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Emma Alexander
Emma Alexander
Chief Executive
Place Based Lead

Joe Kelly
Joe Kelly
Strategic Director
of Adults (DASS)
Jill Colbert
Jill Colbert
Strategic Director
of Childrens (DCS)
(Deputy Chief Executive)
 
Julian Jackson
Julian Jackson

Strategic Director
of Housing, Environment
& Estates
 
Nicola Elsworth
Nicola Elsworth

Director of
Strategic Growth
Zoe Evans
Zoe Evans
 Strategic Director
of Finance (S151)
 
Sarah Bullock
Sarah Bullock
Strategic Director of
Corporate Services
Janet Witkowski
Janet Witkowski

Director of Legal &
Democratic Services
(Monitoring Officer)
Senior Management Team Service Unit / Manager Functions

CHILDREN'S

Emlyn Wright

Emlyn Wright
Assistant Director
Education and Inclusion
0161 342 5584


Katie Twigg

Katherine Twigg 
Head of Access
0161 342 5226

School Organisation
Admissions
Home to School Transport
Education Welfare
Music Service


Head of System Partnership Engagement & Improvement

Governor Support
Education Data

Hilary Cook

Hilary Cook 
Head of Special Education
Needs and Disability
0161 342 4433

Special Outreach Support Service
Ethnicity, Multicultural & Access
Learning Support
Sensory Support
Strategy & Early Intervention
Education Psychology
SEN

Tracey Rollings

Tracey Rollings
Head of Virtual School
07808211921
 
Virtual School

Victoria Sattler

Victoria Sattler
Assistant Director
Children's Social Care
0161 342 4130

 

 

Philip Wilkinson

Philip Wilkinson 
Head of Family Help and 
Neighbourhood Social Work
0161 342 4085

Social Work Service including Safeguarding
Child Protection
Children with Disabilities

 

Deborah Smolka-O’Brien

Deborah Smolka-obrien
Head of 
Regulatory Services
0161 342 4497

Fostering
Children's Homes
Adoption 

Nazia Kousar

Nazia Kousar
Head of Cared for Children 
and Leaving Care
0161 342 2339

Cared for Children and Leaving Care

Kayleigh Treanor

Kayleigh Treanor
Head of Quality, 
Practice Assurance 
& Principal Social Worker
0161 342 3339
 

Independent Review & Child Protection
Family Group Conferencing
Quality Assurance
 

Elaine Bentley

Elaine Bentley 
Assistant Director 
Early Help 
and Family Help Transformation
0161 342 3743

Nik Joseph

Nik Joseph
Head of Family Help 
and Families First Transformation
0161 342 5056

Duty & Assessment
Emergency Duty Team
Family Help & Edge of Care

Jayne Grice

Jayne Grice
Head of
Early Help & Family Help
0161 342 4463

Tameside Families Together,
Early Years Provider Development,
Portage,
Early Years Childrens Centre,
SENDIASS,
Young Carers
MASH
Emergency Duty Team 
Head of Youth Partnership
0161 342 5674
You Think
Youth Services
Youth Justice

Jill Colbert

Jill Colbert
Director of Children's
(DCS)
(Deputy Chief Executive)
0161 342 3540

Sarah Jamieson
 

Sarah Jamieson 
Head of Employment & Skills
0161 342 3629

Post 16 Strategy and Delivery
Apprenticeships
Youth Skills
Employer Engagement
Working Well
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