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Roles and responsibilities of the CSF Board

The CSF Board:

• takes responsibility for the overall strategic direction and performance of CSF
• leads the department’s work with elected members
• ensures that the appropriate plans, policies and performance management arrangements are in place to meet statutory responsibilities
• builds and maintains effective relationships, strategic partnerships and networks that help promote the needs of children and young people, families and communities
• leads and promotes an organisational culture that develops interdependence and empowerment

	Director of Children, Schools & Families
	John Harris Director of Children, Schools and Families is responsible for developing and implementing local plans to improve the outcomes and life chances of children and young people in Hertfordshire. He is also statutory Director of Children’s Services and in this role he is responsible for ensuring that the statutory and voluntary organisations work together effectively through the Hertfordshire Children’s Trust Partnership (HCTP) to safeguard and promote the welfare of children and young people in Hertfordshire.
	Board Members
	Justin Donovan – Chief Education Officer CSF undertakes the function of the local authority and has an explicit duty to promote high standards of education for all children. I work with schools and other stakeholders to raise educational achievement and promote participation and engagement for all pupils. I also have responsibility for extended services, children’s centres; early years, childcare and play; special educational needs and children with disabilities; school place planning, admissions, school transport and Building Schools for the Future.
	Gill Jones – Head of Standards and School Effectiveness I lead on promoting high standards of education and wellbeing for all children in Hertfordshire schools. Our team of school advisers help schools to meet these high standards through monitoring, challenge, support and when necessary intervention. I am also the enjoying and achieving outcome lead on the Hertfordshire Children’s Trust Partnership and the school lead for the Hertfordshire Safeguarding Children Board.
	Ann Domeney - Deputy Director, Children and Families I am responsible for integrated practice alongside social care, providing the lead for targeted and specialist services for children and families. I am lead professional for child protection and children in need. I also have responsibility for children looked after; early intervention and family support; behaviour support and attendance; and youth justice. I am the staying safe outcome lead on the Hertfordshire Children's Trust Partnership and the CSF lead for the Child and Adult Mental Health Services commissioning group.
	Ian Knowles - Assistant Director Performance and Business Support I am the lead for strategic planning and commissioning, budgets, performance management, information systems and workforce development. My job is to create an infrastructure that provides quality advice, support and challenge to our staff and add value to services that will ultimately benefit our children, schools and families. I oversee the business support arrangements for the Hertfordshire Children’s Trust Partnership and the Hertfordshire Safeguarding Children Board.
	Glenda Wood - Head of Libraries, Culture and Learning My role is to provide the leadership to develop LCL services, including libraries, heritage services, adult and community learning, art and culture. I aim to ensure that children and young people access creative and cultural experiences for learning and pleasure, within and outside school. I work with other library authorities, departments, district councils and voluntary organisations to create strategic partnerships and links. I am also CSF lead for equality and diversity.
	Andrew Simmons - Deputy Director, Services for Young People I lead on the local authority’s commissioning arrangements for 16-19 education and training. A key priority will be to commission 14-19 learning and integrated youth support as a single ‘youth offer’. The inclusion of targeted youth support will ensure a comprehensive range of services to young people. I also have responsibility for Youth Connexions, teenage pregnancy and substance misuse, and I am the economic wellbeing outcome lead on the Hertfordshire Children's Trust Partnership.

The Board meet every fortnight and more frequently if required. To contact any of these people, please click on the "Contact us" link to the top left of the page