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General Social Care Council ‘Key strategic issues facing us’ Graham Ixer

General Social Care Council ‘Key strategic issues facing us’ Graham Ixer Head of Social Work Education. Under Review. Social work under the spot light - three external and two internal reviews JPR, DH delivery body reviews and SW Taskforce

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General Social Care Council ‘Key strategic issues facing us’ Graham Ixer

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  1. General Social Care Council ‘Key strategic issues facing us’ Graham Ixer Head of Social Work Education

  2. Under Review • Social work under the spot light - three external and two internal reviews • JPR, DH delivery body reviews and SW Taskforce • Internal Regulatory Review Project – Rules, Regulatory models, Quality Assurance • Review of systems, one stop shop to programmes to deliver greater benefits to programmes

  3. Issues • We will lose the progress made unless we take collective action as a sector to improve social work education • Dip in recruitment to social work education • Lowering of standards – students passing when they shouldn’t • Realistic expectations of NQSW in their first job

  4. Challenges • Influence Taskforce about what is good and what needs to change • Evidence based policy • Ideas that will work – quick wins and longer term vision • Greater involvement of employers – formal partnerships • Increased robustness in assessment systems to ensure improvement in audit and QA of assessment decisions

  5. Challenges and ideas • New supply model for the workforce needed • Quality drivers linked to funding? • Grading of programmes linked to improvement? • Going for glory - a new Royal College for Social Work?

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