Laura Baldry

I have worked for the London Borough of Hillingdon for 10 years, 5 of those years have been within the School Placement and Admissions team. My current role as Vulnerable Learners Support Manager involves me working with children who are Electively Home Educated, children who are at risk or have been permanently excluded, presenting hard to place/vulnerable children at our monthly Fair Access Panel meeting's, and children who are known to other services within the council, such as children's social care and the youth justice service.

From my years within the council, I have built some great partnerships with school leaders, other local authorities, and internal staff. Partnership working with these services is essential to my role and enables me to support our most vulnerable children by ensuring positives outcomes for them.

I have extensive knowledge across all aspects of school admissions, including both Hillingdon's education and central government's policies, ensuring I am up to date with the latest guidance.  I believe this enables me to support parents and schools with any challenges they present to me. I constantly strive to improve the outcomes of our children, by ensuring our schools and professionals working with children, have all the tools and knowledge required to support our most vulnerable and at-risk young people.

Contact Details

Email: lbaldry@hillingdon.gov.uk