Suzanne Taylor is Assistant Director at Barnardo’s leading their Core Priority Programme for Child Sexual Abuse and Exploitation. This national programme focusses 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. With 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.