GSCC responds to Children Green Paper
01/12/2003

The General Social Care Council 'GSCC' has said that social work brings a distinct contribution to the support of children and families in its response to the Children’s Green Paper Every Child Matters today '1 December 2003'.

Numbers boost to social work education and training
24/11/2003

Social work education and training statistics published by the General Social Care Council show an 11 per cent increase in the number of new students enrolled on the Diploma in Social Work 'DipSW' in England in the year 2002-03, compared with 2001-02.

LIVING AND LEARNING TOGETHER: GSCC/SCIE CONFERENCE - 24 NOVEMBER 2003
20/11/2003

Young refugees and asylum seekers will be given a key voice in a unique conference on the involvement of service users and carers in social work education and training.

Social Care Register goes online
12/11/2003

The first ever register of social workers in England is now online – so that the public will be able to check whether a social worker is registered with the General Social Care Council.

General Social Care Council celebrates one millionth codes of practice
21/10/2003

Children’s Minister Margaret Hodge presented care home manager Maggie Pinder with the one millionth copy of the General Social Care Council’s codes of practice for social care workers and employers today '21 October 2003' at its annual conference in London.

Start of consultation on protection of title
21/10/2003

The General Social Care Council welcomes the Government’s announcement, consulting the sector on proposed timings for registration becoming compulsory for social workers.

GSCC responds to announcement of 'social care tsar'
15/10/2003

Rodney Brooke, Chair of the General Social Care Council, responded to the Secretary of State for Health’s announcement of a National Director for Social Care, which he made during his speech to the National Social Services Conference in Brighton today: “We are really pleased there will be catalyst for high quality social care right at the heart of Government.

Innovative new course helps protect people using care services
30/09/2003

Innovative new course helps protect people using care services National regulator teams up with university to produce pioneering new programme.

First students start new social work degree
25/09/2003

The first students have started on the new General Social Care Council-approved social work degree.

GSCC responds to call for
22/09/2003

The GSCC has responded to a call in the Sunday Telegraph for a "wholesale clearout" of the child protection workforce.

Annual Meeting for General Social Care Council
17/09/2003

The General Social Care Council is to hold its second annual meeting on 22 September.

Universities to receive extra £1.28 million to boost social work education
12/09/2003

Universities and colleges will receive an extra £1.

Standards watchdogs join forces on Children Green Paper
08/09/2003

The four organisations charged with promoting standards in social care have joined forces to support a wide-ranging debate on the Children Green Paper.

Codes of practice in pictures for learning disabled people
27/08/2003

Big, brightly coloured pictures and simplified text have been used to make the General Social Care Council’s codes of practice for social care workers and employers more accessible to people with learning disabilities.

GSCC responds to Health Select Committee
24/06/2003

The General Social Care Council welcomes the Health Select Committee’s conclusions published today '24 June 2003' about improving standards in social care, following its inquiry into the death of Victoria Climbié.

GSCC vision of the social care worker of the future explored
22/05/2003

The social care worker of the future will be regulated, registered, better qualified and more valued, Lynne Berry of the General Social Care Council, told delegates to the Community Care Live conference.

Social work students to get around £3000 through the General Social Care Council
01/05/2003

Students in social work will receive around £3000 as well as having their tuition fees paid, thanks to a new bursary administered by the General Social Care Council.

Future of post-qualifying training comes up for review
14/04/2003

A consultation on the future of the framework for post-qualifying education and training for social workers in England has been launched by the General Social Care Council.

First ever regulation of the UK social care workforce begins
31/03/2003

Nearly two million people using social care services will benefit from higher standards of care and better public protection, as a result of the Social Care Registers opening across the UK this week.

Regulation of social care sector attracts massive public support
17/03/2003

New research shows huge public support for regulation of the social care workforce.

Registration Committee members sought as part of preparations for the Social Care Register
10/03/2003

Mike Wardle, Acting Chief Executive, said “We are looking for people motivated to work with us to raise standards in social care.

Demand for code of practice passes half a million mark
18/02/2003

The codes set out for the first time what people can expect from social care workers.

New regulator prepares to examine Laming report
28/01/2003

As the body set up by Parliament to raise standards in social care in England through registration, codes of practice, and regulation of social work training, Chair Rodney Brooke said the GSCC would be looking to see what part it could play in improving standards.

Report shows high quality of social work training
09/01/2003

The report, into the quality of social work education and training, is the first to be published by the social care workforce and training watchdog since it came into being last year.