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The College of Social Work
Social workers play a central role in promoting and securing the wellbeing of children, adults, families and communities.
This website is about the development of a fully independent College of Social Work which will seek to improve and support social work by providing leadership by and for the profession. It will lead the development of the profession and represent it in discussions with organisations that regulate, train, work with, and are affected by social work.
The College of Social Work consultation exercise is coming to an end -
But there is still time to have your say!
Your views are crucial to the development of The College. We want to build a truly representative college grounded in the views and needs of the social work profession.
- The online consultation closes on 10th September, so if you haven't already given us your thoughts, please complete the online consultation now.
- Further consultation events for social workers, managers and social work students are being held in September. These events are the perfect opportunity for you and your colleagues to have your say about the future function and purpose of The College of Social Work.
Book your place at an event near you today.
Dates of upcoming social worker consultation events:
6 September, Manchester
7 September, Doncaster
13 September, London *
15 September, Birmingham
20 September, Wolverhampton
21 September, Leicester
* This event is now fully booked. The College team are looking into the possibility of holding a second London event in Autumn 2010. If you would be interested in attending, please email sca@socialcaring.co.uk, with your name, email address and telephone number and we will register your interest. Thank you.
Establishing the college as a fully independent, membership organisation was one of the recommendations from the Social Work Task Force which reported in December 2009. A Development Group has been established to guide the early stages of setting up the College (47kb PDF File).
Latest news
- College sponsors Community Care Live Children & Families 2010 event
- BASW explores College of Social Work convergence.
- The College of Social Work enters the next stage of development and appoints joint Chairs.
- Community Care and Unison are calling on the mainstream media to improve its standard of reporting about social work by launching an introductory guide for journalists.
- Consultation launched by Moira Gibb.
- Read about the proposed purpose and functions of The College. This information forms the basis of the formal consultation process.
