Social work news

• The Guardian view on kinship carers: grandparents can’t repair a broken care system | Editorial

  01-08-2023 19:25
  
  New allowances for relatives who look after children, in lieu of parents, are a good idea. But they aren’t a solution to the wider problemEstimates of the number of children living in some form of kinship care in the UK vary, as does the definition. But the figure could be as high as 160,000 – around twice the number that are looked after by local authorities. In a minority of cases there is overlap, with relatives becoming foster carers. But despite their large number, these househo
  
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• ‘Social work is about promoting participation – social work research should be too’

  01-08-2023 18:10
  
  David Westlake’s July 2023 article for Community Care argued for more randomised controlled trials (RCTs) in social work research and the merits of the recently published RCT on family group conferences (FGC RCT).
  As one of the academics who opposed the FGC RCT – commissioned by What Works for Children’s Social Care (now Foundations) and designed and carried out by Coram – I want to explore some of the concerns I, and others, hold about its conduct.
  Academics’ oppos
  
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• ‘Very bad’ employers exploiting overseas social care staff, warns government migration adviser

  01-08-2023 16:19
  
  A “tail of very bad employers in the social care sector” are exploiting overseas staff brought to the UK to fill gaps caused by endemic low pay, a government adviser has warned.
  Migration Advisory Committee chair Brian Bell has also castigated ministers for their failure to respond to an April 2022 MAC report they themselves commissioned, which called for increases to social care pay, rather than a reliance on immigration, to tackle the sector’s workforce problems.
  Bell, profes
  
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• Poem: Dear Future Social Worker

  01-08-2023 16:10
  
  https://markallenassets.blob.core.windows.net/communitycare/2023/08/Emma-Atkinson-poem.mp3
  You can listen to Emma read her poem above.Emma’s poem is part of Community Care’s Choose Social Work campaign, which aims to champion the brilliant work social workers do every day, inspire the next generation of practitioners, and counteract the negative media coverage of the profession.
  Read about why we’re launching this campaign, and the five steps you can take to support it.
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• Guidance: Support your apprentice through end-point assessment

  01-08-2023 10:30 via gov.uk
  
  A best practice guide for employers on how to support your apprentice through end-point assessment.
  
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• Guidance: Removal from the apprenticeship provider and assessment register

  01-08-2023 10:30 via gov.uk
  
  How the Department for Education may prevent apprenticeship providers and end-point assessment organisations from providing or assessing apprenticeships.
  
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• Guidance: Joining the APAR as an end-point assessment organisation

  01-08-2023 10:30 via gov.uk
  
  How end-point assessment organisations (EPAOs) join the apprenticeship provider and assessment register (APAR).
  
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• Guidance: Becoming an apprenticeship training provider

  01-08-2023 10:30 via gov.uk
  
  What is expected of a registered apprenticeship training provider.
  
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• Guidance: Apprenticeship provider and assessment register: conditions of acceptance

  01-08-2023 10:30 via gov.uk
  
  Guidance for training providers and end-point assessment organisations on the conditions for the apprenticeship provider and assessment register (APAR).
  
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• Guidance: Apply to the APAR as an apprenticeship training provider

  01-08-2023 10:30 via gov.uk
  
  How to apply to join the apprenticeship provider and assessment register (APAR) to receive government funding to train apprentices.
  
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