The test will be based on a range of skills that social workers will be expected to know, as set out in a Knowledge and Skills Statement created by the chief social worker for children, Isabelle Trowler.
The government has said that the statement, which is in direct response to concerns raised by government adviser Sir Martin Narey about the standard of social workers' skills, will act as the cornerstone in the drive to overhaul the training of the profession.
The statement, in its proposed form, sets out a range of requirements, including that children’s social workers should be able identify the full range of risks to children, including sexual, physical and emotional abuse and neglect, and that they should know how to protect children.
They should also be able to support families by “strengthening their relationships, resilience and access to resources”.
Following graduation, newly qualified social workers will be required to complete a “rigorous” pass or fail test based on the knowledge and skills outlined in the statement in order to gain an “approved child and family practitioner” status.
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