From adoption to Frontline’s chief social worker, with Lisa Hackett
Welcome back to Stories of Change! In our first episode of series four, we speak to Lisa Hackett, Frontline’s chief social worker. With 26 years of experience in the sector in a variety of roles, Lisa...
4 Okt 202124min
Walking in the shoes of children in and on the edge of care, with Martin Kelly OBE
From children's residential care home key worker to Assistant Director for Children and Families at North Yorkshire County Council, Martin Kelly OBE has a wealth of experience working in the social wo...
2 Jun 202129min
Why we must champion survivors and victims of domestic abuse, with Nicole Jacobs
Raised in Alabama in the United States, Nicole moved to the UK in 1990s. She started her career at a rape crisis centre whilst at university, and has worked in domestic abuse, on the front line and fo...
13 Mai 202143min
"If anti-racism doesn’t exist for social workers, can it exist for service users?" with Wayne Reid
Wayne Reid is an anti-racism visionary for the British Association of Social Workers (BASW). Over the last year, in light of the murder of George Floyd, and resurgence of the Black Lives Matter moveme...
29 Apr 202139min
"Change is at the very heart of social work", with Mary Jackson
Mary Jackson is Frontline's new Chief Executive. Mary describes her path to the leadership position she is in today as not an obvious one. As a teen growing up in Wellington, New Zealand, she studied ...
14 Apr 202133min
How the arts can transform the lives of children and young people, with Adam Tulloch
As a young child, Adam was persuaded to participate in the arts. The experience was life changing for him, and had a big impact on his personal development, confidence and self-esteem. Doors began to ...
31 Mar 202126min
"If it's not good enough for our children, why is it good enough for the children we care for?" with Mark Riddell
Mark Riddell is the National Implementation Adviser for Care Leavers at the Department for Education. A care leaver himself, Mark spent years working with a range of organisations to campaign for bett...
17 Mar 202142min
Listen Up! How to really hear the voices of marginalised young people, with Jahnine Davis and Nick Marsh
As practitioners and researchers, Jahnine Davis and Nick Marsh found that time and time again, the experiences of minoritised and marginalised children and young people remained absent and unaddressed...
3 Mar 202150min
