Social Work links
     
Government departments and agencies
British Association of Social Workers   Represents social work and social workers in the UK.
Care Council for Wales   Social care workforce regulator in Wales. It registers social care workers, regulates their conduct and training, and supports education and training.
Department of Health    
General Social Care Council   Social care workforce regulator in England. It registers social care workers, regulates their conduct and training, and supports education and training.
Northern Ireland Social Care Council   Social care workforce regulator in Northern Ireland. It registers social care workers, regulates their conduct and training, and supports education and training.
Scottish Social Services Council   Social care workforce regulator in Scotland. It registers social care workers, regulates their conduct and training, and supports education and training.
Skills for Care   Working in consultation with carers, employers and service users, Skills for Care aims to modernise adult social care in England, by ensuring qualifications and standards continually adapt to meet the changing needs of people who use care services.

 

Professional organisations

Commission for Social Care Inspection   Independent public body regulating social care and private and voluntary health care services throughout England.
Higher Education Academy   Professional body for all who teach and support learning in higher education in the UK.
INTUTE: Social Sciences   The service aims to provide a trusted source of selected, high quality Internet information for researchers and practitioners in the social sciences, business and law.
Learn to Care   NATOPPS – Learn to Care, represents people engaged in the management and implementation of staff development and training in the personal social services.
Social Care Association   Represents social workers and aims to promote good professional practice.
Social Care Institute for Excellence   Organisation aiming to improve the quality in social care services across England and Wales.
Social Policy and Social Work (SWAP)   SWAP is one of the Higher Education Academy's discipline based subject centres which aims to enhance the student learning experience by promoting high quality learning, teaching and assessment and by supporting social work and social policy educators.

Universities and Colleges Admissions Service

  Provides access to information on all courses in the UK.