Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council
Children’s Social Care - Organisational Structure
Jayne Ivory
Director of Children’s Services (DCS)
Imran Akuji
Joanne Stewart
Janette Clarke
Alyson Hanson
Head of 
Head of Early Help
Strategic Head 
Head of 
Adolescents, 
 & Support
of Social Care
Permanence &
Partnerships & 
Corporate Parenting
Performance 
Youth Work 
Service Manager, 
Service Leader, 
Service Leader, 
Manager, Young 
Early Help & Support
Assessment &       
Placements 
People’s Service
Social Work
Service Manager, 
Service Leader,      
Service Manager, 
Early Help & Support
Service Leader, 
CIOC, CWD, LC
Adolescent Support
Assessment &       
Social Work
Service Manager, 
Youth Justice
Service Manager, 
Children’s Duty & 
Advice Service 

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Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council
Education - Organisational Structure
Jayne Ivory
Director of Children’s Services (DCS)
Joanne Siddle
Alison Ashworth-Taylor
Head of Education
Interim Strategic Lead for
School Effectiveness
Service Lead, 
Access to Learning
Service Lead, 
SEND
LAC Virtual Head and 
Assessment Officer
Governance and 
Liaison Team Leader
Post-16 Learning
Team Leader

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