Tag Archives | social work education
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Social work leaders, Workforce
‘Why practice education research must be catalyst for tackling longstanding issues facing role’
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Social work leaders, Workforce
Practice educators passionate about role, but lack of support risks pushing them out of it, finds study
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Homelessness ‘only touched on’ by half of universities delivering social work courses, research finds
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Social work leaders, Workforce
Non-statutory placements make up over half of provision for students in Scotland, report reveals
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Social work leaders, Workforce
Four in five apprentices gained social work qualification in first cohort, figures show
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Adults, Social work leaders, Workforce
400 additional social work apprenticeships on cards as councils invited to bid for £12m fund
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Adults, Social work leaders, Workforce
Councils given funding to train more staff as social workers through apprenticeships
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Adults, Social work leaders, Workforce
Fast-track programme to train 320 more social workers in £19m contract extension
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Children, Social work leaders, Workforce
Fund return to social work scheme and boost admin support to tackle vacancies, LGA urges government
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Social work leaders, Workforce
Some social work students face delays to joining workforce due to marking boycott
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