Elected Representatives

CVSF members elect representatives to 23 groups within the Brighton & Hove Children & Young People's Trust Partnership. This includes 13 city-wide groups and 10 area based groups, nine of which are local-based steering groups for Extended Schools Clusters.

The Forum's Children & Young People Network provides a regular point of contact between elected reps and members. More details about what they do, together with their feedback from meetings can be seen on the Notes from Network Meetings page.

Current CVSF reps: City-wide CYPT Partnership Groups

CPYT Partnership Board: David Standing (Hove YMCA) & Gail Gray (RISE)

Integrated Youth Support Service Board: Ben Glazebrook (Young People’s Centre (Impact Initiatives)) & Darren Snow (The Crew Club) (NOTE: This group currently suspended)

Integrated Youth Support Service Commissioning Sub-group: Sue Barnes (Novas Scarmann Group) & Jess Wood (Allsorts LGBTU Youth Project) (NOTE: This group currently suspended)

Learning Partnership: Dawn Rennie (Working Together Proj) & 1 vacancy

Local Safeguarding Children Board (LSCB): Terri Fletcher (SafetyNet)

Workforce Development Partnership:  Michelle Jani (Mosaic/Impetus) & 1 vacancy

Communications and Consultation Group:  Caroline Ridley (Impact Initiatives) with Duncan Blinkhorn (CVSF Staff)

Parenting Support Strategy Group:Caroline Ridley (Impact Initiatives) & Ros Cook (Amaze)

Extended Schools Networking Group: Rachel Brett (Hove YMCA) & Veronique Rewane-Dakolo (Mosaic)

Preventative Strategy Group: Rachel Brett (Hove YMCA) & Ben Glazebrook (Impact Initiatives - Young People's Centre)

CYP Overview & Scrutiny Panel (CYPOSC): Rachel Travers (Amaze)

Disabled Children Strategy Group - Aiming High Sub-group: Sue Stepney (Search)

Healthy Schools Panel: Paul Streetly (Brighton and Hove Food Partnership).

Play Partnership: Duncan Blinkhorn (CVSF Staff member) 

Current CVSF reps: Area-based CYPT Groups

Brighton & Hove is divided into three CYPT areas, 'East', 'West' & 'Central'. The following groups serve all or part of one of these areas.

Family Pathfinder Steering Group (East Area only): Rachel Brett (Hove YMCA ) & Pam Nicholls (RISE) 

Extended Schools Cluster Steering Groups

WEST AREA

Hangleton, Knoll & Stanford: Rachel Brett (Hove YMCA) & Sally Holder (Hangleton & Knoll Proj)

Central Hove: Caroline Price (Cookado) & Marion Silsby (Honeycroft)

Portslade: Lynn Strong (Portslade Community Forum) & Lorrette Mackie (Portslade Community Project)

CENTRAL AREA

Hollingdean: No CVSF Reps in this area

City Centre: Clair Barnard (Early Childhood Pro) & David Higgins (Young Carers Project)

Preston: Kim Crewe (Hove YMCA - Therapeutic Services) & Pam Nicholls (RISE)

Patcham & Hollingbury: Tamsin Knight (Together Group) & Ian Cunningham (South Down Learning Centre)

EAST AREA

The Deans (Woodingdean, Rottingdean, Saltdean & Ovingdean) Marion Taylor (RISE) & Caroline Gorton (SafetyNet - Family Link)

Whitehawk, Bristol Estate & Queens Park: Iseult Hull-Flower (Safety Net - Family Link) & Lorraine Snow (The Crew Club)

Moulsecoomb, Bevendean & Coldean: Janine Enefer (Moulsecoomb Neighbourhood Trust) & Robert Brown (Action for Bevendean Community)

Vacancies: 

Vacancies exist on the following partnership groups

• 14-19 Partnership Group: Information, Advice and Guidance Group
• Workforce Development Partnership (& Training Consortium)

Representatives for these partnership groups will be elected through the CVSF's CYP Network. If you are interested in becoming a CVSF representative on any of these groups, or need any further information please contact us using our main contacts page.