THE JUDGES
RECOGNISE INSPIRING SOCIAL WORK
#SWA25
Thank you to our 2024 judging panel.
| Asmaat Khan | Social Worker |
| Bethany Erikson Rodrigues | Independent Senior Social Worker |
| Bev Williams MBE | Founding Patron of the Social Worker of the Year Awards |
| Deb Solomon | Social Worker, Derbyshire County Council |
| Jak Savage MBE | Independent Employer and Social Care Consultant |
| Kate Concannon | Head of Quality and Professional Development and PSW. Co-Chair of PSW National Network |
| Lucy Fitzpatrick | Social Worker, Derbyshire County Council |
| Nadine Boyne | Founder of Social Work DISCovery |
| Norah Khan | Mental Health Social Worker |
| Patriche Bentick | Team Manager within the Children Looked After Service, Camden Council |
| Tara Morgan | Independent Social Worker Practitioner |
| Yvonne Frimpong | Adult Social Worker, Essex County Council |
| Robbie Irwin | Team Manager, Adult Social Care |
| Kirsten Bingham | Approved Mental Health Professional (AMHP) of the Year Winner 2023 |
| Colum Conway | Chief Executive, Social Work England |
| Noel Beckett | Social Work Improvements and Quality Assurance Consultant |
| Omaid Badar | Overall Social Worker of the Year 2023 and Children’s Social Worker of the Year Winner 2023 |
| Christina Addenbrooke | Supporting Children in Education Award Winner 2023 |
| Sarah Lowe | Lifetime Achievement Award Winner 2022 |
| Angela Connor | Supportive Social Work Employer of the Year Winner 2023 |
| Richard Ashiagbor | Lecturer and Course Leader in Social Work at London South Bank University |
| Clare Burnett | Newly Qualified Children’s Social Worker of the Year Winner 2023 |
| Janti Champaneri OBE | Former Adults Operations Manager, Birmingham City Council |
| Anna Grainger | Interim Social Care Manager |
| Elaine James | Social Justice Advocate Award Winner 2023 |
| Dionne Haizel-Cobbina | Advanced Practitioner – Camden Children Looked After Team |
| Vanna Changlee | Principal Social Worker for Adults |
| Sarah Coleman | Social Worker |
| Fiona Hayward | Families and Children’s Principal Social Worker, Wiltshire |