Bob Bowdler - Councillor for East Sussex

Councillor Bob Bowdler

Conservative Lead Member for Children and Families

Email: cllr.bob.bowdler@eastsussex.gov.uk

Council: East Sussex

Council Profile: View on council website

Committees: Lead Member for Education and Inclusion, Special Educational Needs and Disability (Other councillor) Full Council (Committee Member) Cabinet (Committee Member) Lead Member for Children and Families Governance Committee (Committee Member) Corporate Parenting Panel (Committee Member) Lead Member for Adult Social Care and Health Lead Member for Economy Lead Member for Transport and Environment (Other councillor) Lead Member for Strategic Management and Economic Development (Other councillor) Planning Committee Place Scrutiny Committee People Scrutiny Committee

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Activity Timeline

Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.

77 meetings · Page 1 of 16

Governance Committee Committee Member

Governance Committee - Tuesday, 16th December, 2025 10.30 am

December 16, 2025
Cabinet Committee Member

Cabinet - Tuesday, 16th December, 2025 10.00 am

December 16, 2025
Lead Member for Education and Inclusion, Special Educational Needs and Disability Other councillor

Lead Member for Education and Inclusion, Special Educational Needs and Disability - Wednesday, 3rd December, 2025 11.00 am

December 03, 2025
Full Council Committee Member

Full Council - Tuesday, 2nd December, 2025 10.00 am

December 02, 2025
Governance Committee Committee Member

Governance Committee - Tuesday, 11th November, 2025 10.30 am

November 11, 2025

Decisions from Meetings

88 decisions · Page 18 of 18

Proposed amalgamation of West Rise Community Infant School and West Rise Junior School

From: Lead Member for Education and Inclusion, Special Educational Needs and Disability - Tuesday, 10th September, 2024 3.00 pm - September 10, 2024

To update the Lead Member on the outcome of a consultation on the proposed amalgamation of West Rise Community Infant School and West Rise Junior School and to seek approval for next steps.

Recommendations Approved

Burfield Academy and Phoenix Academy

From: Lead Member for Education and Inclusion, Special Educational Needs and Disability - Tuesday, 10th September, 2024 3.00 pm - September 10, 2024

To consider the local authority’s response to Step Academy Trust’s consultation on a proposal to amalgamate Burfield Academy and Phoenix Academy taking in consideration updated pupil forecasts.

Recommendations Approved

Regional Care Cooperative Pathfinder Projects

From: Lead Member for Children and Families - Tuesday, 10th September, 2024 3.15 pm - September 10, 2024

To consider East Sussex County Council continuing Regional Care Cooperative (RCC) Pathfinder activity.  RCC is a Department for Education (DfE) funded project to encourage local authorities (LAs) to work together more closely on the commissioning and procurement of placements for looked after children.

Recommendations Approved

Summary

Meetings Attended: 77

Average per Month: 3.3

Decisions Recorded: 88