<\/a><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Education Business Intelligence, Systems and Contracts Manager<br><\/strong>Richard Reece<br><a href=\"mailto:richard.reece@devon.gov.uk\">richard.reece@devon.gov.uk<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Teaching and learning<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Head of Centres and Outdoor Education Advisor<\/strong><br>Matthew Knapp<br><a href=\"mailto:Matthew.knapp@devon.gov.uk\">Matthew.knapp@devon.gov.uk<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Head of Music Service<br><\/strong>Lewis Gibbs<br><a href=\"mailto:lewis.gibbs@devon.gov.uk\">lewis.gibbs@devon.gov.uk<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>School Library Service Manager<br><\/strong>Mandy Davison<br><a href=\"mailto:mandy.davison@devon.gov.uk\">mandy.davison@devon.gov.uk<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Admin and finance<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Education Finance Team: <\/strong><a href=\"mailto:financeschools-mailbox@devon.gov.uk\">financeschools-mailbox@devon.gov.uk<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>School Finance and Consultancy Team<br><\/strong>Karlien Bond<br><a href=\"mailto:karlien.bond@devon.gov.uk\">karlien.bond@devon.gov.uk<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Safeguarding<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>General enquiries<\/strong>:&nbsp;<a href=\"mailto:educationlearnersupport@devon.gov.uk\">educationlearnersupport@devon.gov.uk<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Senior Safeguarding Lead<br><\/strong>Lara Stead<br><a href=\"mailto:lara.stead@devon.gov.uk\">lara.stead@devon.gov.uk<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Ethnically Diverse Educational Achievement Service (EDEAS)<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>General enquiries<\/strong>: <a href=\"mailto:educationlearnersupport@devon.gov.uk\">educationlearnersupport@devon.gov.uk<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Advisory Teacher \u2013 Ethnically Diverse Educational Achievement Service<br><\/strong>Cary-Anne Ginns<br><a href=\"mailto:cary-anne.ginns@devon.gov.uk\">cary-anne.ginns@devon.gov.uk<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Advisory Teacher \u2013 Ethnically Diverse Educational Achievement Service<\/strong><br>Katarina Tasinkiewicz<br><a 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