Research and analysis

Step Up to Social Work evaluation after 3 and 5 years

Research into the effectiveness of Step Up to Social Work, DfE's fast track social work training programme.

• From: Department for Education
• Published: 17 May 2018

Applies to England

Documents

Evaluation of Step Up to Social Work, cohorts 1 and 2: 3-years and 5-years on

Ref: ISBN 978-1-78105-901-2, DFE-RR786

PDF, 982 KB, 101 pages

Details

This evaluation examined the views and early career experiences of the first and second cohorts of the training programme.

It looked at:

• reasons for choosing social work as a career
• goals and aspirations
• progress in the profession
• job satisfaction
• intention to leave or remain in social work

Published 17 May 2018