Isabelle Trowler CBE

Isabelle Trowler was appointed as the government’s first Chief Social Worker for Children and Families in September 2013. She qualified as a social worker in 1996 and has worked as both a practitioner and senior leader in a variety of local government roles. Isabelle chairs the  National Practice Group  and is currently a member of the:   Child Safeguarding Practice Review Panel Family Justice Board Isabelle was a founder member of the What Work’s Centre for Children’s Social Care, which is now known as  Foundations . She has more than 30 years’ experience in the children’s sector and has previously contributed to: the  2022 Independent review of children’s social care  and the government’s response the development of the statutory  children’s social care national framework a refresh of the  post-qualifying standards for child and family social work She is currently working closely with the  families first for children pathfinders  and has a particular interest in the national rollout of the multi-agency child protection teams. Isabelle was awarded a CBE in the New Years Honours 2024 for services to children’s social care.