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A practice educator or social work manager talking to a student

Social work leaders, Workforce

‘Why practice education research must be catalyst for tackling longstanding issues facing role’

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A social worker talking to a younger colleague to symboilse mentoring, coaching or practice education

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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Black student in university library

Workforce

Homelessness ‘only touched on’ by half of universities delivering social work courses, research finds

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A practice educator or social work manager talking to a student

Social work leaders, Workforce

Non-statutory placements make up over half of provision for students in Scotland, report reveals

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A practice educator or social work manager talking to a student

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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A practice educator or social work manager talking to a student

Adults, Social work leaders, Workforce

Councils given funding to train more staff as social workers through apprenticeships

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A black social worker looking contemplative while working at laptop

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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Workforce

Scottish Government reviewing funding for social work students in wake of campaign to boost support

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Mary Jackson, chief executive officer, Frontline

Children, Social work leaders, Workforce

Frontline faces tougher targets for qualifying and retaining social workers in new contract

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Workforce

Social work bursaries down in value by £1,000-£1,500 due to nine-year freeze

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Minister for care Helen Whately (Credit: Department of Health and Social Care)

Workforce

Government has no plans to review level of social work bursaries despite nine-year freeze

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Black student in university library

Social work leaders, Workforce

Social Work England finds broad support for proposed expectations of new graduates

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Workforce

‘Why I quit my placement after three weeks’

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