Seventeen inspiring social workers, teams and organisations from across England have been recognised for their contribution to the profession after winning top awards at the national Social Worker of the Year Awards on Friday 29th November 2019. The prestigious Social Worker of the Year Awards ceremony took place at the Royal Lancaster Hotel in London […]
Social Work England has now taken over from the Health and Care Professions Council as the new specialist regulator for the profession. Social work is about people and social workers support millions of people across the country every day. The purpose of Social Work England is to regulate the social worker profession so that people […]
Social workers looking to progress their careers in the profession can take advantage of Lincolnshire County Council’s alliance with The South Yorkshire Teaching Partnership (SYTP). The SYTP is a partnership between the following institutions: University of Sheffield Sheffield Hallam University Sheffield City Council Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council […]
Social workers have to make important decisions every day about the lives of children and families with whom they work. These decisions are often complex, are influenced by a wide range of factors and have a big impact on the future of children who are at risk of harm. The What Works Centre has recently […]
The Social Worker of the Year Awards are prestigious national awards recognising the challenges faced by social workers, celebrating their achievements, and promoting best practice at a national level. There are 16 award categories in total, which cover the full range of social work practice and include awards for individuals, teams and employers. Children’s Social […]
World Social Work Day 2019 on the 19th March highlights ‘Promoting the Importance of Human Relationships’. World Social Work Day is the key day in the year that social workers worldwide stand together to celebrate the achievements of the profession. They take the theme message into their communities, workplaces and to their governments to raise […]
Our new campaign aims to reveal more of what Children’s Social Work is really like and the difference our social workers make in the lives of thousands of vulnerable children and families, is being launched by Children’s Social Work Matters in Yorkshire and the Humber. The ‘Improving Lives‘ campaign is fronted by some of our […]
South Yorkshire Teaching Partnership are proud to be hosting a Film Festival dedicated to showcasing films from experts by experience – children, young people and adults. They are screening films designed to inform, challenge and inspire positioned within the world of social care or with transferable messages. They will showcase films designed to impact on […]
This latest round of Step Up To Social Work applications opened on 4th February and will close on the 18th of March 2019. The Yorkshire and Humberside regional partnership has secured 47 places on the next Step up programme (cohort 6). The North and West Yorkshire regional partnership has secured 28 places on the next […]
What a fantastic celebratory evening at the Social Worker of the Year Awards on Friday 30th November in London. Social Workers all over the country work tirelessly to help and support vulnerable children and families and it’s fantastic to see their hard work acknowledged and celebrated at such a prestigious national awards event. Children’s Social […]