General enquiries

For general queries please contact:

General enquiries: sts@buckinghamshire.gov.uk

EHC coordinators: senwycombe@buckinghamshire.gov.uk

Specialist Teachers: sts@buckinghamshire.gov.uk

Educational Psychologists: epsadmin@buckinghamshire.gov.uk

If your query is in regard to a specific pupil please contact your allocated EHC Coordinator or named professional directly.

EHC co-ordinators

All schools/settings within Buckinghamshire are allocated a named EHC Coordinator. You can find out your named EHCO here:

Education, health and care (EHC) co-ordinators by school

Their email is in the format firstname.lastname@buckinghamshire.gov.uk

SEND Area Team Manager

Responsibility for the integrated SEND service in Wycombe area, managing our team of EHC Coordinators, Educational Psychologists and Specialist Teachers.

Alex Potts

Alex.potts@buckinghamshire.gov.uk

Senior EHC Coordinators

Responsibility for the direct line management EHC Coordinators (EHCO) within the Wycombe area. Providing oversight and management in relation to complex cases. 

Hannah Hope

hannah.hope@buckinghamshire.gov.uk 

Telephone: 01296 531089

Hazel Barnsdale

hazel.barnsdale@buckinghamshire.gov.uk

All schools/settings within Buckinghamshire are allocated a named EHC Coordinator. Education, health and care (EHC) co-ordinators by school

Specialist teachers

More about specialist teachers, and what we offer

This is a ‘quick queries’ service for schools.

Please call 01494 475199 (main ST number)

Call if you would like to:

• speak directly to the specialist team to discuss a child or young person and gain some support direction
• access basic advice easily and at the earliest stage for pupils with communication and interaction needs

Nicky Wills Senior Specialist teacher

Responsibility for the direct line management of the Communication and Interaction Specialist Teachers. 

Nicky.wills@buckinghamshire.gov.uk

Educational Psychologists

Keith Willsher Senior Educational Psychologist, High Wycombe hub which incorporates the management the team of Educational Psychologists (EP’s) and Assistant EP based in High Wycombe. This comprises of Dr Nicholas Jarrett, Dr Ann-Marie EP and Anni Stenning Assistant EP (AEP). Keith works at a strategic level within the iSEND service at a hub and a county level.

The team undertake statutory work and non-statutory work through the local offer of early intervention work. This comprises of group consultation sessions, Senior EP (SEP) surgery sessions and integrated working with the services in the Wycombe hub.

Keith.Willsher@buckinghamshire.gov.uk

Telephone: 07971 106879

Including the daily operational duties SEP’s work on iSEND panels and in strategic groups. Keith Willsher works in the SEMH Impact group and chairs weekly the Statutory request and HNBF. Keith also:

• Offers advice complicated cases to those where there is a crisis or where a complaint has been made.
• Working within a tribunal forum group.
• Supervising staff and providing quality assurance for both main grade EP and Associate EP Appendix D reports.
• Acting as point of contact to schools and parents whose needs have not been met through contact with EHCCOs, EPs or STs. Additionally, acting as primary contact to settings where desired outcomes have not likewise been resolved working with the above services

SEND Inclusion Advisor

Hayley Baverstock is the SEND Inclusion Advisor within the Wycombe iSEND hub. Her role is to support schools in developing their inclusive practice. This may involve:

• support to identify systematic needs within settings
• working with other colleagues across the area on projects in schools
• supporting schools to develop their own best practice in partnership with colleagues in other schools.

The SEND Inclusion Advisor is also involved in whole county projects and commitments for specific areas of SEND. 

You can contact the SEND Inclusion Advisor via email:

hayley.baverstock@buckinghamshire.gov.uk