BASW England Admin Team
Lisa Kennedy, Events, Administration & Business Manager; Beth Cole and Sheridan Lane, Administration, Events & Content Coordinators.
The BASW England Admin Team are the first port of call for any queries England members may have. We coordinate events set-up and bookings; support our members involved in branches, thematic groups, and the National Standing Committee; maintain our weekly member e-bulletin and website to keep you up-to-date on our latest work; and generally make sure things run smoothly behind the scenes. If you have any questions, please get in touch with us at england@basw.co.uk
Professional Officers
Liz Howard, Denise Monks, Andrew Reece, Wayne Reid
The BASW England Professional Officers are qualified social workers with different areas of expertise who are a voice for members and for social work. Their main areas of work include, but are not limited to:
- coordinating the work of the different thematic, campaign and work stream groups
- supporting local branches
- acting as a voice for social workers in the media through TV, radio and other press appearances
- offering support to members with practice queries
- presenting at a variety of different events, including regular university visits and anti-racism presentations
- responding to consultations from SWE and the government, making sure member voices are heard.
Policy & Campaigns Officer
Josh Dixon
The Policy and Campaigns Officer works with the professional officers to influence government policy on social care and raise awareness of our campaign issues, including Homes Not Hospitals and our student bursary campaign.
National Director
Maris Stratulis
The National Director of England manages the BASW England Team and works with both the National Standing Committee and the BASW Council to ensure member's visions for the Association are heard and implemented. She regularly meets with social work leaders across the sector to make BASW's positions on social care known and to hear views of those on the frontline.
