Ross Duncan
Ross joined Frontline as a Practice Tutor in September 2017. Prior to this he worked for eight years in the Family Court, as a children’s guardian and family court advisor. Ross also has several years’ experience working as a social worker in a local authority child protection team. Ross spent two years in Australia where he worked for the Government of South Australia as a child protection social worker.
Ross is keen to develop best practice social work within the Family court, with a focus on assessment skills, presenting best evidence and maintaining effective working relationships during this time.
Research interests
Social work practice in the Family Court
Teaching
Ross delivers in-unit teaching, presents at recall days and has a lead day in the Summer Institute on law in social work. Ross is also a co-lead for the motivational interviewing days at the summer institute.
Qualifications
BA Hons Sociology/Politics, MA Social Studies, Post Graduate Diploma in Social Work
Location: Newcastle
Frontline,
Milburn House
Dean Street
Newcastle
NE1 1LF
0191 303 8671
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.