Ffion Evans

Ffion Evans is a Reader in Social Work Education and Deputy Faculty Director of Education for Health and Education at Manchester Metropolitan University, based in the Department of Social Care and Social Work within the Faculty of Health and Education. A Registered Social Worker (SW77036) with over 15 years of children's social work experience, she champions inclusive education, structural inequality reduction, and innovative pedagogical approaches grounded in relational and compassionate practice.

Her academic qualifications include:

• Senior Fellow of Advance HE (2022)
• PG Certificate in Learning and Teaching in Higher Education (2018)
• Post Qualifying Award in Social Work, Salford University (2003)
• PG Diploma in Social Work, Manchester Metropolitan University (2000)
• Masters in Social Work, Manchester Metropolitan University (2000)
• BA (Hons) Visual Communication (Film and TV), Edinburgh College of Art (1996)

Dr. Evans' research centers on digital rights for care-experienced youth, children's participation under professional surveillance, and post-digital inclusion. She employs participatory and creative methodologies to explore community building, urban diversities, and critical social work theory, with strong emphasis on fostering environments of belonging and mattering for students and staff through collaborative learning frameworks.

Her recent publications reveal consistent focus on digital rights advocacy during pandemic disruptions, interprofessional education innovations, and creative participation strategies in child and family social work. These works demonstrate evolving trends toward technology-integrated practice, trauma-informed approaches in digital spaces, and systemic critiques of surveillance in care systems.

Academic recognition includes:

• Senior Fellowship of Advance HE (2022)

Dr. Evans supervises doctoral research including Sarah Dennis' project on family wellbeing in child protection cases. Her grant portfolio features:

• MMU-funded PhD Study (2022) on care-experienced youth digital rights
• Erasmus+ grant (2019-2022) for Urban Diversities exchange program
• Health Education England projects on inter-professional virtual communities and Schwartz Rounds implementation

She serves as External Examiner for University of Plymouth and University of East London social work programs while actively facilitating Schwartz Rounds at MMU to promote reflective practice cultures.

As a community youth project trustee and trained Schwartz Rounds facilitator, Dr. Evans integrates practice innovation with community engagement, emphasizing student voice, care-experienced student support, and digital pastoral care frameworks across her institutional leadership roles.