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Assessing newly-qualified social workers: top tips

Social workers on the assessed and supported year in employment should learn and develop over the course of the year
49% of ASYE social workers promised a protected caseload don’t have one, survey finds

Community Care survey finds a majority of social workers doing their first year in employment often had less than three hours of supervision a month
£3.1 million contract to train 700 social work practice supervisors awarded

The contract to lead the Practice Supervisor Development Programme was first advertised in January
Tools to help students with reflective practice and using theory

This article comprises of tools and videos taken from two guides on Community Care Inform by social worker and practice educator Siobhan Maclean. The full guides cover how to use different models of reflection with students to improve their reflective…
Top tips for practice educators on assessment, supervision and anti-oppressive practice

“The pressures of managing caseloads as well as supervising students was a burden most practice educators didn’t really want,” newly-qualified social worker Anjum Shah writes in Community Care this week. This is only one person’s experience of their time as…
Top tips on reflective writing for social work students

Reflection is an essential part of social work practice, for students, experienced practitioners and everyone in between. Reflecting allows us to consider different perspectives, consider why something is happening, and learn from our experiences. Supporting students on social work placement…
How we’re supporting struggling practice educators

Repeated change to placement requirements has been confusing for practice educators and supervisors
Tips for social work students before going on your placement

A social work student who just finished her first year placement shares what she learned
Top tips for practice educators working with a struggling student

In UK social work education, practice educators supervise and assess students while they are on placement. Practice placements are the most important element of social work degree courses, accounting for half of the overall programme for undergraduates. So the role…
Social work bursary allocations revealed

The government has announced its allocation of social work bursaries for the coming academic year, which as in 2016 has come with little time to spare before studies begin. The Department of Health has confirmed that, like last year, 1,500…