This is a list of websites we believe will be of great assistance to anyone involved or looking to get involved in social care:
BBC Schools: www.bbc.co.uk/schools
This has useful resources for both home and school, and covers: pre-school, primary, secondary and post-16. Separate teachers and parents sites are available.
British Association of Adoption and Fostering: www.baaf.org.uk
The BAAF is the leading UK charity working for children separated from their birth families. The website provides information about the organisation, its aims and objectives, and details of training, advice and consultancy.
Community Care: www.communitycare.co.uk
Community care is both a website and a magazine:
It is a specialist website dedicated to all areas of the social care profession. Our website is the leading online medium for those working in social care and it contains all of the articles that have been published in both Community Care magazine and online since 1995. The website is updated regularly throughout each working day with breaking news within the sector. A summary of social care-related stories from the national newspapers is also provided by 10 am each working day under “In Today’s papers”
Curriculum Online: www.curriculumonline.gov.uk
Curriculum Online is central to the Government's drive to transform teaching and learning in schools by improving access to ICT and multimedia resources for all pupils. Here you'll find ALL the multimedia resources to support teaching and learning. All resources support the curriculum taught in schools in England from Foundation to KS4.
National Curriculum in Action: www.ncaction.org.uk
Children’s Workforce Development Council: www.cwdcouncil.org.uk
CWDC exists to improve the lives of children, young people, their families and carers by ensuring that all people working with them have the best possible training, qualifications, support and advice. It also helps children and young people's organisations and services to work together better so that the child is at the centre of all services.
Department of Health: www.dh.gov.uk
The aim of the Department of Health (DH) is to improve the health and wellbeing of people in England. The Department of Health (DH) is a Department of State. That means we are a Government organisation, responsible for carrying out the decisions of our ministers who represent the public as democratically elected MPs.
Our overall purpose is to help improve the health and wellbeing of everyone in England. We do this by leading and supporting NHS and social care organisations so they can provide fair, high quality services that offer real choice for patients, as well as best value for taxpayers.
There is also a separate Department of Health website for careers in Social Care and Social Work: www.socialworkandcare.co.uk
Every Child Matters: www.everychildmatters.gov.uk
Change for Children is a new approach to the well-being of children and young people from birth to age 19. The Government's aim is for every child, whatever their background or their circumstances, to have the support they need to:
Health For All Children: www.health-for-all-children.co.uk
This website originally created to provide support for the publication of the same name, it has subsequently evolved to provide the latest products, information and developments in child health to parents and health professionals, whilst continuing to support references detailed in the publication.
The Office Of Public Sector Information: www.opsi.gov.uk
Operating from within the National Archives, the Office of Public Sector Information (OPSI) is at the heart of information policy, setting standards, delivering access and encouraging the re-use of public sector information. OPSI provides a wide range of services to the public, information industry, government and the wider public sector relating to finding, using, sharing and trading information.
This website is useful when researching topics such as the Disability Discrimination Act (1995) and the Children’s Act (2004) as provides access to the actual Government White Paper(s).
Skills For Care: www.skillsforcare.org.uk
Social care workforce strategy body Topss England became Skills for Care on 1st April, 2005. Still led by employer networks and other care interests, it will now be concerned specifically with adult social care, while children's services workforce strategy will be taken up by the new Children's Workforce Development Council.
The two bodies will liaise closely, and together will be England's part of 'Skills for Care and Development', the UK-wide sector skills council for social care, children and young people, alongside the already-existing Scottish Social Services Council, Care Council for Wales, and Northern Ireland Social Care Council.
As part of the recruitment and retention programme of work, Skills for Care have developed a series of resources to support employers with their recruitment and retention initiatives. The series "I Care..." focus mainly on the perception and image of the social care sector by promoting people who use services, our range of employers, different settings, job roles, training and development and career progression. Follow the link from the Skills For Care website to view this new resource.
The Social Policy Association: www.social-policy.com
The SPA is a professional association, open for membership to academics and practitioners working in social policy, and to others with an interest in UK and international social policy.
Social Work Student: www.socialworkstudent.co.uk
This is a resource for students undertaking a social work qualification and people interested in social care and social work in the UK.
If you are a qualified social worker, studying for other social care qualifications, or someone considering a career in this area then this
Sure Start: www.surestart.gov.uk
Sure Start is the government programme to deliver the best start in life for every child. We bring together, early education, childcare, health and family support.
Teachernet: www.teachernet.gov.uk
This area of the site carries information about teaching and learning: teaching strategy, teaching and learning tips, learning psychology, and links to thousands of resources. New content is being added all the time, so come back regularly for ideas to keep your lessons up to date.
This is just a small fraction of the amount of websites available for the study of health and social care subjects.
Most of these website have a Link or “Useful Websites” section, and also a Further/Recommended Reading section.
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