Our Previous Winners for the year 2025

Adult Social Worker of the Year

sponsored by APSCo

  • Jayne Lee, Essex County Council

  • Alex Giasemidis, Cambridgeshire County Council

  • Sophia Hussain, Redbridge Local Authority

Children’s Social Worker of the Year Award

sponsored by Cafcass

  • Tim Bangora, London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham

  • Andrea Bassi, Birmingham Children’s Trust

Social Justice Champion Award

sponsored by BASW

  • David Redpath-Smith, Cheshire West and Chester Council

  • Thabang Thacker, Cambridgeshire County Council

Team of the Year, Adult Services Award

sponsored by UNISON

  • Social Work Team, Octopus Energy

  • Mental Health Accommodation Model, Essex County Council

  • Homeless Move On Team, Bristol City Council

Team of the Year, Children’s Services Award

sponsored by Sheldon Phillips

  • Young Carers Team, Central Bedfordshire Council

  • Out of Hours Team, Hampshire County Council

Practice Leadership and Management, Adult Services Award

sponsored by

  • Fran Marshall, Cambridgeshire County Council

  • Helen Macisaac, Essex County Council

  • Eirini Zochiou, Sunderland City Council

ractice Leadership and Management, Children’s Services Award

sponsored by

  • Antonia Ogundayisi, Essex County Council

  • Paula Purcell, London Borough of Redbridge

  • Anne Stoker, London Borough of Enfield

Social Work Student of the Year

sponsored by Essex County Council

  • Lisa Andrews, University of Huddersfield

  • Susuana Gyampoh Senghor, London Metropolitan University

Supportive Social Work Employer Award

sponsored by APSCo

  • SCC Children, Young People & Learning Service, West Sussex County Council

  • Birmingham Children’s Trust

Lifetime Achievement Award

sponsored by West Sussex County Council

  • John Lovatt, Hartlepool Borough Council

  • Sally Smith, Independent Social Worker

  • Maria Moore, Liverpool City Council

Mental Health Social Worker of the Year Award

sponsored by

  • Molly Butler, Calderdale Council

  • Debbie Dobson, North Lincolnshire Council

International Social Work Award

sponsored by Norfolk County Council

  • Theresa Kambani, Bedford Borough Council

  • Sharon Ndoro, Cambridgeshire County Council

Technology Enabled Lives and Innovation in Practice Award

sponsored by WM ADASS

  • The Scribe Project Team, Cafcass

  • Kent County Council Technology Enhanced Lives Service, Kent County Council

Newly Qualified Adult Social Worker of the Year

sponsored by

  • Rhiannon Williams, Brighton and Hove City Council

  • Paul Caston, Livewell Southwest

Newly Qualified Children’s Social Worker of the Year

sponsored by West Sussex County Council

  • Michela Cambareri, Lancashire South Cumbria Foundation Trust

  • Lashonte Royal, Hillingdon Council

Practice Educator of the Year Award

sponsored by

  • Karen Rodgers, Cambridgeshire County Council

  • Natalie Robertson, Lambeth Council

University Social Work Lecturer of the Year

sponsored by

  • Aga M. Buckley, Kingston University London

  • Sian Thomas, University of Birmingham

University Social Work Lecturer of the Year

sponsored by NIHR

  • Lisa Richey

  • The Experts in Practice Project, Darlington People Group Directorate