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Kate has studied the following courses and programmes throughout her education:

• BA Psychology Warwick
• MSW / CQSW Social Work York University
• Practice Teachers Award
• Advanced Certitificate in Risk Assessment and Decision Making in Child protection. LSE.
• Advanced Award in Practice Education [social work]
• PgDip Leadership Coaching
• Certificate in Learning and Teaching in Higher Education

Her areas of expertise are:

• Children and Families Social Work
• Practice Education
• Teaching and Learning in Higher Education
• Interprofessional Working & Learning
• Service User & Carer Involvement

Kate's specialist areas are:

• Learning, Teaching and Assessment
• Mentoring and Coaching
• Interprofessional learning and Working
• Child Development
• Child Observation
• Supervision, Assessment, Risk
• Service user and Carer Involvement

• Oct 2010 Faculty Initiative Funding. £1200. The project is the second stage of a study which explores decision making and the management of risk in social work
• Sept 2010. Skills for Care Grant. £6000. A study to explore the possibility of NQSW's contributing to enabling others' learning. London South Bank University / Kingston University
• Sept 2010. Skills for Care Grant. £6000. A resource for Team Managers to promote practice learning
• July 2008 Skills for Care Grant £53,000. To develop a pilot for work based delivery of PQ social work leadership and management modules
• April 2008 Skills for Care Grant £10,000. To develop service user participation and the use of the arts in teaching in social work. A continuation of the work developed from the previous grant. An evaluation of Gamelan project, making a film and developing service user training
• Jan 2008 LSBU Learning and Teaching Project Innovation Fund. Jill Yates, Kate Leonard, Skills for Care, Children and families Services, Southwark. £10,000
• Young people who have experience of the care system as mentors for LSBU social work students placed in children's services - An innovatory teaching and learning strategy involving service users
• Feb 2007 LSBU London South Bank University) Learning & Teaching Project Innovation Kate Leonard, Trish Hafford-Letchfield and Wendy Couchman (HSC)  £15,000 Feb 2007
• Service-user led learning and teaching materials using the arts for post-qualifying social work

Registered Social Worker (HCPC)

Kate is also a Senior Fellow of the HEA.