Sue Robb of 4Children talks to Julie Laughton and Alison Britton from the Department for Education about the role of childminders in delivering the 30 hours free entitlement.
A campaign to retrain both social workers for adults and children who have left the profession is being launched.
The ‘Come Back to Social Work’ programme, launched by the Local Government Association (LGA), the Department for Education and the Department of Health, is initially aiming to recruit 30 experienced social workers.
Latest figures show there were 1,700 vacancies for adult social workers in 2015 compared with 1,100 in 2014, up from eight to 12 per cent of the workforce. The number of leavers increased from 12 to 13 per cent of the workforce between 2014 and 2015.
Those interested in the programme are being encouraged to visit a jobs portal built by Jobsgopublic, and, if successful, will be provided with 13 weeks' training to prepare them to re-register with the Health and Care Professions Council and be ready for work within councils from early 2017.
Isabelle Trowler, chief social worker for Children and Families, said: "Those who have left social work to pursue other avenues still have a lot that they could offer to help improve the lives of our most vulnerable children, families and adults. The Come Back to Social Work pilot is a great way to help us learn how to overcome any perceived barriers to re-joining the profession and to encourage more former social workers to consider a return."
Sue Robb of 4Children talks to Julie Laughton and Alison Britton from the Department for Education about the role of childminders in delivering the 30 hours free entitlement.
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