Submissions
The Association regularly publishes detailed papers and responses to government and other consultation exercises on key policy issues in education and children's services.
An initial response to the HPC consultation on the draft Standards of Proficiency for social workers
Our response to the proposed replacement of the current General Social Care Council Code of Practice by the draft Health Professions Council Standards of Proficiency and the HPC Standards of conduct, performance and ethics suggests that upholding the social worker’s duty of care and ensuring that registrants act in the best interests of service users is likely to be made significantly more difficult by the adoption of these two documents as replacements for the GSCC Code of Practice for Social Workers an Employers.
- Social work pay – time for a rethink
Many social workers are significantly underpaid. The current arrangements depend on a legion of local supplements on a scale which confirms something fundamental is wrong. Analysis of the two main job evaluation schemes in use in local government suggest they are a major cause of the underpayment of social workers as they understate their skills and responsibilities. Improvements to the pay of social workers should be made in ways that are sustainable and permanent. It is important that the Social Work Taskforce recommends an early review so that an improved national framework is developed and implemented.
- Kent restructure proposals: initial response
Aspect has responded to Kent County Council’s sweeping cuts and restructure of education improvement services with an initial critique.
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