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