Scottish Social Services News - Press Releases

SSSC Council Member appointed

Fri, 31 Jul 2026 10:02:00 Z

The Minister for Children, Young People and The Promise Siobhan Brown has announced the appointment of Andrew Fleming as a Member of the Scottish Social Services Council. The appointment will be for 3 years and will run from 3 August 2026 to 2 August 2029.

Adult Social Care Displaced Worker Scheme relaunch

Fri, 31 Jul 2026 08:36:00 Z

The Adult Social Care Displaced Worker Scheme offers targeted funding to adult social care employers based in Scotland to recruit displaced adult social care workers who are already in the UK.

#NoWrongPath - Peter's path

Thu, 30 Jul 2026 08:58:00 Z

#NoWrongPath is a national campaign encouraging people across Scotland to share their career journeys, to reassure young people that there is lots of different paths and options available when leaving school.

From 3–7 August 2026, our staff will be sharing their own career journeys from leaving school to where they are now.

Celebrating 25 years of regulation

Tue, 28 Jul 2026 15:03:00 Z

Over the past quarter of a century, registration and regulation has helped build a social work, social care and children and young people workforce that is trusted, skilled, confident and valued.

New MyLearning badge builds confidence in palliative care and care around dying

Fri, 24 Jul 2026 10:38:00 Z

We’ve launched a new Palliative care and care around dying MyLearning badge to support Scotland's social service workforce.

Build your digital confidence with DigiSkills

Fri, 17 Jul 2026 13:05:00 Z

Digital skills are becoming part of everyday work in social services. DigiSkills is a new free online learning resource designed to help you feel more confident using digital tools, data and technology in your role.

2026-27 VSDF open for applications

Fri, 17 Jul 2026 13:05:00 Z

Applications to the 2026-27 Voluntary Sector Development Fund (VSDF) are now open. The fund supports voluntary sector organisations providing social services that are a registered charity and are registered with the Care Inspectorate.

Want to feel more confident about staying safe online?

Thu, 16 Jul 2026 15:10:00 Z

Try our new cyber resilience learning resources for Scotland’s social care workers and managers. We’ve published two resources, one for anyone working in social care and one for social care managers.

We’re recruiting legally qualified chairs for our Fitness to Practise hearings

Mon, 13 Jul 2026 10:59:00 Z

We’re looking to recruit up to 12 legally qualified chairs for our Fitness to Practise Panel hearings. Chairs must be available to sit for 15 to 30 days each year.

Scottish Government consultation on new Register groups

Fri, 03 Jul 2026 14:18:00 Z

The Scottish Government is consulting on proposed changes to SSSC registration requirements to add three new groups to the SSSC’s Register. The three groups are people working in adult day care services, offender accommodation services and social work assistants.