About Children and Families

Our vision

Through working together we will make Cheshire East a great place to be young. We will make our families and communities strong, welcoming and supportive, where differences are respected and celebrated.

  •  Dawn Godfrey: Executive Director of Children’s Services

Structure

Children and Families organisational structure (PDF, 1.3MB)

Monthly requests for updates for the structure chart are sent from childrensdevelopmentandpartnerships@cheshireeast.gov.uk and it is each service’s responsibility to ensure workforce changes are shared. If you notice anything incorrect on the structure chart or want to be added to the mailing list for future update requests, please let us know.

Teams and services

Family Help and Children’s Social Care

  • Tracy Stephen: Director of Family Help and Children’s Social Care
  • Dharmesh Vyas: Head of Service: EDT, Front Door and Domestic Abuse
  • Stephen Pepper: Head of Service: Children in Need and Child Protection
  • Allison Sollum: Interim Head of Service: Cared for Children and Care Leavers 
  • Samantha Derbyshire: Head of Service: Children’s Provision (on maternity leave) 
  • Shamena Sadiq: Interim Head of Service: Children’s Provision
  • Heather Baron: Head of Service: Family Help and Prevention

Strong Start, Family Help and Integration

Children's Services Improvement

  • Caroline Tote: Interim Director for Quality, Partnerships and Commissioning
  • Vonni Gordon: Director for Quality, Partnerships and Commissioning
  • Gill Betton: Head of Service: Children’s Development and Partnerships
  • Katherine Oldacre: Head of Service: Children's Safeguarding and Quality
  • Shaun Hanks: Interim Head of Service: Children's Safeguarding and Quality
  • Liz Elgar: Quality Assurance improvement lead

Children's Commissioning

Vacant: Head of Service: Head of Integrated Commissioning, Children, Families and Adults with Complex Needs (CEC/NHS ICB)

Families First Implementation

Last reviewed: 03 November 2025
Page contact: Childrens Develpment and Partnership