We are pleased to announce that Portsmouth City Council, as part of the South Coast Partnership, have been approved by the Department for Education to deliver Cohort 4 of the Step Up to Social Work Programme.

This will enable 25 fast track social work degree opportunities for the programme through placements across Portsmouth, Hampshire, Southampton, the Isle of Wight and Wokingham Local Authorities with the University of Winchester providing the taught elements.

This has been a very successful programme for the South Coast Partnership with our first Step Up students completing their Social Work Degree this month and all of them gaining employment with their hosting local authority.

If anyone is interested in finding out more, please visit the DfE website.