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Meet The Chinara Team

Chinara Enterprises is committed to equipping you with the best knowledge and resources to better your social work skills

The learning and development programme is managed and administered by Chinara Enterprises Ltd.

We have a team made up of academics, social work practice educators and coaches that are delivering a number of areas on the programme.

Training workshops delivered by Making Research Count, part of King’s College, London.

Making Research Count (MRC) is a network comprising the social work/care departments of 10 English universities, each of which have forged partnerships with local agencies (some 60 in total) that include children’s and adults’ services, health trusts and independent sector organisations.

The delivery team from MRC include Professor Jill Manthorpe and James Blewett.

Social Work/Practice Educators

Chinara Enterprises Ltd has an extensive pool of associate experienced social workers who are facilitating the action learning sets and reflective supervision. Between them, they have over 30 years’ experience in social work practice at various levels, as well as teaching and supporting learners.

The team comprises of Toni Mitchell, Jennifer Orgill, Sue Skrobanski, Sue Conn, Andrea Goddard, Tosin Mason.

Coaching 

Chinara Enterprises Ltd has an extensive pool of associate experienced coaches and mentors, who between them have over 30 years’ experience of providing coaching and mentoring to a wide range of sectors, including social work, local government, private sector, NHS and Policing.

The team comprises of George Smalling, Jan Carpenter, Shahilla Barok, Sarah Jones, Fiona Bryan, Jill Webb.

RTSW Learning and Development management and administration

Carol Stewart

Carol Stewart

Development/Delivery manager

Carol Stewart, Director/Founder of Chinara Enterprises Ltd. She undertakes workforce development, training, coaching, mentoring, team building and event management. Chinara Ent...Read More

Carol Stewart

Development/Delivery manager
Know about me Carol Stewart

Carol Stewart

Designation:

Development/Delivery manager

Email:

chinaraenterprise.co.uk

Department:

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  • Carol Stewart, Director/Founder of Chinara Enterprises Ltd. She undertakes workforce development, training, coaching, mentoring, team building and event management. Chinara Enterprises Ltd was registered as a limited company in 2008.

 

  • Carol is a Social Work England registered social worker of over 25 yrs. She has associate CIPD membership and 15 years’ experience in senior management positions and approximately 15 years’ experience as an interim workforce development consultant working with local authorities across London, South East and South West.

 

  • Carol has worked across Adults and Children's sectors and has undertaken work as a specialist advisor for The Care Quality Commission (CQC) this involved working alongside inspectors, undertaking inspections in regulated services.
Stephanie Brown

Stephanie Brown

Programme administrator

Stephanie has a MA in HR and has worked for Chinara Enterprises Ltd for 12 years, developing and supporting its many projects, Stephanie has organised events, and also un...Read More

Stephanie Brown

Programme administrator
Stephanie Brown Stephanie Brown
Know about me Stephanie Brown

Stephanie Brown

Designation:

Programme administrator

Department:

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    • Stephanie has a MA in HR and has worked for Chinara Enterprises Ltd for 12 years, developing and supporting its many projects, Stephanie has organised events, and also undertakes the administration for Chinara.

     

    • Stephanie is also Co-Director of a social enterprise. She has also delivered a number of workshops for young people on financial management.
Carol Stewart

Carol Stewart

Development/Delivery manager

Carol Stewart, Director/Founder of Chinara Enterprises Ltd. She undertakes workforce development, training, coaching, mentoring, team building and event management. Chinara Ent...Read More

Carol Stewart

Development/Delivery manager
Know about me Carol Stewart

Carol Stewart

Designation:

Development/Delivery manager

Email:

chinaraenterprise.co.uk

Department:

Return to Social Work
  • Carol Stewart, Director/Founder of Chinara Enterprises Ltd. She undertakes workforce development, training, coaching, mentoring, team building and event management. Chinara Enterprises Ltd was registered as a limited company in 2008.

 

  • Carol is a Social Work England registered social worker of over 25 yrs. She has associate CIPD membership and 15 years’ experience in senior management positions and approximately 15 years’ experience as an interim workforce development consultant working with local authorities across London, South East and South West.

 

  • Carol has worked across Adults and Children's sectors and has undertaken work as a specialist advisor for The Care Quality Commission (CQC) this involved working alongside inspectors, undertaking inspections in regulated services.
Stephanie Brown

Stephanie Brown

Programme administrator

Stephanie has a MA in HR and has worked for Chinara Enterprises Ltd for 12 years, developing and supporting its many projects, Stephanie has organised events, and also un...Read More

Stephanie Brown

Programme administrator
Stephanie Brown Stephanie Brown
Know about me Stephanie Brown

Stephanie Brown

Designation:

Programme administrator

Department:

Return to Social Work
    • Stephanie has a MA in HR and has worked for Chinara Enterprises Ltd for 12 years, developing and supporting its many projects, Stephanie has organised events, and also undertakes the administration for Chinara.

     

    • Stephanie is also Co-Director of a social enterprise. She has also delivered a number of workshops for young people on financial management.

Practice Educator team: Facilitation of the Action Learning sets and Reflective Supervision

Jennifer Orgill

Jennifer Orgill

Practice Educator Chinara Enterprises Associate:Adult Social Work Practice Educator

Jennifer Orgill is an experienced social worker, practice educator, ALS facilitator, QCF assessor manager and trainer with over 20 years’ experience in the sector and i...Read More

Jennifer Orgill

Practice Educator Chinara Enterprises Associate:Adult Social Work Practice Educator
Jennifer Orgill Jennifer Orgill
Know about me Jennifer Orgill

Jennifer Orgill

Designation:

Practice Educator Chinara Enterprises Associate:Adult Social Work Practice Educator

Department:

Practice Educator team: Facilitation of the Action Learning sets and Reflective Supervision
    • Jennifer Orgill is an experienced social worker, practice educator, ALS facilitator, QCF assessor manager and trainer with over 20 years’ experience in the sector and is a past Chair of the British Association of Social Workers. Jennifer is co-director of her own specialist consultancy, Social Works Limited, which works predominantly with local authorities, voluntary organisations and the sector skills council Skills for Care on workforce development and adult protection issues.

     

    • Jennifer has extensive experience in the area of safeguarding vulnerable adults, as well as has expert specialist knowledge of working with people who have Dementia, their care needs and the training needs of those who work with them. Jennifer is working to become a qualified Best Interest Assessor.
Sue Conn

Sue Conn

Practice Educator Chinara Enterprises Associate

Sue has a social work background in the public sector of over thirty years and has worked predominantly as a qualified and registered social work practitioner in adult social c...Read More

Sue Conn

Practice Educator Chinara Enterprises Associate
Sue Conn Sue Conn
Know about me Sue Conn

Sue Conn

Designation:

Practice Educator Chinara Enterprises Associate

Department:

Practice Educator team: Facilitation of the Action Learning sets and Reflective Supervision
  • Sue has a social work background in the public sector of over thirty years and has worked predominantly as a qualified and registered social work practitioner in adult social care.
  • Sue has extensive expertise in offering reflective supervision, Coaching and mentoring, Continual Professional Development (CPD) and career development
  • Sue now works at a university where she is a senior lecturer teaching on social work courses and also organises student social work placements and carrying out freelance assignments.
Sue Skrobanski

Sue Skrobanski

Chinara Enterprises Associate

Sue has over 20 years’ experience of social work practice mainly in child safeguarding and has been a practice educator since 1993 and a freelance practice educator since 199...Read More

Sue Skrobanski

Chinara Enterprises Associate
Sue Skrobanski Sue Skrobanski
Know about me Sue Skrobanski

Sue Skrobanski

Designation:

Chinara Enterprises Associate

Department:

Practice Educator team: Facilitation of the Action Learning sets and Reflective Supervision
  • Sue has over 20 years’ experience of social work practice mainly in child safeguarding and has been a practice educator since 1993 and a freelance practice educator since 1999. Sue has regularly assessed students from a variety of universities, she also assesses and supervises NQSWs undertaking their ASYE.

 

  • Sue has been employed part-time as a senior lecturer at Royal Holloway University London, in the Department of Social Work since 2001. She teaches on the MSc in social work, the Step Up to social work course and post-qualifying courses.
Toni Mitchell

Toni Mitchell

Chinara Enterprises Ltd associate: Cohort 6 A/B; Adult Social Work

Toni qualified as a social worker, with extensive experience in teaching at various universities as well as management experience in statutory and non-statutory organisations
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Toni Mitchell

Chinara Enterprises Ltd associate: Cohort 6 A/B; Adult Social Work
Toni Mitchell Toni Mitchell
Know about me Toni Mitchell

Toni Mitchell

Designation:

Chinara Enterprises Ltd associate: Cohort 6 A/B; Adult Social Work

Department:

Practice Educator team: Facilitation of the Action Learning sets and Reflective Supervision
  • Toni qualified as a social worker, with extensive experience in teaching at various universities as well as management experience in statutory and non-statutory organisations

 

  • Toni has a master’s level qualification and accreditation as an advanced level coach mentor. She works as a freelance professional development consultant across several different local authorities providing 360 coaching and mentoring, training and assessing managers as coaches, action learning set facilitation and individual coaching and mentoring.

 

  • Toni currently works part-time at a University teaching on their social work programme.
Andrea Goddard

Andrea Goddard

Chinara Enterprises Associate Cohort 4 A/B; Child and

Andrea is an experienced senior social worker with twenty years’ experience of working with different people within Kent and London, including 9 years’ experience as a fron...Read More

Andrea Goddard

Chinara Enterprises Associate Cohort 4 A/B; Child and
Andrea Goddard Andrea Goddard
Know about me Andrea Goddard

Andrea Goddard

Designation:

Chinara Enterprises Associate Cohort 4 A/B; Child and

Department:

Practice Educator team: Facilitation of the Action Learning sets and Reflective Supervision
  • Andrea is an experienced senior social worker with twenty years’ experience of working with different people within Kent and London, including 9 years’ experience as a front-line child protection social worker. Her specialisms include working with young carers, families from a Black African / Caribbean heritage and children with disabilities.

 

  • Andrea is registered with Social Work England as a social worker and a member of The British Association of Social Workers. She is a NSPCC accredited Child Protection Trainer. Andrea is also an experienced practice assessor for newly qualified social workers.
Temitope (Tosin) Mason

Temitope (Tosin) Mason

Chinara Enterprises Associate: Cohort 3 A/B

Tosin is Social Work England registered as an experienced social worker who has over ten years post qualifying experience, she brings a wealth of frontline child and family soc...Read More

Temitope (Tosin) Mason

Chinara Enterprises Associate: Cohort 3 A/B
Temitope (Tosin) Mason Temitope (Tosin) Mason
Know about me Temitope (Tosin) Mason

Temitope (Tosin) Mason

Designation:

Chinara Enterprises Associate: Cohort 3 A/B

Department:

Practice Educator team: Facilitation of the Action Learning sets and Reflective Supervision
  • Tosin is Social Work England registered as an experienced social worker who has over ten years post qualifying experience, she brings a wealth of frontline child and family social work experience to the team.

 

  • Tosin has worked as a frontline social worker and has experience within several fields such as fields of Children protection, Mental health, Leaving and After care, fostering, Child sexual exploitation and Asylum seeking. Tosin is also a practice educator with experience of assessing social work students.

 

  • Tosin has also worked for children’s charities whereby her role included advocacy, socio-educative work with the carers/parents of children who have been affected by sexual abuse.

King’s College London Academic Delivery Team

James Blewett

James Blewett

Making Research Count, King’s College London: Child and Family modules

James is an experienced qualified social worker who has great experience in CPD and practice mentoring. James has run London MRC for over 20 years and is widely res...Read More

James Blewett

Making Research Count, King’s College London: Child and Family modules
James Blewett James Blewett
Know about me James Blewett

James Blewett

Designation:

Making Research Count, King’s College London: Child and Family modules

Department:

King’s College London Academic Delivery Team
      • James is an experienced qualified social worker who has great experience in CPD and practice mentoring. James has run London MRC for over 20 years and is widely respected in the London social work workforce sector. He brings a wealth of experience in supporting individual social workers and offering them guidance about practice and professional conduct.

       

      • Since 2001 James has been the London co-ordinator for Making Research Count, an innovative national research dissemination project. Now based at the unit, MRC seeks to promote knowledge-based practice through partnerships between universities and local health and social care agencies.

       

Professor Jill Manthorpe

Professor Jill Manthorpe

Making Research Count, King’s College London; Adult Social Work modules

Jill is Professor of Social Work at King's College London, Director of the Social Care Workforce Research Unit and NIHR Senior Investigator Emeritus.

 

She ...Read More

Professor Jill Manthorpe

Making Research Count, King’s College London; Adult Social Work modules
Professor Jill Manthorpe Professor Jill Manthorpe
Know about me Professor Jill Manthorpe

Professor Jill Manthorpe

Designation:

Making Research Count, King’s College London; Adult Social Work modules

Department:

King’s College London Academic Delivery Team
    • Jill is Professor of Social Work at King's College London, Director of the Social Care Workforce Research Unit and NIHR Senior Investigator Emeritus.

     

    • She is involved in advisory work for the Department of Health and Social Care on several subjects and works closely with several social care employers to link research and practice.

     

    • Within King's College London, Jill supervises post-graduate and doctoral students. Jill is a Trustee of the Centre for Policy on Ageing and Patron of the Greater London Forum of Older People.

    Professor Manthorpe was made Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences in March 2015.

James Blewett

James Blewett

Making Research Count, King’s College London: Child and Family modules

James is an experienced qualified social worker who has great experience in CPD and practice mentoring. James has run London MRC for over 20 years and is widely res...Read More

James Blewett

Making Research Count, King’s College London: Child and Family modules
James Blewett James Blewett
Know about me James Blewett

James Blewett

Designation:

Making Research Count, King’s College London: Child and Family modules

Department:

King’s College London Academic Delivery Team
      • James is an experienced qualified social worker who has great experience in CPD and practice mentoring. James has run London MRC for over 20 years and is widely respected in the London social work workforce sector. He brings a wealth of experience in supporting individual social workers and offering them guidance about practice and professional conduct.

       

      • Since 2001 James has been the London co-ordinator for Making Research Count, an innovative national research dissemination project. Now based at the unit, MRC seeks to promote knowledge-based practice through partnerships between universities and local health and social care agencies.

       

Professor Jill Manthorpe

Professor Jill Manthorpe

Making Research Count, King’s College London; Adult Social Work modules

Jill is Professor of Social Work at King's College London, Director of the Social Care Workforce Research Unit and NIHR Senior Investigator Emeritus.

 

She ...Read More

Professor Jill Manthorpe

Making Research Count, King’s College London; Adult Social Work modules
Professor Jill Manthorpe Professor Jill Manthorpe
Know about me Professor Jill Manthorpe

Professor Jill Manthorpe

Designation:

Making Research Count, King’s College London; Adult Social Work modules

Department:

King’s College London Academic Delivery Team
    • Jill is Professor of Social Work at King's College London, Director of the Social Care Workforce Research Unit and NIHR Senior Investigator Emeritus.

     

    • She is involved in advisory work for the Department of Health and Social Care on several subjects and works closely with several social care employers to link research and practice.

     

    • Within King's College London, Jill supervises post-graduate and doctoral students. Jill is a Trustee of the Centre for Policy on Ageing and Patron of the Greater London Forum of Older People.

    Professor Manthorpe was made Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences in March 2015.

Coaching Team

George Smalling

George Smalling

Chinara Enterprises Associate; Cohort 1 A/B

George has been an independent consultant for over 20 years and has extensive experience at senior management levels in the public sector, spanning over 25 years.

 

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George Smalling

Chinara Enterprises Associate; Cohort 1 A/B
George Smalling George Smalling
Know about me George Smalling

George Smalling

Designation:

Chinara Enterprises Associate; Cohort 1 A/B

Department:

Coaching Team
  • George has been an independent consultant for over 20 years and has extensive experience at senior management levels in the public sector, spanning over 25 years.

 

  • He has a direct and engaging style and is skilled in the design and delivery/facilitation of individual, team and group learning/ improvement interventions for use at various levels of an organisation.

 

  • He is a corporate member of the Chartered Institute for Personnel & Development, the Chartered Management Institute, the Institute of Leadership and Management, and a registered practitioner with the British Psychological Society.
Jan Carpenter

Jan Carpenter

Chinara Enterprises Associate: Coach for Cohort 2 A/B and Social Work Facilitator for ALS and Reflective Supervision cohort 1A/B

Jan Carpenter has two decades of public and private sector experience across a range of adult social care fields, within community, hospitals and residential settings.

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Jan Carpenter

Chinara Enterprises Associate: Coach for Cohort 2 A/B and Social Work Facilitator for ALS and Reflective Supervision cohort 1A/B
Jan Carpenter Jan Carpenter
Know about me Jan Carpenter

Jan Carpenter

Designation:

Chinara Enterprises Associate: Coach for Cohort 2 A/B and Social Work Facilitator for ALS and Reflective Supervision cohort 1A/B

Department:

Coaching Team
  • Jan Carpenter has two decades of public and private sector experience across a range of adult social care fields, within community, hospitals and residential settings.

 

  • A qualified advanced level social worker with supervisory-managerial and quality assurance experience, specialist advisor for CQC with extensive experience in adult mental health.

 

  • Currently, Jan Carpenter is Director/Founder of Turn Over A New LEAF, he undertakes Resilience Coaching activities, he is also a Havening Techniques Practitioner and Trainer and delivers 121 resilience sessions and workshops.
Jill Webb

Jill Webb

Chinara Enterprises Associate: Cohort 4 A/B

Jill is a positive and enthusiastic trainer, coach and mentor. She has worked in the health and social care sector for over 20 years, starting in early Years and most recently ...Read More

Jill Webb

Chinara Enterprises Associate: Cohort 4 A/B
Jill Webb Jill Webb
Know about me Jill Webb

Jill Webb

Designation:

Chinara Enterprises Associate: Cohort 4 A/B

Department:

Coaching Team
  • Jill is a positive and enthusiastic trainer, coach and mentor. She has worked in the health and social care sector for over 20 years, starting in early Years and most recently working with families and professionals across the continuum of need. She successfully ran a tendering process to secure a large contract to deliver work on behalf of the Local Authority.

 

  • Her wide variety of experience helps her to work with a variety of clients and she enjoys developing the agenda and working together to meet agreed outcomes
Shahilla Barok

Shahilla Barok

Chinara Enterprises Associate: Cohort 3 A/B and 7 A

Shahilla Barok is a well-respected and highly regarded trainer with over 20 years of experience in developing people. Having previously delivered Diplomas in childcare and supp...Read More

Shahilla Barok

Chinara Enterprises Associate: Cohort 3 A/B and 7 A
Shahilla Barok Shahilla Barok
Know about me Shahilla Barok

Shahilla Barok

Designation:

Chinara Enterprises Associate: Cohort 3 A/B and 7 A

Department:

Coaching Team
  • Shahilla Barok is a well-respected and highly regarded trainer with over 20 years of experience in developing people. Having previously delivered Diplomas in childcare and supporting families, parents and professionals, her work aims to improve outcomes for children and society as a whole.

 

  • Her work comprises coaching and NLP for individuals, businesses, professionals in organisations; also developing and delivering training to professionals in a number of London local authorities and to embassy staff.
Sarah Jones

Sarah Jones

Chinara Enterprises Associate Cohort 5 A/B

Sarah is a highly experienced leadership and development consultant as well as Coach. She has significant experience of management and leadership development, managing change p...Read More

Sarah Jones

Chinara Enterprises Associate Cohort 5 A/B
Sarah Jones Sarah Jones
Know about me Sarah Jones

Sarah Jones

Designation:

Chinara Enterprises Associate Cohort 5 A/B

Department:

Coaching Team
  • Sarah is a highly experienced leadership and development consultant as well as Coach. She has significant experience of management and leadership development, managing change programmes, team development, stress management, resilience and employee wellbeing, performance management and personal development.

 

  • Sarah has over twenty years hands-on front-line and team management experience coupled with a clear and energetic communication style. Facilitative and engaging training style using activities and exercises to promote learning and skill building.
Fiona Bryan

Fiona Bryan

Chinara Enterprises Associate: Cohort 6 A/B

Fiona is an experienced trainer, facilitator and coach. She has worked independently for the last 7 years, helping individuals and organisations to develop and improve, particu...Read More

Fiona Bryan

Chinara Enterprises Associate: Cohort 6 A/B
Fiona Bryan Fiona Bryan
Know about me Fiona Bryan

Fiona Bryan

Designation:

Chinara Enterprises Associate: Cohort 6 A/B

Department:

Coaching Team
  • Fiona is an experienced trainer, facilitator and coach. She has worked independently for the last 7 years, helping individuals and organisations to develop and improve, particularly in the areas of leadership and management. Her strengths lie in getting people to recognise their strengths and areas for development and then guiding them to achieve personal and business goals.

 

  • Fiona spent 15 years as a Police Officer, specialising in Police recruitment and training, before making learning and development, organisational development her full-time career.