Social work news

• Legislation to limit caseloads for social workers rejected by Welsh Government

  17-07-2023 22:19
  
  Proposals to legally limit children’s social workers’ caseloads have been rejected by the Welsh Government.
  It said it may be “counterproductive” to change the law to require councils to set maximum manageable caseloads for their children’s practitioners and take all reasonable steps to maintain them.
  The proposal was made by the Welsh Parliament’s (Senedd) children, young people and education committee in a report on reforming provision for children in c
  
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• Tell us what you look for in a social work job – to help shape what employers offer

  17-07-2023 17:44
  
  Community Care has launched its annual jobseekers’ survey to find out what social workers look for in a job, in order to help employers provide this.
  As in previous years, the research will explore preferences for agency or permanent roles, or part-time or full-time work, what might tempt you to move roles and how you feel application processes should operate.
  This year, we are also focusing on retention, so will be asking what employers could do to make you stay in your role – and i
  
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• Guidance: Subcontracting funding rules for post-16 education and training

  17-07-2023 17:18 via gov.uk
  
  The rules providers must follow when using subcontractors to provide post-16 education and training (excluding apprenticeships).
  
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• Research: Understanding the costs of foundation year study

  17-07-2023 16:56 via gov.uk
  
  Research exploring the costs of foundation year (FY) provision at higher education providers (HEPs) in England.
  
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• Research: Higher education reform consultation analysis: research report

  17-07-2023 16:56 via gov.uk
  
  External analysis of responses to the higher education policy statement and reform consultation.
  
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• Impact assessment: Higher education reform: equality impact assessment and analysis

  17-07-2023 16:56 via gov.uk
  
  Analysis of the impacts, including on particular protected groups, of the HE reforms set out in the policy statement and reform government consultation response.
  
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• Consultation outcome: Higher education policy statement and reform

  17-07-2023 16:55 via gov.uk
  
  We’re seeking views on proposals to improve outcomes, access and value for money of investment in higher education by students and taxpayers.
  
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• Guidance: National funding formula tables for schools and high needs: 2024 to 2025

  17-07-2023 14:07 via gov.uk
  
  Tables showing provisional allocations for the schools, high needs and central school services blocks from 2024 to 2025.
  
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• Press release: Record funding for schools in England

  17-07-2023 12:52 via gov.uk
  
  Schools in England to receive highest ever funding rates in 2024-25.
  
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• Guidance: Length of the school week

  17-07-2023 11:00 via gov.uk
  Non-statutory guidance and case studies for schools in England wanting to increase the length of their school week, including those delivering below the minimum 32.5 hours.
  
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• The impact of qualification reviews on funding approval

  17-07-2023 10:52 via gov.uk
  
  The impact on our approval principles and processes because of ongoing qualification reform.
  
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• Statutory entitlements: approval criteria

  17-07-2023 10:52 via gov.uk
  
  Criteria that qualifications in the statutory entitlements offer need to meet alongside the common funding approval criteria.
  
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• Scope of this manual

  17-07-2023 10:52 via gov.uk
  
  Summary of what this manual includes and where to find information not included in this manual.
  
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• Qualifications with removed funding approval

  17-07-2023 10:52 via gov.uk
  
  Why and when we have removed or will remove funding approval for groups of qualifications.
  
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• Qualification funding approval: 2023 to 2024

  17-07-2023 10:52 via gov.uk
  
  Principles and processes we use to approve qualifications for funding in England
  
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• Post-16 funding approval moratorium and exemption approval criteria

  17-07-2023 10:52 via gov.uk
  
  How the moratorium affects our funded qualification offers and information about exemptions.
  
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• Other approval principles: 16 to 19

  17-07-2023 10:52 via gov.uk
  
  Criteria that qualifications in the 16 to 19 offer need to meet alongside the common funding approval criteria.
  
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• Managing changes to approved qualifications

  17-07-2023 10:52 via gov.uk
  
  How we manage changes you make to approved qualifications that impact funding approval status.
  
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• Level 3 free courses for jobs offer: approval criteria

  17-07-2023 10:52 via gov.uk
  
  Criteria that qualifications in the level 3 free courses for jobs offer need to meet alongside the common funding approval criteria.
  
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• How we will review qualifications

  17-07-2023 10:52 via gov.uk
  
  The stages we use to review qualifications
  
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• Funding approval and funding validity

  17-07-2023 10:52 via gov.uk
  
  The difference between funding approval and funding validity.
  
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• Forms

  17-07-2023 10:52 via gov.uk
  
  Some of the processes we describe in this manual state that you need to send us information through a form. This section of the manual contains those forms.
  
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• Components of qualifications: approval criteria

  17-07-2023 10:52 via gov.uk
  
  How components that are already approved for funding will be approved in 2023 to 2024.
  
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• Common approval principles

  17-07-2023 10:52 via gov.uk
  Criteria that all qualifications need to meet to be approved for funding.
  
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• Changes to funding approval principles and processes for 2023 to 2024

  17-07-2023 10:52 via gov.uk
  
  The changes we have made to our approval principles and process for the funding year 2023 to 2024.
  
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• Annex A: overview of qualification funding approval process

  17-07-2023 10:52 via gov.uk
  
  This shows the step-by-step process that awarding organisations must follow to get funding approval in England for a qualification.
  
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• Advanced learner loans: other approval criteria

  17-07-2023 10:52 via gov.uk
  
  Criteria that qualifications in the advanced learner loans offer need to meet, alongside the common funding approval criteria.
  
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• Adult education budget local flexibility offer at level 2 and below offer funded by ESFA: approval criteria

  17-07-2023 10:52 via gov.uk
  
  Criteria that qualifications in the ESFA-funded adult education budget (AEB) local flexibility offer and European Social Fund level 2 and below offer need to meet, alongside the common funding approval criteria.
  
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• Assistant Manager

  17-07-2023 10:51
  
  https://jobs.communitycare.co.uk/job/1401745696/assistant-manager/
  
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• ‘We can respect rights while finding out what works in social care’

  17-07-2023 08:57
  
  By David Westlake, Cardiff University
  Two of the largest randomised controlled trials (RCTs) ever conducted in social work have been published recently by Foundations*.
  Last month, Sarah Taylor and her team from Coram reported that children whose families were referred for family group conferences (FGCs) were significantly less likely to be in care 12 months after entering pre-proceedings than those whose families were not so referred.
  Earlier this year, my colleagues and I found that a scheme p
  
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• Press release: Crackdown on rip-off university degrees

  17-07-2023 01:01 via gov.uk
  
  University courses that fail to deliver good outcomes, with high drop-out rates and poor employment prospects will be subject to strict controls.
  
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