Thursday 16 October 2025
New CPL quick guide: supporting your learning journey
We have published a new quick guide to continuous professional learning (CPL).
Thursday 9 October 2025
New resource for everyone working with children, young people and their families
The Scottish Social Services Council (SSSC), in partnership with the Scottish Government and key stakeholders, has today launched a new resource: Supporting Scotland’s Children: Core Knowledge and Values.
Monday 6 October 2025
A Register for the future – one year on
It has now been over a year since we introduced significant changes to registration, qualifications and skills to help make registration simpler and easier to understand
Tuesday 30 September 2025
Scotland’s care workforce reached high in 2024
Scotland’s social service workforce continued to grow in 2024, reaching 214,750, the highest level since records began in 2008. That’s according to a new report published by the Scottish Social Services Council (SSSC) today.
Thursday 4 September 2025
New SSSC Convener shares his vision
Peter Murray was appointed Convener of the SSSC Council on 1 September 2025. His appointment runs to 31 August 2028.
Latest news
03 Dec 2025
Adult Social Care Displaced Worker Scheme
On 13 October Scottish Government announced the development of a bespoke £500,000 scheme to support Scottish Adult Social Care employers remove barriers for the employment of displaced workers.
27 Nov 2025
Children help shape standards
Listening to people with real-life experience helps us make better decisions. Their views have been key to updating the National Occupational Standards (NOS) and the current SVQ and modern apprenticeship review.
17 Nov 2025
Have your say on the Newly Qualified Social Worker Supported Year
We’ve asked Iriss to carry out a survey about the Newly Qualified Social Worker (NQSW) Supported Year, which was introduced across Scotland in October 2024. This first year in practice is designed to give new social workers the support they need to grow in confidence and skills, helping to build a strong future for social work in Scotland.
