Dame Gillian Mary Pugh,
DBE was Chief Executive of
Coram Family, England’s oldest children’s charity, until her retirement on 25 April 2005, after eight years of service.
She has been a pioneer in contemporary childcare services and an important contributor to Government thinking on the education, social care and health services support for disadvantaged children and their families.
During her time at Coram Family the charity:
* Increased the number of children, young people and families benefiting from Coram Family’s services from 300 to over 6,000 a year
* Repositioned the organisation and brought its work into the forefront of Government thinking
* Established a separate charitable trust to enable the public to have access to the charity’s art collection at the Foundling Museum
* Developed the Coram Community Campus as an integrated early childhood service, which has been designated “early excellence centre”
* Won Charity of the Year award (children and youth category) in 2003
Gillian Pugh was elected Chair of the
National Children's Bureau
The National Children’s Bureau works collaboratively across the issues affecting children to influence policy and get services working together to deliver a better childhood.
Established in 1963, they have been at the forefront of campaigning f ...
(NCB) in November 2006 and is also a Member of the
Children’s Workforce Development Council (CWDC). In 2009, she became President of the
National Childminding Association.
She is a member of the
Family Law Review Panel.
References
External links
Profile of Gillian Pugh on www.preventionaction.org
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Living people
British social welfare officials
Dames Commander of the Order of the British Empire
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