News

New report finds discrimination against Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic social care workforce in Wales

Together with Welsh Government and NHS Wales, we’ve published the first social care Workforce Race Equality Standard (WRES) report.

Celebrating social workers and social work students

Join our All Wales induction framework (AWIF) for early years and childcare managers’ pilot group

We’re piloting a project to support people with a Level 5 QCF Children’s Care, Learning and Development (CCLD) Advanced Practice qualification to step into level 5 leadership and management roles in early years and childcare

Up to £27,000 of funding available to new social work students in Wales

There's funding of up to £27,000 available to social work students in Wales

Main findings from the Social Care Wales Workforce Development Grant (SCWWDP) end of year monitoring for 2023 to 2024 published

We’ve changed our CPD requirements to make it simpler

We’ve changed our CPD requirements to make it simpler

Help us revise our practice guidance for the Codes of Professional Practice

We're updating the practice guidance associated with our Codes of Professional Practice, and we'd like to hear your views.

'We want to make sure we continue to celebrate the services you provide'

Our Chief Executive Sarah McCarty's message from our March 2025 e-bulletin.

Launch of new resource for employers

We’ve launched a new guide for employers to help their staff who are new to working in social care in Wales.

Social Work Week 2025

We're celebrating Social Work Week between 17 and 21 March

Vote for two 2025 Accolades winners

Voting is now open to choose two of the winners for the 2025 Accolades.

11 projects and seven care workers named as 2025 Accolades finalists

A Welsh medium nursery in Merthyr Tydfil, a social care worker from Bridgend and a Wrexham-based digital platform that helps people access the care they need are among the finalists for the 2025 Accolades.