Space to practice

Our space to practice programme aims to help partners create space to practice effectively and respond to what the social work and social care workforce told us about the many pressures that make it difficult to prioritise learning, relationships, reflection and career development.  Projects under Space to practice will provide support to recognise and shift the conditions that hold these pressures in place and promote a culture of reflection, learning and curiosity.

Recent posts from projects in this priority area

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Ready, prep, go!

There’s a lot of work that goes into preparing to host a social work student on placement in a third sector organisation, from communicating with universities, meeting with students and their tutors…
Published 14 Oct 2024 in Voices and visions: collaborating for improved third sector social work student placements
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The Value

Having been working on Voice and Visions for nearly six months, it is safe to say we have heard a lot about the third sector social work student placement world; from third sector representatives,…
Published 23 Aug 2024 in Voices and visions: collaborating for improved third sector social work student placements
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And now, over to you...

And we are off! Earlier this week, we had our first Voices and Visions online session.
Published 28 Jun 2024 in Voices and visions: collaborating for improved third sector social work student placements

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