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Sally Pritchard serves as Senior Lecturer at Anglia Ruskin University (ARU) within the School of Allied Health and Social Care, Faculty of Health, Medicine and Social Care. She leads the Step Up to Social Work course (PG Dip and MA) while teaching across multiple social work programs, emphasizing critical engagement with contemporary practice debates.
Her educational credentials include:
- Professional Doctorate (ARU)
- PG Cert Learning and Teaching (Higher Education) (ARU)
- Diploma in Management and Leadership (Institute of Leadership and Management)
- PQ1 Social Work (ARU)
- Diploma in Social Work (ARU)
- BA (Hons) Health Welfare and Social Policy (Anglia Polytechnic University)
Dr. Pritchard's research centers on children and young people's experiences in public care, with particular focus on extended care schemes like Staying Put and Staying Close. Her doctoral work explored decision-making processes of youth transitioning from foster care, revealing complexities in participation and information access. She actively disseminates findings to local authorities and fostering agencies to bridge research-practice gaps, while examining how language in children's social care impacts participatory practices.
Her professional recognition includes:
- Fellow of the Higher Education Academy
With 23 years of frontline experience including child protection teams, family support services, and senior management roles in strategic commissioning, Sally maintains active practice involvement as safeguarding advisor for a children's mental health charity and consultant for a foster care agency. She represents ARU on the national Step Up HEI forum and Joint University Council Social Work Education Committee, while serving on the School Research Ethics Panel (SREP).
