The Children England staff team and Trustee Board are delighted to be able to announce several new trustees elected to the Board last week. We look forward to working with you to deliver our new strategy for 2021 - 2025.

The incoming trustees are:

In Category A: Dara De Burca, Executive Director of Youth Impact at The Children's Society

In Category B: Lucy Peake, Chief Executive at Kinship

In Category C:

Patricia Durr, Chief Executive at ECPAT UK

Vivienne Evans, Chief Executive at Adfam

Shadim Hussain, Chief Executive at My Foster Family

Lauren Seager-Smith, Chief Executive at Kidscape

They join our existing trustee team whom you can read about here.

Thank you to all candidates, both successful and unsuccessful, for showing such commitment and enthusiasm for Children England's work - we feel very privileged to be part of such a supportive family. We're keen to find ways for unsuccessful candidates to get involved in Children England's work too: there is always plenty to do and we know how much passion and expertise you have!