The Director of Children and Families approved the receipt of a grant of £1,181,000 from the Department for Education to fund the Step Up to Social work programme to attract graduates into the Social Work profession. This funding will be allocated to fund the supervision and support for each trainee including a bursary, funds for the procurement of the Higher Education Institution (HEI) and additional monies for the administration of the partnership and HEI.
The award of a 25 month contract with the University of Salford to the value of £340,000 from 1st March 2021 to delvier the Step Up to Social work programme has also been approved by the Director of Children and Families