Plans for child social worker gold standard unclear and unfinished
Plans for child social worker gold standard unclear and unfinished
The Department for Education's new status for social workers remains a work in progress with little clarity of benefits of the scheme.
The Department for Education has announced a ‘gold standard’ for children and families social workers designed to improve the quality of safeguarding [...]
‘New blueprint for the future training social workers’, announced by Isabelle Trowler
‘New blueprint future training social workers’, announced by Isabelle Trowler
Described as coming “as part of the most significant transformation to the profession in a generation”, this publication coincides with the Government launching plans for a new gold standard for social workers.
What social workers who work with children and families need to know and do will [...]
Five key questions from the JSWEC debate on social work’s future
Five key questions from the JSWEC debate on social work’s future. An impassioned discussion at the Joint Social Work Education Conference raised plenty of questions for the profession.
1. Where is the user voice?Hugh McLaughlin, professor of social work at Manchester Metropolitan University, said that the social work sector needed to stand up more [...]
£20m education boost for adopted children
£20m education boost for adopted children
Extension of the Pupil Premium scheme is set to help an extra 10,000 pupils and be worth around £1,900 for each student
All children adopted from care will be the beneficiaries of a £20m Pupil Premium fund designed to bridge the performance gap between adopted children and their peers.
The extension of [...]
Call for councils to improve childcare provision for disadvantaged families
Call for councils to improve childcare provision for disadvantaged families.
Local authorities need to do more to ensure there is sufficient childcare provision for disadvantaged families in their area, a report by the Citizens Advice Bureau (CAB) has concluded.
A CAB study of early years provision in 16 council areas of England found that childcare options for [...]
Plan to entice 35,000 social workers
College of Social Work sets out three-year plan to entice 35,000 social workers to become members
The College of Social Work says it aims to have 35,000 members and be financially independent of government by the end of 2017.
The college’s draft strategy for 2014-2017 says the organisation, which currently has 13,590 members, hopes [...]
