Issue details

Commissioning Higher Education Partner for Step-up to Social Work Programme

This report seeks approval for the procurement strategy to commission a Higher Education Partner to work with the local authority to deliver “Step Up to Social Work” Programme.

Fully funded by central Government via a grant from the Department for Education, this innovative programme seeks to train children’s social workers so that, at the end of the course, they gain a Post-Graduate Diploma with the opportunity to obtain credits towards a Master’s degree in Social Work; the objective being that participating local authorities will be better able to attract and retain well-qualified children’s social workers at a time when this is proving difficult nationally.

Decision type: Key

Reason Key: Expenditure/Income over £5m & policies or new income, reserves use, overspend over £300K;

Decision status: Recommendations Approved

Wards affected: (All Wards);

Notice of proposed decision first published: 07/11/2016

Report access: Open;

Report Type: Key Decision;

Decision due: 16 Jan 2017 by Cabinet

Lead member: Cabinet Member for Children and Education (expired July 2024)

Department: Children's Services Department

Contact: Steve Comber Email: Steve.Comber@RBKC.gov.uk Tel: 07739 317 307.

Consultees

Cabinet Member for Children and Education
Children's Services SLT
West London Alliance Steering Group

Decisions

Agenda items

Documents

  • Commissioning Higher Education Partner for Step-up to Social Work Programme