Paul Ennals
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The Honourable Sir Paul Martin Ennals, CBE
is chief executive of the United Kingdom's National Children's Bureau
, a post he took up in 1998, having previously been director of education and employment for the RNIB. He was vice-chairman of the government's National Advisory Group on Special Educational Needs (SEN) from 1997 to 2001, chairman of the Council for Disabled Children from 1993–1998, and founder chairman of the Special Educational Consortium.
In 2000 he chaired an independent review of pre-schools and playgroups funded by the Department for Education and Skills (DfES). He chaired the DfES/Department of Health
working group which produced the guidance on disabled children aged birth to three years Together from the Start in 2002 – the precursor to the Early Support Programme. He served on the Department of Health Strategy Group for the Children's National Service Framework, and chaired the group which produced the core standards. In 2003 he chaired the Task Group making recommendations on children and young people for the Public Health White Paper
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He was shadow chairman of the Children's Workforce Development Council
, which went live in April 2005 and represents the interests of employers and employees working with children in early years, social care, and related settings. He currently chairs the Children's Workforce Network, which brings together all the major agencies concerned with the children's workforce. He is a member of the DFES Stakeholder’s Board.
He was knighted
in the 2009 Birthday Honours.
His father is the late Labour Party
politician Lord Ennals
.
Order of the British Empire
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is chief executive of the United Kingdom's National Children's Bureau
National Children's Bureau
The National Children's Bureau is a children's charity based in Islington, London. It was founded in 1963 The National Children's Bureau (NCB) is a children's charity based in Islington, London. It was founded in 1963 The National Children's Bureau (NCB) is a children's charity based in Islington,...
, a post he took up in 1998, having previously been director of education and employment for the RNIB. He was vice-chairman of the government's National Advisory Group on Special Educational Needs (SEN) from 1997 to 2001, chairman of the Council for Disabled Children from 1993–1998, and founder chairman of the Special Educational Consortium.
In 2000 he chaired an independent review of pre-schools and playgroups funded by the Department for Education and Skills (DfES). He chaired the DfES/Department of Health
Department of Health (United Kingdom)
The Department of Health is a department of the United Kingdom government with responsibility for government policy for health and social care matters and for the National Health Service in England along with a few elements of the same matters which are not otherwise devolved to the Scottish,...
working group which produced the guidance on disabled children aged birth to three years Together from the Start in 2002 – the precursor to the Early Support Programme. He served on the Department of Health Strategy Group for the Children's National Service Framework, and chaired the group which produced the core standards. In 2003 he chaired the Task Group making recommendations on children and young people for the Public Health White Paper
White paper
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He was shadow chairman of the Children's Workforce Development Council
Children's Workforce Development Council
The Children's Workforce Development Council is a UK non-departmental public body set up in 2005 to support the implementation of the government's "Every Child Matters" strategy. It is part of Skills for Care and Development, the Sector Skills Council for social care, children and young people's...
, which went live in April 2005 and represents the interests of employers and employees working with children in early years, social care, and related settings. He currently chairs the Children's Workforce Network, which brings together all the major agencies concerned with the children's workforce. He is a member of the DFES Stakeholder’s Board.
He was knighted
Knight Bachelor
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in the 2009 Birthday Honours.
His father is the late Labour Party
Labour Party (UK)
The Labour Party is a centre-left democratic socialist party in the United Kingdom. It surpassed the Liberal Party in general elections during the early 1920s, forming minority governments under Ramsay MacDonald in 1924 and 1929-1931. The party was in a wartime coalition from 1940 to 1945, after...
politician Lord Ennals
David Ennals, Baron Ennals
David Hedley Ennals, Baron Ennals PC was a British Labour Party politician and campaigner for human rights...
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