National Advisory Forum members
Tiegan Boyens
Tiegan is an adoptee who uses her experiences to help train, teach and provide her perspective to those working with children and young people.
Rachael Clawson
Rachael is an associate professor at the University of Nottingham, where she is the director of the Centre for Social Work.
Gareth Gault
Gareth has spent most of his life working in the third sector. He also provides an expert by experience perspective to social work courses.
Anne-Marie Glover
Anne-Marie is an academic and the head of teaching and learning for social work at the University of Birmingham.
Tricia Keating
Tricia is a social worker and care experienced person currently working as a social work court consultant.
Ifeanyi Nwokoro
Ify is a disability awareness spokesperson and blogger who works in the higher education sector as an expert by experience.
Sally Parker
Sally works at Birmingham City University as an expert by experience, primarily involved with the social work department across all modules.
Yasmeen Abdul Rahim
Yaz currently works within her local authority as an expert by experience, sharing her views as a person with a physical disability.
Isaac Samuels
Isaac is an established community campaigner and co-production advisor within the sector of health and social care.
Ashleigh Searle
Ashleigh has lived experience of children’s social care and working within children’s commissioning and service improvement.
Cleo Straughan
Cleo is a social worker who works within adult services in inner London.