Lynne Barton

Lynne Barton is by profession a qualified teacher and has worked extensively in the public sector in Education, Health and more latterly an integrated multi‐agency service.

She has worked in the Voluntary Sector, with the playgroup movement whilst her three children were small, and in later years in a Director capacity with a National Charity supporting disabled children, young people and their families.

In her role as a Service Development Manager for Warwickshire County Council she led on Aiming High for Disabled Children: Short Breaks, all Commissioned services and was responsible for the engagement of families in the development of service provision. She gained promotion and became the Assistant Head of the Integrated Disability Service in Warwickshire, a jointly funded post with the NHS, with responsibility for 240 staff and a budget of 8 million, her innovative ideas brought together services for disabled children across Education, Health, Social Care and Connexions.

In a voluntary capacity she was the Chair of Cruse Bereavement Care: Coventry and Warwickshire. She has also been involved with the local Doctor’s Surgery Patient Participation Group and acted for a number of years as the Parochial Church Council secretary.

In addition to her professional life, she has lived experience, caring for grandchildren with SEND. She actively recruits parents and carers with lived experience to Entrust because she highly values the special empathy and knowledge they bring to the role. Currently 70% of the staff team have their own children, young people or adults with additional needs, expertise of which Entrust is justifiably proud.

It was Lynne and her drive and expertise that created Entrust Care Partnership, a not for profit Community Interest Company, whose vision is:
To meet the needs of disabled children, young persons, adults and their families and carers through the provision of short break activities, care, support, training, advice and brokerage tailoring services which are bespoke to the individual.

Entrust continues to grow as Lynne’s passion attracts resources (£1.4millon and counting in grant aid so far) and, just as importantly, people who share her commitment to supporting vulnerable children, young people and adults to play a full and purposeful role in their communities.