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
ADCS response to Department for Education call for evidence on the...
In General Workforce
Comment on the DfE’s longitudinal study of local authority social...
In Social Work
Comment on Community Care survey of social workers on IT systems
In Social Work
Earlier this week I attended a development day on Ethical Leadership in...
In General
ADCS response to Social Work England’s consultation on rules and...
In Social Work
ADCS response to the HCLG Committee report on children’s services...
In General Funding
Completing this blog has been one of my final acts as President before...
In General
Comment on local authority spend on the agency social work workforce
In Social Work
Last week it was World Social Work Day and I was privileged to open an...
In Workforce
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