Jodie is a HCPC Registered Forensic Psychologist with almost 20 years experience of working within criminal justice. Jodie has previously worked with adult male violent and sexual offenders in a range of high secure settings. However due to her passion for intervening early she has spent the last 8 years working within children's social care and Doncaster’s Youth Justice Service, where she heads up the Psychology Service. She has developed and now leads the Harmful Sexual Behaviour Pathway for the Local Authority. She has a strong sense of child first and works hard to help professionals see beyond the offending and challenging behaviours and to consider what is driving these. She also works within her private practice to deliver training and consultation to police forces around supporting children and encouraging a child centred policing approach.

Rachael Schleicher is currently Head of Oversight for Yorkshire and Humber with the Youth Justice Board (YJB).  Prior to taking on this role she was Service Manager for Justice Services and Making a Change specialist exploitation service at East Riding of Yorkshire Council. Rachael has worked for various local authorities and national charities over 15 years. Rachael is passionate about the region she oversees and is continuously looking for ways to showcase and amplify voices of the region particularly in the Justice space, advocating that we see and treat children, as children.

Rachel is passionate about workforce development, language and terminology and ensuring that families and children are at the heart of everything services do.

Rachael's career is driven by a passion for tackling child exploitation and advocating for systemic change. By making strong partnerships, implementing robust oversight frameworks, and continually learning from best practices, she strives to make a measurable difference in the lives of those at risk.

Suzanne Taylor is Assistant Director at Barnardo’s leading their Core Priority Programme for Child Sexual Abuse and Exploitation. This national programme focuses on systems change through place-based partnership.

Suzanne is a qualified Youth Worker with 20 years’ experience working with children, young people, and families across various safeguarding services. Much of her career has been spent in the leadership of highly performing Youth Justice Services in the Northwest of England. She believes the voices of children and young people should be central to the systems, services and policies that are designed for them. The only ways to make real and long-lasting change for children is listening to their voices, working in partnership and high-quality workforce development.

Suzanne sits on various advisory boards and groups across the UK.