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Monday, March 21, 2011

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Kamara Palmer is an agency social worker in Leicestershire Council's 16-plus leaving care team. She graduated from the University of Birmingham in September 2009.

My Placement: Rachel Edwards, social worker, Stockport Council's family support team

Monday, March 21, 2011

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I did my placement in Stockport's family support team between December 2008 and May 2009.

Lib Dems Conference: Pledge to boost young apprentices' pay

Monday, October 6, 2014

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The Liberal Democrats would like to increase pay rates for young people on apprenticeships by a third in a bid to make vocational training more attractive, Business Secretary Vince Cable has said.

Recruitment in children's services: trends and challenges

Tuesday, March 17, 2015

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Funding cuts coupled with increased demand for services are intensifying the recruitment challenges for children's services employers. Joe Lepper explores the trends across the children's workforce.

Children's services training scheme raises the bar

Tuesday, June 9, 2015

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How will the new apprenticeship for children's services work and what opportunities will it bring?

Action on childcare workforce

Analysis

Tuesday, January 28, 2020

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Lack of support has created a "hotchpotch" of skills among staff, which needs targeted measures to address.

Jobs can only be Open to All if we overcome our degree obsession

Tuesday, January 5, 2016

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Children’s Workforce Guide to Qualifications and Training 2022/23

Thursday, September 1, 2022

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With many parts of the sector facing recruitment challenges, Charlotte Goddard identifies developments in entry-level requirements and ongoing professional development for children’s services practitioners.

Guide to Qualifications and Training: Youth Work

Friday, September 1, 2023

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In the past, youth work was mainly delivered by local authorities but today is provided by a range of organisations such as housing programmes, voluntary organisations, within the NHS and in social care or youth justice.

Alliance offers members training in lieu of local authority support

Tuesday, March 6, 2012

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The Pre-school Learning Alliance is to expand a programme of training to all its members in response to dwindling local authority support for professional development.

Work placements improve apprenticeship success

Wednesday, April 11, 2012

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Work experience placements are key to successful apprenticeships, a study by Ofsted has found.

Wipers Youth CIC delivers services in anti-discriminatory practice

Tuesday, April 4, 2023

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While some Youth Justice Services have developed focused strategies to address disproportionality, this has not yet been reflected in the quality of casework.

Standard proposed to recognise excellent teachers

Monday, December 12, 2011

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A "master teacher" standard should be introduced to recognise outstanding teachers, according to a government-commissioned review.

Charity receives £2.8m EU funding to support Neets

Thursday, October 6, 2016

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An environmental charity has been awarded £2.8m in European funding to work with young people who are not in education, employment or training (Neet).

Social work training under examination

Tuesday, July 9, 2013

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The government has commissioned reviews into social work education as reforms for students and existing practitioners start to take root. Jo Stephenson discovers a training landscape in a continuous state of flux.

How coaching helps transform staff attitude

Tuesday, July 23, 2013

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A programme of "transformational coaching" empowers professionals to handle tough situations and provide families with better support.

Government launches streamlined standards for early years professionals

Friday, June 1, 2012

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The standards that early years practitioners must meet to achieve the graduate-level Early Years Professional Status have been reduced from 39 to eight.

Call for children's centres to focus on attachment

Monday, March 24, 2014

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Children's centres should do more to help parents develop positive parenting skills and strong attachments with their child in the first few years of life, the Sutton Trust has said.

Labour has chance to shape the future of youth policy