A parliamentary committee has launched an inquiry into the skills and training of children's social workers.
The education committee inquiry aims to explore what children's social work looks like in 2019, focusing on the capacity of social workers to intervene early, as well as how they can access continuing professional development and support.
MPs on the committee will also scrutinise routes into the profession, including how recent training reforms and initiatives, such as graduate training scheme Frontline and Step Up to Social Work, have impacted on the workforce.
Committee chair Robert Halfon said the review is likely to pick up on long-term workforce concerns such as high rates of staff turnover, inadequate resources, social worker caseloads and time pressures, and how these issues impact on practitioners' ability to meet statutory duties.
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