A new children's services Director for Sheffield

A new Director, Children and Young People Directorate, has been appointed by Sheffield City Council.

"Sonia Sharp, Strategic Director for Children and Young People's Services at Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council for the last three years is to be the new Executive Director for Children and Young People's Services. She will have responsibility for services supporting schools, as well as children's social care services and support services for vulnerable children."

 

"Having trained as an educational psychologist, Sonia worked in Barnsley, Lincolnshire and Buckinghamshire before becoming Assistant Director for Access & Inclusion in Birmingham. She then moved on to become Deputy Chief Executive of Education Leeds before taking up the Strategic Director role in Rotherham."

She replaces Jonathan Crossley-Holland, who moved on recently after 11 years.
 
You can read the full report on Sheffield City Council website.