Social Work and Community Studies staff

Khadija Tai

Lecturer, Placement Coordinator and First Placement Module Lead

Khadija qualified in 2006 and first practised as a children and families social worker in Birmingham before moving on to management in 2012. In 2020, she delivered strategic services in Sandwell as a service manager within safeguarding and court work, before joining Birmingham City University social work department in May 2023...

Chloë Upright

Lecturer in Social Work

Chloë qualified as a Social Worker in 2003 at the University Wales Institute, Cardiff, and in 2017 Chloë gained an MSc in Social Science Research Methods at Cardiff University. Chloë’s research area for the MSc was Mindfulness Approaches to Learning Disability Support. Upon qualifying as a Social Worker, Chloë worked as a...

Jessica Wagner

Senior Lecturer in Social Work

After qualifying from the University of Wales in 2003, Jessica has spent the majority of her professional experience within statutory children’s services, where she held posts both as a practitioner and manager in safeguarding teams. This allowed her to gain experience of working in child protection and child in need services...

Dr Colin Watt

Senior Lecturer in Social Work

Colin is a registered Social Worker and a lecturer with extensive experience of operational and strategic management in both the statutory and voluntary sectors. He has contributed to local, regional and national networks with statutory responsibilities to implement, monitor and review government policy and legislation...