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23 Jul 2024
Practice Learning Support Grant (PLSG)
Scottish Government has invested in new arrangements to support student social work students on placement.
12 Jul 2024
New Chief Executive appointed to Scotland’s social service workforce regulator
The Scottish Social Services Council (SSSC) today announced the appointment of Maree Allison as its new Chief Executive.
12 Jul 2024
2024-25 VSDF open for applications
Applications to the 2024-25 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.
12 Jul 2024
New report shows more social workers in Scotland’s local authorities
We’ve published our second six-monthly survey report on Scotland’s filled and vacant social worker and senior social worker posts in local authorities, which shows there were more social workers in post compared to the year before.
11 Jul 2024
Better fitness to practise prospects for qualified workers
At the SSSC we use the data and information we gather from fitness to practise to help understand how we can better support the workforce.
28 Jun 2024
SSSC welcomes Plan 24-30, Scotland’s route map to Keep the Promise
Maree Allison, Interim Chief Executive at the Scottish Social Services Council (SSSC) welcomes Plan 24-30 and underlines our commitment to realising the ambitions of The Promise.
27 Jun 2024
Care Experience Report 2024-2026 and Children’s Rights Report 2023 published today.
Today we publish two statutory reports setting out our continuing work to put care experience at the heart of what we do and to embed children’s rights in our work.
24 Jun 2024
Funded places to develop quality improvement leaders in Scotland’s social services
We are pleased to announce we are working with NHS Education for Scotland (NES) to offer funded places for the next intake of the Scottish Improvement Leader Programme (ScIL).
13 Jun 2024
National Occupational Standards (NOS) Review 2024/25
We are working with partners across the UK to review the National Occupational Standards (NOS) for Health and Social Care and Childcare learning and development.
13 Jun 2024
New website for Newly Qualified Social Worker Supported Year in Scotland
Our new dedicated website for the Newly Qualified Social Worker (NQSW) Supported Year in Scotland is now live.
07 Jun 2024
SSSC registration has changed
On Monday 3 June 2024, the changes to SSSC registration came into effect.
