Ian Dodds

Ian is the joint Director of Children’s Services for the Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames and the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames. Ian was previously the Managing Director of Achieving for Children, where he was responsible for leading the company commissioned to deliver education support and children’s social care services in Kingston, Richmond and Windsor and Maidenhead.  As part of his role, Ian has worked as one of the Department for Education’s national improvement advisers, supporting two local authorities to improve the quality of their children’s services to achieve improved Ofsted ratings. Ian chairs the Developing Together Social Work Teaching Partnership which runs in partnership with Kingston University. Prior to joining Achieving for Children, Ian worked in children’s services in a number of local authorities in London.