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Accessibility statement

This accessibility statement applies to Support for social workers.

This website is run by the Department for Education. We want as many people as possible to be able to use this website. For example, that means you should be able to:

  • change colours, contrast levels and fonts
  • zoom in up to 300% without the text spilling off the screen
  • navigate most of the website using just a keyboard
  • navigate most of the website using speech recognition software
  • listen to most of the website using a screen reader (including the most recent versions of JAWS, NVDA and VoiceOver)

We’ve also made the website text as simple as possible to understand.

AbilityNet has advice on making your device easier to use if you have a disability.

How accessible this service is

Support for social workers is fully compliant with the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines version (WCAG) 2.1.

Reporting accessibility problems with this service

We are always looking to improve the accessibility of this service. If you find any problems not listed on this page or think we are not meeting accessibility requirements, contact us at support-for-social-workers-team@education.gov.uk.

Read tips on contacting organisations about inaccessible websites

Enforcement procedure

The Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) is responsible for enforcing the Public Sector Bodies (Websites and Mobile Applications) (No. 2) Accessibility Regulations 2018 (the 'accessibility regulations').

If you are not happy with how we respond to your complaint, contact the Equality Advisory and Support Service (EASS).

Technical information about this service’s accessibility

The Department for Education is committed to making this service accessible, in accordance with the Public Sector Bodies (Websites and Mobile Applications) (No.2) Accessibility Regulations 2018.

Non-accessible content

The content listed below is non-accessible for the following reasons.

Non-compliance with the accessibility regulations

There may be accessibility issues we have not found yet. Contact us if you find any so we can continue to improve the services we provide.

Disproportionate burden

Not applicable.

Content not within scope of this accessibility statement

Not applicable.

Preparation of this accessibility statement

This statement was prepared on 10 February 2023.

The service was last tested on 26 January 2023. Testing was carried out by the Digital Accessibility Centre.

Last updated 24 April 2024.