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07 Jul 2025
Expanding the Register – consultation response
Our recent consultation on expanding the Register showed strong support for including the proposed new groups. The SSSC Council approved the proposal in May and we’re waiting for Scottish Ministers approval of the recommendations before going ahead.
30 Jun 2025
Standards for social work education – pre and post qualifying consultation 2025
We are consulting on pre and post qualifying standards for social work education. The standards will form part of the updated and expanded Framework for Social Work Education and will be the foundation for professional pathways in social work. We plan to publish the standards in 2026.
06 May 2025
CPL CYP portal improvements benefit Scotland’s children and young people workforce
We’ve improved the Continuous Professional Learning (CPL) portal for the Early Learning and Childcare Workforce to provide better support for the workforce.
21 Apr 2025
Verifying your staff’s continuous professional learning (CPL)
From 3 May, we’ll start asking a sample of registrants who are due to submit their annual declaration to also provide additional information about how they have completed CPL and demonstrated learning against the core learning elements.
21 Apr 2025
Continuous professional learning (CPL) requirements
In June 2024 we changed CPL for registrants to focus on key skills and knowledge required depending on your role and the stage of your career, for example induction or changing jobs. Registrants need to cover core learning elements to meet the CPL requirements.
07 Apr 2025
Helping you to link the SSSC Codes, UNCRC rights and Keeping the Promise
We have produced a new learning resource for people working with children and young people to support you to use the SSSC Codes of Practice, the principles of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC) and the Promise in your practice.
02 Apr 2025
Registrant Survey: how you help us improve our services
We are pleased to publish our first Registrant Survey Snapshot Report today. The report shows an increase in positive responses across all categories from the previous year.
20 Mar 2025
Social Work Week 2025 - supporting your CPL journey
New continuous professional learning (CPL) and return to practice (RTP) registration requirements came into effect in June 2024
19 Mar 2025
Social Work Week 2025 – supporting social work’s newest recruits
This Social Work Week we take some time to reflect on the Newly Qualified Social Worker (NQSW) Supported Year and what it means for the newest recruits in social work across Scotland.
17 Mar 2025
Celebrating Social Work Week 2025 with Maree Allison
It’s Social Work Week 2025. A time to celebrate the work social workers and the wider social work sector do to support people in our communities.
13 Mar 2025
Celebrate Social Work Week with us
We’re celebrating Social Work Week from 17-21 March to recognise the important contribution social workers make to supporting our communities.
10 Mar 2025
Free learning resources for social workers, the social care and children and young people workforce
Have you visited our continuous professional learning (CPL) website?