Source · Select Committees · Education Committee
Recommendation 60
60
Ensure specialist disabled children workforce inclusion in strategy and review social worker training.
Conclusion
The Department should ensure that the specialist workforce for disabled children is included in the children’s social care workforce strategy that we have recommended. The Department must review the training provided to children and families social workers and ensure that social workers are being adequately trained in the specific needs of disabled children and their families and the distinct type of assessment processes that are needed for this group. (Recommendation, Paragraph 146) Keeping children safe
Government Response
A response document is linked to this report, dated 17 October 2025. Response attribution to this conclusion has not been verified. Read the response document ↗