Simon Cottingham
Programme Manager, Birmingham and the Black Country
Simon trained as a Youth and Community worker and has worked in the voluntary sector all his life. He is an experienced manager and has worked nationally on volunteering issues; regionally for a voluntary sector infrastructure agency and as a Regional Manager for a volunteering charity. He lives and works in Birmingham.
Areas of expertise
- Children and young people who run away from home and care
- Restorative justice
- Advocacy
- Sexual exploitation and child trafficking
- General about children and young people
- General about the Voluntary Sector and strategic engagement with it
- General about volunteering
- Youth work
- Safeguarding
Recent speaking engagements
- Warwick University
- BACSPAN Regional Meeting
- Chairs the Regional Missing, Sexual Exploitation and Trafficking sub-group of the Regional Safeguarding Network
- Chaired the Voluntary Sector Forum in Birmingham (VCS Matters) that has been engaging with the Children’s Trust
- Trustee of St Georges Community Hub in Birmingham