CYP Now - Black, Asian and minority ethnic social workers 'face higher failure rates'

Children’s social workers from black, Asian and minority ethnic (BAME) backgrounds face higher rates of failure in the assessed and supported year in employment (ASYE), new figures show.

Social workers from BAME backgrounds are less likely to pass their assessment year, a new report says. Picture: Posed by model/Adobe Stock

Newly qualified social workers (NQSW) from BAME backgrounds made up 53 per cent of ASYE failures in 2020/21, despite accounting for just 26 per cent of those registered under the programme.

Meanwhile, white social workers accounted for 47 per cent of fails and 60 per cent of registrants, according to workforce development body Skills for Care’s annual report on the 2020/21 programme.

“This is a serious finding, and most employers acknowledge that there is work for them to do in embedding proactive approaches to overcoming inequalities and addressing systemic racism,” it states, adding it must be central to the ASYE process.

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