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
Lisa Hackett
Lisa has worked in in a variety of roles in the social work sector.
Jo Williams
Jo has 25 years’ experience of direct practice in social care settings with both children and adults.
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.
Dr Julia Jude
Julia has over 26 years of working within a multi-disciplinary context
Chris Hemsley
Chris left statutory social work to join the University of Bedfordshire as a Lecturer 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.
Karen Gaughan
Karen joined Frontline as a Principal Practice Tutor in May 2017.
Fran Feeley
Fran has over ten years’ experience working as a social worker with high risk and complex child protection cases.
Alison Domakin
Alison has been qualified as a child and family social worker for over 25 years.
Rebecca Brewer
Rebecca has been a Senior Academic Tutor on the Frontline programme since it started in 2015.
Katie Ayres
Katie has worked as a Lecturer on the Frontline programme since October 2016.
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.