Beta This is a new service – your feedback will help us to improve it.

Action planning to achieve the standard

Standard 8: Strategic partnerships

Strategic partnerships

Building strong partnerships between employers and education providers is essential for a strategic approach to workforce needs. It’s important to consider if practice educators are:

  • well-supported, fairly paid, and helped with workload management
  • aligned with your organisation’s values and Social Work England’s (SWE) criteria
  • supported by strategic efforts to improve access to good practice placements
  • supported by strong relationships with university partners
  • celebrated for their achievements of those advancing through apprenticeships and other programs
  • given opportunities for career progression within the social care workforce

Next page: The five principles

Back to Top
The resources have been developed by Research in Practice in collaboration with DfE.
Published: 30 October 2024
Last updated: 30 October 2024