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Useful Links for Our Candidates
Here is a list of useful links to web sites with useful information for social workers. Please note that each of these new links will open in a new window or a new tab depending on the browser you use.
Association of Directors of Social Services
The Association of Directors of Adult Social Services (ADASS) represents all the directors of adult social services in England.
Northern Ireland Social Care Council
NISCC is responsible for raising standards in the Northern Ireland social care workforce.
The Recruitment and Employment Confederation
The Recruitment and Employment Confederation (REC) is the trade body that supports and represents the recruitment industry.
Scottish Social Services Council
The Scottish Social Services Council is responsible for raising standards in the Scottish social service workforce.
Care Council for Wales
The Care Council for Wales was established in October 2001 to promote high standards of conduct and practice among social care workers and high standards in their training.
Criminal Records Bureau (CRB)
The CRB is an Executive Agency of the Home Office set-up to help organisations make safer recruitment decisions.
The General Social Care Council (GSCC)
The General Social Care Council is the workforce regulator and guardian of standards for the social care workforce in England.
British Association of Social Workers (BASW)
The British Association of Social Workers (BASW) is the largest association representing social work and social workers in the UK. Whether you are qualified or not, experienced, or just entering the profession, BASW are here to help, support, advise and campaign on your behalf.
Practise Journal
The journal has a strong base in social work practice and seeks to promote a proactive, reflective and critical perspective.
Community Care
A specialist website dedicated to all areas of the social care profession, it contains all of the articles that have been published both in Community Care magazine and online since 1995.
Department of Health (DOH) Social Work Website
This website is for issues and matters relating to social work in England.
Social Care Institute for Excellence (SCIE)
The Social Care Institute for Excellence (SCIE) was established by Government in 2001 to improve social care services for adults and children in the United Kingdom.
Greater London Post Qualifying Consortium (GLPQ)
The role of the Greater London Post Qualifying Education and Training Consortium (GLPQ) is to encourage, promote and support continuing professional development (CPD) for social workers in Greater London. This site will help you find out how to gain formal recognition of your skills and how you can develop them even further.
National Care Standards Commission
The Commission for Social Care Inspection (CSCI) registers, inspects and reports on adult social care services in England.
Educational Psychology Journal
This journal provides an international forum for the discussion and rapid dissemination of research findings in psychology relevant to education. The journal places particular emphasis on the publishing of papers reporting applied research based on experimental and behavioural studies. Reviews of relevant areas of literature also appear from time to time.
Every Child Matters - Educational Psychology Service
The educational psychology service is a statutory service provided by the local authority. Provide information about the changes in educational psychology.
The British Association for International and Comparative Education - BAICE
BAICE promotes teaching, research, policy and development in all aspects of international and comparative education. It is the British affiliate of the World Council of Comparative Education Societies but membership is open to all interested in international and comparative education, regardless of nationality or institutional affiliation.
The British Psychological Society
The British Psychological Society is the representative body for psychology and psychologists in the UK.