Moira Gibb, a former social worker, will chair the board which will oversee the Social Work Taskforce, part of the government's 2020 Children and Young People's Workforce Strategy. Bob Reitemeier, chief executive of the Children's Society, and Andrew Webb, director of children's services in Stockport, will co-chair the board.
The taskforce, which will start work in January and publish its conclusions next summer, will investigate reforms to social work training, recruitment and management. It will be a joint unit across the Department for Health and the Department for Children, Schools and Families and will aim to engage front-line social workers, managers, service users, academics and training providers in its work.
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