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Members of the Social Work Education and Training Advisory Forum

Members of the Education and Training Advisory Forum (ETAF)

Forum chair

  • Andrea Collins, Head of Social Work at Manchester Metropolitan University

Deputy chair

  • Amanda Fitchett, Assistant Professor of Social Work, Coventry University and Vice-chair of the Joint Universities Social Work Association (Deputy Chair)

Members

  • Professor Elaine Arnull, Professor of Social Sciences and Social Work, Solent University
  • Professor Christine Cocker, Head of School of Social Work, University of East Anglia
  • Lisa Hackett, Chief Social Worker, Frontline
  • Jacqueline Bell, EDT Social Worker and Approved Mental Health Professional, Southwark Council
  • Jo Finch, Learning and Development Officer, Hampshire County Council
  • Jackie Flynn, Social Worker and Practice Educator, Essex County Council
  • Timothy Odell, Senior Lecturer in Social Work / Professional Lead for Social Work, Canterbury Christ Church University
  • Marcia Cameron, Strategic Lead for Professional Development, NSPCC
  • Dawn Ringland, Independent Practice Educator
  • Jenny Green, National Professional Lead, Skills for Care
  • Professor Anne-Marie Glover, National Advisory Forum and Professor of Social Work, University of Birmingham
  • Kate Concannon, National Advisory Forum

New members appointed October 2024:

  • Rebbecca Bramall, Effective Practice Consultant (Advanced Social Work Practitioner) and Practice Educator, Children and Young People’s Services, East Riding of Yorkshire Council
  • Dr Gillian Ferguson, Programme Lead at DHSC and Lecturer in Social Work, Open University
  • Lesley La-Croix, Lecturer in Social Work, Practice Educator/Assessor, Brunel University of London
  • Katie Lander, Social Work Development and Project Lead, East London NHS Foundation Trust
  • Keral Patel, Principal Social Worker for Children and Families, Leicester City Council
  • Helen Smith, Principal Social Worker for Children and Families, London Borough of Hillingdon
  • Owen Stott, Practice Educator, Mental Capacity Act Lead, Best Interests Assessor, Bradford Council

New member appointed in September 2025:

  • Sam Baron, Interim Chief Executive, British Association of Social Workers (BASW)

New member appointed in January 2026:

  • Vanessa Stocks, National Advisory Forum member
  • Katy McGunigle, National Advisory Forum member
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