Remit
The Workforce Development Policy Committee (WD) has lead responsibility in ADCS for issues relating to:
- Professional standards and registration
- Training and qualifications frameworks
- Workforce planning
- ADCS representation and links with national regulatory and training bodies.
The Committee links closely with the various regional ADCS groups to identify new and emerging practice and assesses the impact of ongoing public services reforms in all areas relevant to children’s services, including education, health, safeguarding, social care and family justice.
2019 Meeting Dates
- 1 February 2019
- 10 May 2019 (with Health, Care & Additional Needs PC)
- 27 September 2019 (with Families, Communities & Young People PC)
- 29 November 2019
Contacts
Chair: Rachael Wardell, Director of Children, Schools and Families, Merton Council. To contact Rachael, email Rachael.Wardell@merton.gov.uk
ADCS Policy Officer: Matt Cunningham supports the work of the committee. To contact Matt, email matt.cunningham@adcs.org.uk
Updates
- September 2018: Joint meeting with the Families, Communities & Young People Policy Committee
The Workforce Development and Families, Communities & Young People Policy Committees met on Friday 28 September in London to discuss shared areas of interest. The group received an update on the Practice Supervisor Development Programme (PSDP) from a representative from Research in Practice who are leading a consortium to develop and deliver the programme with the first cohort set to begin in November. Find out more
- November 2018: Committee meeting
The Workforce Development Policy Committee met on 30 November in London to discuss teacher recruitment and retention, in light of the DfE’s forthcoming teacher recruitment and retention strategy, as well as diversity in the workforce. Find out more
Workforce Development Policy Committee Articles
Everyone who knows me or has heard me speak knows how passionate I am about...
In General
The Association of Directors of Children’s Services (ADCS) today, Monday...
In General Workforce
Comment on a report by Skills for Care on social work education
In General Workforce
Comment on local authority spend on agency social workers
In General Workforce
The Workforce Development Policy Committee met on 30 November in London to...
In General
The Workforce Development and Families, Communities & Young People...
In General
Comment on a report on the health and wellbeing of social workers
In Social Work
Responding to Community Care about a recent survey on the ASYE, Rachael...
In General Workforce
ADCS response to the consultation on the secondary legislative framework...
In Social Work
Update from Families, Communities & Young People and Workforce...
In General
Comment on National Assessment and Accreditation System (NAAS)
In Social Work
PAs play a crucial role in supporting care leavers to successfully navigate...
In General Workforce
Comment on the results of a Community Care survey about supervision for...
In Social Work
I have blogged here before about how in West Berkshire we’re choosing to...
In General
ADCS, ADASS joint comment on the closure of The College of Social Work
In General Workforce
This week I had an enlightening meeting with KPMG, who are supporting the...
In Care
ADCS response to the consultation on Knowledge and Skills Statement:...
In Social Work
This Tuesday (21 March) was World Social Work Day. There was lots of...