Free materials to support the Care Certificate launched
Free online support is now available to support employers in the health and social care sectors as they prepare for the launch of The Care Certificate in March. The Care
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Podcasts: Northern Ireland Social Work Leadership conference
Podcasts of the presentations, keynote speeches and a promotional video from a recent Northern Ireland Social Work Leadership conference are now available online. This material provides a wealth of rich
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Start date announced for social care managers programme
The National Skills Academy (NSA) for Social Care have announced a March start date for their Front-line Leaders programme. Front-line Leaders consists of 3 modules mapped to the Skills Academy’s
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Speakers announced for SWAN Conference 2015
The Social Work Action Network (SWAN) have announced the guest speakers at their 10th annual conference entitled, The Politics of Hope: Fighting for the Future of Social Work. Gerry Mooney
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Council offers refresher course to attract social workers back to work
Thurrock Council is taking steps to entice qualified social workers who have experience of working in children’s services back into the profession by running a ‘Return to Social Work’ course.
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Child welfare course aims to fill gap between theory and practice
Social workers and health visitors are among the professionals starting a new course at the University of Stirling this month, in what they describe as the UK’s first postgraduate child
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NI programme aimed at developing effective social care management
Northern Ireland’s HSC Leadership Centre has published details of a regional management development programme for social work team leaders. ‘Managing Effective Practice’ will be taking place from February until June
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New research to explore child safeguarding inequalities
Why are children from poor neighbourhoods more likely to be subject to a child protection intervention than those living in better off areas? And is deprivation the primary cause? That
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Revised Occupational Standards for CYP health services launched
Skills for Health has launched the revised National Occupational Standards (NOS) for Children & Young People’s Health Services. The Standards were revised by Skills for Health as part of a
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Health & social care qualifications see the biggest growth
Health and social care achieved the biggest growth in successfully completed qualifications of any vocational subject last year, according to new analysis of government data by Prestige Nursing and Care
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