Chair of the ADCS Workforce policy committee, Nicola Curley said:

“ADCS welcomes the Department for Education’s (DfE) consultation on a new set of Post-Qualifying Standards and proposals to enhance early career support.

“Ensuring newly qualified social workers have the correct support is crucial to ensuring they have the skills, knowledge, and resilience to thrive in their careers and deliver the best outcomes for the children and families they work with.

“Investing in early career support is essential to building a more experienced, confident, and sustainable workforce. It can play a pivotal role in improving retention by ensuring social workers feel valued, supported and are equipped to navigating the challenges that come with this line of work.

“ADCS will respond fully to this important consultation to help shape a system that is practical, effective and properly resourced – ultimately benefiting both social workers and the children and families they support.”

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