‘Education for all’: SEND reform bill
The King’s Speech outlined reforms to the SEND system that will be legislated through the “Education for all” bill. The schools white paper...
18th May 2026
Devon Association of Governance
New interim Regional Director for the South West
The Department for Education (DfE) has appointed a new interim regional director for the South West.
Lucy Livings, currently deputy director of the South West’s regions group, is set to start the new role on 29th January 2024. Ms Livings joined the civil service in 2003 and has worked as a deputy director at the DfE since 2017.