Central to these plans is the creation of a framework for professional development. Further details on the framework will be published in a children’s workforce action plan due out in early 2008. There will be more training for social workers on the Adoption and Children Act 2002 with a particular focus on special guardianship arrangements. The government will also pilot a fast-track and work-based route into children’s social work, which will be aimed at mature graduates. The plan says...