Liz Railton
Liz Railton,
CBE, is Director of National Programmes with Serco Education and Children's Services. She
joined Serco in January 2007 and now has overall responsibility for two Delivery Support
Programmes that have been contracted out by the Department for Children, Schools and
Families. Together for Children is the Delivery Support Team working with Local
Authorities in England to implement the Sure Start Children's Centres Programme and
Together for Disabled Children is the Delivery Support Team working with Local
Authorities and Primary Care Trusts to implement Short Breaks and Parent Participation
within the Aiming High for Disabled Children Programme.
Liz has a professional background in social work and was a Local Authority Director for nine years prior to joining Serco. She was Director of Social Services for Cambridgeshire from 1998 until 2002 before moving to Essex to hold the dual role of Chief Education Officer and Director of Social Services from 2003 until 2005 when she became Director of Children's Services.
During this period Liz was an active member of the Association of Directors of Social services, serving as Honorary Secretary from 2002 to 2006. Liz was awarded a CBE in 2006.
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