2526-0211 Step Up to Social Work Training Programme
Islington Council · London · up to £1,111,968
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What the buyer wants
Islington Council seeks a Higher Education Institution to co-design, develop and deliver a Social Work England approved Step Up to Social Work Training Programme leading to a Postgraduate Diploma and enabling registration with Social Work England, supporting statutory children's social work practice.
The North, Central and East London Regional Partnership (NCEL RP), led by Islington Council, is seeking to appoint a Higher Education Institution (HEI) to co-design, develop and deliver the Step Up to Social Work Training Programme for Cohort 10.
The successful provider will deliver a bespoke, high-quality, Social Work England approved programme at Postgraduate Diploma level, with a pathway to master’s level study available following successful completion.
The programme will:
lead to the award of a Postgraduate Diploma in Social Work;
enable graduates to register with Social Work England; and
prepare trainees for practice within statutory children’s social work settings.
The programme itself will run for 15 months. The appointed HEI will also support the Regional Partnership with assessment and recruitment, trainee onboarding and pre-employment checks, curriculum design and programme planning, and securing the necessary Social Work England approval prior to programme commencement.
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Services required
- Adult and other education services
What you will need to show
- Social Work England approval — Supplier must secure necessary Social Work England approval for the training programme before it starts.
- Programme delivery at Postgraduate Diploma level — Supplier must deliver a bespoke, high-quality Social Work training programme at Postgraduate Diploma level with pathway to master's level study.
- Support assessment, recruitment and onboarding — Supplier must support the Regional Partnership with assessment and recruitment, trainee onboarding and pre-employment checks.
- Curriculum design and programme planning — Supplier must assist with curriculum design and programme planning for the training programme.
Lots
- Lot 1 (up to £1,111,968)
Key facts
- Buyer: Islington Council
- Estimated value: up to £1,111,968
- Deadline: 27 November 2026
- Location: London
- Published on: Find a Tender
- First seen by Tenderoo: 3 November 2026
- CPV: 80400000
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