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Written Question
Social Services: Training
Tuesday 12th December 2023

Asked by: Gary Streeter (Conservative - South West Devon)

Question to the Department for Education:

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if her Department will take steps to ensure staff working within local government children's social care receive training to understand the potential altruistic motivation of potential (a) foster and (b) adoptive parents of faith.

Answered by David Johnston - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Education)

Local authorities are responsible for the continuous professional development of their workforces, including social workers.

Social workers are critical to the functioning of the wider children’s social care system. They must meet the professional standards set by Social Work England to practise as a social worker. In relation to the altruism of those seeking to foster and adopt, the standards recognise the importance of family and community networks, requiring social workers to work in partnership with these.

To support child and family social workers to continuously improve their practice, the department funds professional development for around 4,000 social workers each year. The new Early Career Framework for child and family social workers will significantly extend the training and support they receive in the early stages of their career, helping to equip them with the knowledge skills they need to support children and families.


Written Question
Social Services: Training
Tuesday 12th December 2023

Asked by: Gary Streeter (Conservative - South West Devon)

Question to the Department for Education:

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will take steps to ensure that staff working within children's social care receive training to understand the potential altruistic motivation of potential (a) foster and (b) adoptive parents of faith.

Answered by David Johnston - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Education)

Local authorities are responsible for the continuous professional development of their workforces, including social workers.

Social workers are critical to the functioning of the wider children’s social care system. They must meet the professional standards set by Social Work England to practise as a social worker. In relation to the altruism of those seeking to foster and adopt, the standards recognise the importance of family and community networks, requiring social workers to work in partnership with these.

To support child and family social workers to continuously improve their practice, the department funds professional development for around 4,000 social workers each year. The new Early Career Framework for child and family social workers will significantly extend the training and support they receive in the early stages of their career, helping to equip them with the knowledge skills they need to support children and families.


Speech in Westminster Hall - Wed 16 Nov 2022
Male Primary School Teachers

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Speech in Westminster Hall - Wed 16 Nov 2022
Male Primary School Teachers

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Speech in Westminster Hall - Tue 18 Jun 2019
History Curriculum: Migration

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Speech in Westminster Hall - Tue 18 Jun 2019
History Curriculum: Migration

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Speech in Westminster Hall - Tue 18 Jun 2019
History Curriculum: Migration

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Speech in Westminster Hall - Tue 07 May 2019
Ivybridge Community College: Examination Pressure

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Speech in Westminster Hall - Tue 12 Feb 2019
Special Educational Needs and Disabilities Funding

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Speech in Westminster Hall - Tue 12 Feb 2019
Special Educational Needs and Disabilities Funding

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