Julie Henry
Julie left statutory social work practice in September 2016 to take up her post as lecturer at the University of Bedfordshire on the Frontline programme. She also delivers and develops safeguarding training as part of a local authority safeguarding board. Prior to this Julie’s background was in child protection, as a senior practitioner in a children with disabilities team and finally as a manager of a local authority fostering team. Julie completed the Firstline leadership programme in 2016.
Research interests
Leadership in social work, safeguarding children with disabilities, child sexual exploitation and reflective supervision.
Selected publications
Ofsted report, ‘Communication is the Key, A good practice survey of the services for deaf children’ (October 2012). The report identified a case I as an example of outstanding practice in relation to Safeguarding and ascertaining Children’s views, wishes and feelings.
Qualifications
BSc Social Work, Specialist Award for Social Workers working with children, young people, their families and carers
Teaching
Julie has been an Academic Tutor since September 2016 and takes great pride in the development of participants. Her ethos and values are that she is approachable and available to support the needs of the participants as well as share her own practice experiences and knowledge.
Location: NewcastleÂ
Frontline
Milburn House
Dean Street
Newcastle
NE1 1LF
Meet the rest of my team
Charlie Whittaker
Charlie joined Frontline as a Curriculum Advisor in Motivational Interviewing (MI) in 2016.
Henry Smith
Henry graduated as a social worker in 2006. He’s worked in various children and families social work settings before joining the Frontline Academic Team in 2016.
Lara Parish-Mackin
Lara has been a practicing social worker and manager for the last 10 years.
Eugene Ogbewele
Before joining Frontline as a Practice Tutor, Eugene spent the majority of his professional career in working in the statutory setting.
Chris Hemsley
Chris left statutory social work to teach on the Frontline programme in May 2014.
Tessa Godfrey
Tessa qualified as a social worker in 1985, following the publication of the Barclay Report on social work.
Fran Feeley
Fran has over ten years’ experience working as a social worker with high risk and complex child protection cases.
Rebecca Brewer
Rebecca has been a Senior Academic Tutor on the Frontline programme since it started in 2015.
Julie Henry
Julie left statutory social work practice in September 2016 to take up her post as lecturer at the University of Bedfordshire on the Frontline programme.
Allan Brownrigg – Head of Region, North East
Allan is a registered social worker and an accredited psychotherapist and has worked in a range of social work settings.
Ross Duncan
Prior to Frontline Ross worked for eight years in the Family Court, as a children’s guardian and family court advisor.
Hannah Thompson
Prior to joining Frontline Hannah worked within local authority child protection social work since qualifying in 2011.
Emma Baker
Prior to joining Frontline, Emma worked with vulnerable families in Hackney. She spent 10 years working in the unit model as a social worker, consultant social worker and practice development manager across a number of teams.
Azora Hurd
Azora is principal practice tutor for the Midlands.
