Departmental Committee Structure
- Departmental Committee
- Executive Team
- Administrative group
- Research Committee
- Teaching Committee
- Admissions Team
- Staff-Student Committee
In what follows, committees are distinguished from teams. Committees meet a specified number of times a year and on specified dates, in order that they can report to Departmental Committee. Committee meetings are formally minuted, and the minutes are public. The regularity with which teams will meet will, however, vary with the team and its needs, although meetings are likely to be more frequent and shorter than committee meetings. Team meetings are unlikely to be formally minuted (although some record should be kept by co-ordinators, in order to facilitate reporting back to the relevant committee). Much communication between teams can take place electronically.
Departmental Committee
| This is the main Departmental forum in which decisions of the committees and teams itemised below can be discussed by all academic staff members (including researchers) and support staff and student representatives. |
Executive Team
| Head of Department | Clive Norris | c.norris@sheffield.ac.uk |
| Director of Research | Paul Knepper | p.knepper@sheffield.ac.uk |
| Director of Learning & Teaching | Lorna Warren | l.warren@sheffield.ac.uk |
| Director of Social Work Education | Peter Castleton | p.castleton@sheffield.ac.uk |
| Director of Administration | Gillian Brown | gillian.brown@sheffield.ac.uk |
| Responsibilities: As the Departmental senior management team, its formal role is to advise and support the HoD: it monitors Departmental finances; produces the annual Strategic Planning Document; formulates and implements strategy and policy in the light of University and external initiatives and policies and feedback from staff and Departmental Committee. Ideally meets weekly. | ||
Administrative group
| Head of Department | Clive Norris | c.norris@sheffield.ac.uk |
| Departmental Administrator | Gillian Brown | gillian.brown@sheffield.ac.uk |
| Head of Department's Secretary | Janine Birch | j.l.birch@sheffield.ac.uk |
| Responsibilities: day-to-day housekeeping and resource issues; routine administrative and support staff matters; room allocation. Ideally meets weekly. | ||
Research Committee
| Director of Research (Chair) | Paul Knepper | p.knepper@sheffield.ac.uk |
| Ex Officio / HoD | Clive Norris | c.norris@sheffield.ac.uk |
| Director of Postgraduate Studies | Kate Reed | k.reed@sheffield.ac.uk |
| Course Leader PhD Programme | Majella Kilkey | m.kilkey@sheffield.ac.uk |
| Research Support Officer | Kay Cunningham | k.m.cunningham@sheffield.ac.uk |
| Doctoral Training Programme | Susan Molyneux-Hodgson | s.hodgson@sheffield.ac.uk |
| Ethics Officer | Jo Britton | n.j.britton@sheffield.ac.uk |
| Departmental Seminar Series Co-ordinator | Robin Sen | r.n.sen@sheffield.ac.uk |
| Representative of the Social Work Team | Kathy Boxall | kathy.boxall@sheffield.ac.uk |
| Contract Research Staff Representative | Juliet Craig | j.craig@sheffield.ac.uk |
| Secretary to the Research Committee | Sally Midgley | s.midgley@sheffield.ac.uk |
| Responsibilities: all research-related issues. Reports to Executive Team and Departmental Committee. | ||
Teaching Committee
| Director of Teaching and Learning (Chair) | Lorna Warren | l.warren@sheffield.ac.uk |
| Director of Social Work Education | Peter Castleton | p.castleton@sheffield.ac.uk |
| Director of Postgraduate Studies | Kate Reed | k.reed@sheffield.ac.uk |
| Director of Administration | Gillian Brown | gillian.brown@sheffield.ac.uk |
| Student Representatives | - | |
| ex-officio: Ethics Officer | Jo Britton | n.j.britton@sheffield.ac.uk |
| ex-officio: Library Representative | Bridgette Wessels | b.wessels@sheffield.ac.uk |
| ex-officio: Exams Officers | Harriet Churchill | h.churchill@sheffield.ac.uk |
| ex-officio: Head of Deparment | Clive Norris | c.norris@sheffield.ac.uk |
| Responsibilities: teaching quality oversight; new modules, courses and degrees; the resourcing and staffing of teaching. Reports to Executive Team and Departmental Committee. | ||
Admissions Team
| Postgraduate Admissions Tutor | Richard Jenkins | r.p.jenkins@sheffield.ac.uk |
| Director of Administration | Gillian Brown | gillian.brown@sheffield.ac.uk |
| Sociology and Social Policy UG Admissions Officer | Zoe Irving | z.irving@sheffield.ac.uk |
| Social Work Admissions Officer | Robin Sen | r.n.sen@sheffield.ac.uk |
| Director of Postgraduate Studies | Kate Reed | k.reed@sheffield.ac.uk |
| Responsibilities: Monitoring admissions; producing regular summaries of admissions; outreach and recruitment strategy. Reports to Executive Team and Departmental Committee. | ||
Staff-Student Committee
| Departmental Representatives |
Gillian Brown |
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| Student Representatives | ||
| Student Councillor 2011/12 |
Sam Quinn |
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| Sociology Society |
Clare McDermott |
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| Undergraduate Level 1 Social Policy/Sociology & Social work |
Sophie Bryant |
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| Undergraduate Level 2 Social Policy/Sociology & Social Work |
Laura Atkinson |
ljatkinson1@sheffield.ac.uk |
| Undergraduate Level 3 Social Policy/Sociology & Social Work |
Christine Smedley |
csmedley1@sheffield.ac.uk |
| MA in Social Work (Year 1) |
Hazel Kent |
hfkent1@sheffield.ac.uk |
| MA in Social Work (Year 2) |
Kirsty Saunders |
KSaunders1@sheffield.ac.uk |
| MA in International and Global Social Policy |
Sarah Argue |
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| MA in Childhood Studies |
Hana Rybarova |
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| MA in Professional Practice with Children and Families |
Vacancy |
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| MA in Social Research |
Ashleigh Lamming |
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| Postgraduate Research |
Jennifer Kettle |
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| Responsibilities: presentation of student comments and feedback on courses, modules, resources and other matters. Reports to Teaching Committee. Staff-Student Committee meets twice a semester. Membership comprises two representatives from each year of each taught programme and two postgraduate research students. It is an opportunity for student representatives to have a direct input into the work of the department and to meet to discuss issues of common interest with colleagues from other courses. The committee is chaired by the Gillian Brown, Departmental Administrator, and attended by the Director of Learning and Teaching, Kevin Farnsworth. Meetings are held at on Wednesdays at lunchtime, 1.00pm to 2.30pm (Room 1.55, Elmfield), to allow a wider attendance and a sandwich lunch is served. Meetings dates during 2011-2012 are: Semester 1: 19 October and 23 November 2011 Semester 2: 22 February and 2 May 2012 Representatives will be chosen during induction meetings or at lectures during the first two weeks of the academic year. Further information about Staff Student Committee can be obtained from Gillian Brown, contact details as above. |
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