Welcome to the D2N2 Teaching Partnership
Set up in 2016, the D2N2 Teaching Partnership’s social work academy for excellence is made up of ten local partners from the social work sector and has been funded, by the Department for Education and Department of Health, to improve and enhance the quality of social work training in the region, as well as providing a research-led and practice-based CPD programme to existing social workers across the region.
Information and guidance
Find information and see answers to frequently asked questions relevant to you.
Why have teaching partnerships?
We want to ensure that everything we do is guided by, and involves, the participation of all key social work stakeholders – students, university staff, social workers, practice educators, managers, employer organisations, and service users and carers. To this end, our website will help keep you informed about the activities and events you can get involved with, keep you up to date on sector news, and provide you with a range of useful links and resources to help you develop your career, and develop as an individual.
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General Enquiries
For general Teaching Partnership enquiries, please email the Partnership's Administrator, Susie Smithurst: [email protected]
Practice Education
We have eight Practice Educator Leads, who you can contact if you want to know more about practice education – they are based within each of our employer organisations, as detailed below:
- Sara-Eden Alleyne, Nottinghamshire County Council: [email protected]
- Phil Ellis, Nottinghamshire County Council: [email protected]
- Fiona Musselwhite, Derbyshire County Council: [email protected]
Feedback
We are always looking to improve our services and we would love to hear your thoughts and bright ideas to help us develop and deliver a better, more valuable experience.
Please send your thoughts to [email protected]

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