Amazing Social Workers 2026

BASW's campaign to celebrate amazing social work across the UK!

About Amazing Social Workers

Amazing Social Workers is a campaign to recognise individual and collective achievements in social work. Throughout March every year, we shine a spotlight on the countless examples of exceptional social work practice in the UK, nominated by you! 

By taking part, you not only get the chance to pay tribute to a colleague, but also help us to raise the public profile of our profession and recognise its value and importance.

Inspiring and creative social work practice takes place everyday. It makes a positive difference to adults, children, families and communities across the UK, providing them with essential support and improving people's lives. So let's celebrate and say thank you to the amazing individuals and teams making it happen!

Nominations for 2026 are OPEN!

The nomination period runs until 23.59 on Tuesday, 2 December 2025. The nomination form is quick and easy to complete and you don't need to be a BASW member to take part! 

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Congratulations to our Amazing Social Workers 2025!

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10 March

11 March

12 March

13 March

14 March

17 March

18 March

NQSWs

19 March

20 March

Team leaders

21 March

24 March

25 March

26 March

Social work leaders

27 March

28 March

Practice educators

31 March

Students

1 April

Amazing teams

2 April

3 April

Independent social workers

4 April

Social workers - week 5

7 April

Spotlights

8 April

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Who should you nominate?

We are inviting nominations for amazing colleagues including:

  • Social workers 
  • Team managers 
  • Newly qualified social workers 
  • Students 
  • Practice educators 
  • Social work leaders
  • Or even your amazing team! 
  • And others  

It might be a colleague or someone who inspires you.  You might want to recognise their work with individuals, how they have made a difference to someone’s life, for their contribution to social work policy, practice or education, they might be an influential leader, on the front line, a student, a role model, an innovator, or a champion for diversity and inclusiveness.  The reasons are endless. 

Key dates

Nominations are now closed 

Amazing Social Workers will be shared online from 1 March 2025 and throughout World Social Work Month.

What is the judging criteria?

All nominations will be judged based on their outstanding contribution to the profession, or within your team. In particular we are looking for examples of excellent work in supporting people and nominations that demonstrate outstanding ethical practice in line with BASW's Code of Ethics

The nomination must only link to social work and their amazing impact. The person nominated must be a current or former social worker, or a student social worker, practice educator.

Congratulations to our Amazing Social Workers 2024

Students

  • Carol Deegan
  • Charelle Hughes
  • Charlotte Plant
  • Christine Walsh
  • Gemma Tazzini-Lloyd
  • Samea Mahboob
  • Scott Richardson
  • Sian Leedham
  • Sylwia Poletek
  • Amy Milburn

NQSWs

  • Beth Lemmer
  • Chris Wood
  • Gemma Griffiths
  • Megan Naylor
  • Rebekah Pocock
  • Shelly Brierley
  • Stephanie Baker
  • Wendy Henry
  • Catherine Awogbami
  • Siobhan Goodfellow
  • Tammy Hodgson

Social workers

  • Bernice Perry
  • Jane Beamish-Patey
  • Jennifer Dear
  • Jenny Edwards
  • Laura Bradshaw
  • Lauren Regan
  • Louise Fox
  • Matthew McSweeney
  • Nana Yabbey-Hagan
  • Rachel Houghton
  • Rose Lewis
  • Ruth Leon
  • Abi Moreton
  • Alex Hamling
  • Alex Wellington
  • Alexis Bloom
  • Amanda Taylor
  • Annabel Matchan
  • Barbara Cassidy
  • Brittany Bauch
  • Chantal Uwamahoro
  • Charlotte Wyles
  • Chido Ndadzungira
  • Claire Connop
  • Emma Cozzi
  • Estelle Parker
  • Emma Doran
  • Francesca Denham
  • Janessa Andrews
  • Jasmine Cunningham
  • Sam Fox-Keating
  • Samantha Davy
  • Samantha French
  • Sarah Cornwall
  • Stephanie Harris
  • Sue Cordiner
  • Tatiana Lucena
  • Timi Farinmade
  • Annette Caston
  • Nichola Scott
  • Nicole Jones
  • Tom Chandler
  • Tracey Stericker
  • Tracy Ward
  • Westley Jones
  • Yvonne Levy
  • Michelle Pereira
  • Paula Meanwell
  • Regina Gallagher
  • Sarah Jane Thomson
  • Shoyley Chowdhury
  • Therese Moran
  • Jake Lucas
  • Kai Keers
  • Kelly Roser
  • Lorraine O'Neill
  • Mark Atkins
  • Melanie Howells
  • Paramjeet Toora
  • Samantha Cartwright
  • Samantha Willington
  • Sophie McGuirk
  • Deborah Barret
  • Emma Kirkland
  • Fareed Malik
  • Kate Elliott
  • Patience Tagarira
  • Naomi Coupland

Managers

  • Carol Batchelor
  • Charmayne Dean
  • Claire Beckerleg
  • Hayley Hackney
  • Helen Wallis
  • Alexandra Wilsdon
  • Jackie Kramer
  • Janine
  • Mandy Pritchard
  • Nana Yabbey-Hagan
  • Sharon Conibear
  • Chris Perham
  • Nokwanda Mdlovu
  • Yvonne Samuels
  • Zoey Render

Leaders

  • Adrian Nugent
  • Giuseppina Milano
  • Helen Barker

Practice educators

  • Amanda Rae
  • Jade Hibberd
  • Jade Painter
  • Jean Watson
  • Lisa Smales
  • Naomi Fraser
  • Alicia Cumming

Teams

  • CAYPIC 3 Team
  • Effective Practice Academy
  • Mary Stevens Hospice - Social Work Team
  • Scarborough CAMHS team
  • Safeguarding Families Together Team - Dorset Council Children's Services
  • NSPCC Together for Childhood Grimsby Team
  • North Herts Adult with Disabilities Team
  • The Emergency Duty Service
  • Wiltshire Council Advice & Contact Team

Independents

  • Adele Boyd
  • Claire Moore
  • Kerry Malone
  • Michelle Duffy
  • Sara Dawson
  • Sarah Lowe

Other Roles

  • Alicia Cumming
  • Claire Winters
  • Edward Carter
  • Hollie Troughton
  • Jade Hibberd
  • Katrina Hackett-Cann
  • Lara Davidson
  • Lucy Wilkin
  • Niall O'Connor
  • Paula Plaskow
  • Robert Lewis
  • Sarah Lowe
  • Sue Williams
  • Julie Phillips
  • Laura Rogers
  • Lisa Mullin
  • Rebecca Pearson
  • Dr Denise Turner
  • Jennifer McAteer

Congratulations to our Amazing Social Workers 2023

Students

  • Clare Patrick
  • Diana Wanjagi
  • Micheal Asa
  • Omorowa Aibangee
  • Ella Palmer
  • Aneesha Trivedi

NQSWs

  • Jade Sexton
  • Jenny Hilliard
  • Joe Toms
  • Samantha Cartwright
  • Kallum Edwards
  • Sebastien Jones
  • Sheryl Johnson

Social workers

  • Chloe Shipley
  • Paul Sullivan
  • Sophie Burton
  • Leaving Care Team
  • Alexandra Hamling
  • Gill Bettington
  • Megan McCartney
  • Futures Plus Team
  • James Draper
  • Naima Aden
  • Sophie Robson
  • Lily Hackney
  • Nicoleta Mihalache
  • Solomon Boateng
  • David Thompson
  • Selina Armitt
  • Sian McGraa
  • Practice educators
  • Tabitha King
  • Claire Cale
  • Kezia Duxbury
  • Mia Chapman
  • Ela Lister
  • Mick Pease
  • Scott Hampshire Jones
  • Cara Perryman
  • Alison Price
  • Ailsa Cottam
  • Alicia Rana
  • Danielle Horton
  • Janie Minter
  • Sarah Jane Thomson
  • Wendy Barker

Managers

  • Sharon Laing
  • Practice educators
  • Lorraine Ablett
  • Tracy Gallagher
  • Practice educators
  • Vanessa Campbell
  • Anne Roberts
  • Caroline Bowen
  • Julia Jones
  • Leanne Broxton
  • Melanie Ngum
  • Patrick Boyle

Leaders

  • Penny Donno
  • Amy Hurst
  • Dawn Langsford
  • Joseph Robb

Practice educators

  • Amanda Whiting
  • Baljit Kaur
  • Charlie Smith
  • Claire Basker
  • Esther Olivier
  • Georgina Taylor
  • Maxine Devlin
  • Rachel Rickhuss

Teams

  • Hull City Council Fostering Team
  • Sarah Axon & Yazzmine Mortimer
  • MCA Team
  • Adults with LD Team South
  • Childrens Services Academy Buckinghamshire
  • Hull City Council Children , Young People and Family Service
  • Social Work Academy Team Hull

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