Shahida – Supervising Social Worker Hello, I’m Shahida, and I joined the Midlands team of UK Fostering in October 2021. I completed a Diploma in Social Work and Social Studies in 1999, before going on to study for a BSc in Social Work at Birmingham City University. I have over 15 years of experience as…
Sinead – Team Manager South-east Sinead has a wealth of experience in the fostering sector and joined the UK Fostering South East team in July 2023 as Team Manager. Sinead has worked for the past 6 years within the fostering sector having worked for both an IFA and London based Local Authority as an SSW…
Stef – Supervising Social Worker Hi. My name is Stef I am an experienced supervising social worker covering the Eastern Region. I have worked in a variety of settings, both in the statutory and private sector, since qualifying in 2011 (MASW). This experience, coupled with my previous role as a family support worker and degree…
Suzanne – Supervising Social Worker Hi there! My name is Suzanne Moore and I joined UK Fostering’s North West team as a Supervising Social Worker on the 4th of July 2022. I completed my Social Work Bachelor’s degree in South Africa in 2016. After obtaining my degree I joined the field to work for an…
Tanneisha – Supervising Social Worker Hello, my name is Tanneisha, and I joined UK Fostering in the summer of 2022. I have extensive background experience working with adults with disabilities and mental health, and children placed in residential. However, I completed my degree in Social Work in 2013, and though I spent some time in…
Reah Coo – Specialist in special education needs (SEN) Reah Coo has over 12 years teaching and leadership experience as a specialist in special education needs (SEN). She has worked in a variety of provisions, across the UK, including Further Education College, mainstream secondary and a specialist school for children and young people with social,…
Amie McArdle – Leaving Care Advisor My name is Amie McArdle, and I am a senior nursing assistant for the NHS in my local A&E department. I started my journey with UK Fostering as a Panel Member, helping to approve potential carers. Moving into independence at a young age can be very scary. Budgets, opening accounts,…
Sandra Fishburn-Parkin is a qualified and experienced Teacher of the Deaf. Based in the North East, she has worked in various settings in primary schools for over 23 years. Her direct work with children includes a variety of aspects such as aiding communication between the deaf child and carers, communicating concerns and worries, programmes to…
Lorraine Langridge is an integrative counsellor and supervisor with many years of experience working with children, teenagers, adults and couples. This includes CBT, client centred therapy, filial therapy and psychodynamic counselling. As was very relevant during the pandemic, she is also qualified to provide counselling via telephone or a video link such as Zoom. Lorraine…
Amanda works with a person-centred approach on a holistic level, and multi-disciplinary working is an important aspect of her work. She supports children and young people placed with UK Fostering in various ways, for example by enhancing the understanding and knowledge of a foster carer or social worker in relation to a child, or by…