Ensuring members of the children's workforce have the right training, qualifications and ongoing professional development is vital to ensure the best possible outcomes for children, young people and families. Budget cuts continue to bite - with an inevitable effect on workforce development - but against this backdrop, efforts to reform qualifications and training continue.
The establishment of mental health teams in schools, with the potential to employ up to 8,000 people in the long term, is already leading to the development of new training and qualifications. The expansion of the Troubled Families programme, and the increased emphasis on commissioning as a career within children's services, have also prompted new training to meet the needs of a changing workforce. Other sectors are shrinking however, with falling numbers of teaching assistants, health visitors and school nurses.
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