Social Work Apprenticeship SPOCs

PLEASE NOTE: From October 2019 the Social Care Learning and Development Network will focus on delivery of the Social Work Apprenticeship Programme, drawing on the expertise of appointed Apprenticeship Single Points of Contact (SPOCs) within London Local Authorities. This group will meet monthly rather than quarterly, and dates will be sent out once confirmed.

Key Aims for 2019/20

To give opportunities to share best practice and information e.g. research and/or opportunities for cross-borough working with each other and relevant others
To provide networking opportunities for Social Care Workforce Development Managers
To gain strategic overview of developments in London
To explore funding opportunities for statutory social care training initiatives
To be the ‘Voice’ of learning & organisational development professionals in order to lobby national organisations with a view to influencing policy decisions
To explore shared development issues across social care and partner agencies
To focus on specialist issues affecting the Local Authority Partnership, working both regionally and sub-regionally
To identify common trends and issues, with a view to developing solutions and action plans
To provide continuing professional development to all participants by group coaching and mentoring

Resources

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Learn to Care represents learning and development leads across the country
Pestel Analysis Tool (Jan 2015)
Health & Social Care Training Needs (LB Sutton)
Terms of Reference – currently under review

Future meetings and events

Date/Time	Event	Notes
12/10/2020 9:30 am - 11:30 am	Social Care Learning and Development Network - October 2020 London Councils, London
11/01/2021 9:30 am - 11:30 am	Social Care Learning and Development Network - January 2021 London Councils, London
05/04/2021 9:30 am - 11:30 am	Social Care Learning and Development Network - April 2021 London Councils, London
05/07/2021 9:30 am - 11:30 am	Social Care Learning and Development Network - July 2021 London Councils, London
04/10/2021 9:30 am - 11:30 am	Social Care Learning and Development Network - October 2021 London Councils, London
10/01/2022 9:30 am - 11:30 am	Social Care Learning and Development Network - January 2022 London Councils, London

Previous meetings and events

Date/Time	Event	Notes
18/02/2020 9:00 am - 1:00 pm	Social Work Apprenticeship SPoC meeting - February 2020 Kingston Hill Campus, London
27/01/2020 10:00 am - 12:00 pm	SW Apprenticeship SPOC Group - January 2020 London Councils, London	Rescheduled from 13th January 2020
17/12/2019 10:00 am - 12:00 pm	SW Apprenticeship SPOC Group - December 2019 London Councils, London
19/11/2019 10:00 am - 12:00 pm	SW Apprenticeship SPOC Group - November 2019 London Councils, London
21/10/2019 10:00 am - 12:00 pm	Social Work Apprenticeship SPOC Meeting - October 2019 London Councils, London	Please note: this meeting replaces the Social Care Learning & Development Network and will do for the foreseeable future. These meetings will now take place monthly and dates sent out when confirmed.
12/09/2019 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm	Webinar: Evidence for strengths and asset-based approaches for social work practice	Find out about the evidence for strengths and assets-based outcomes, and learn how to implement models of practice and interventions for a strengths and asset-based approach. If you can’t make it on the day – no problem. Just sign up and we will send you a link to the recording. Sign up: NICE/SCIE webinar
08/07/2019 9:30 am - 11:30 am	Social Care Learning and Development Network - July 2019 London Councils, London
08/04/2019 9:45 am - 12:30 pm	Social Care Learning and Development Network - April 2019 London Councils, London
14/01/2019 9:30 am - 12:00 pm	Social Care Learning and Development Network - January 2019 London Councils, London
15/10/2018 9:30 am - 12:00 pm	Social Care Learning and Development Network - October 2018 London Councils, London
09/07/2018 9:30 am - 12:00 pm	Social Care Learning and Development Network - July 2018 London Councils, London
14/05/2018 9:30 am - 11:30 am	Social Care Learning and Development Network - May 2018 London Councils, London
12/03/2018 9:30 am - 11:30 am	Social Care Learning and Development Network - March 2018 London Councils, London
15/01/2018 9:30 am - 12:30 pm	Social Care Learning and Development Network - January 2018 London Councils, London
09/10/2017 9:30 am - 12:30 pm	Social Care Learning and Development Network - October 2017 London Councils, London
12/07/2017 10:00 am - 4:00 pm	TCP - Learning Needs Analysis Workshop 2 Skills for Health London Office, London	The programme will cover a comprehensive approach to good practice in undertaking Learning Needs within an organisation and will introduce an online tool to facilitate this process. The tool and audit process is simple to deliver and provides valuable bench-marked feedback to employers.
03/07/2017 9:30 am - 12:30 pm	Social Care Learning and Development Network - July 2017 London Councils, London
15/06/2017 10:00 am - 4:00 pm	TCP - Learning Needs Analysis Workshop 1 Skills for Health London Office, London	The programme will cover a comprehensive approach to good practice in undertaking Learning Needs within an organisation and will introduce an online tool to facilitate this process. The tool and audit process is simple to deliver and provides valuable bench-marked feedback to employers.
05/06/2017 9:30 am - 4:00 pm	Social Care Learning & Development Annual Event (June 2017)	Agenda Item 2 Key Workforce Priorities (Karen Morse, Head of Area, Skills for Care) Item 4 Career Progression (Julia Skelton, Director of Professional Operations, Royal College of Occupational Therapists) Item 5 Apprenticeship Standards (Laura Anthony, Locality Manager, SW London) Item 6 Going from Strength to Strength in Barnet (Carol Baxter, Strength Based Practice Coach, LB Barnet) Item 7 Financial Scamming (Professor Keith Brown, Bournemouth University) Item 9 Human Trafficking and Modern Slavery Multi-agency Awareness Raising (Sarah DiGiglio, IOM and Wendy Adams, Stop the Traffik) Item 10 Sutton Homes of Care Vanguard (Caroline Pollington, Lead Nurse Care Home Vanguard Programme, Sutton CCG) Table discussion summary notes Enter Feedback
03/04/2017 9:30 am - 12:30 pm	Social Care Learning and Development Network - April 2017 London Councils, London
16/01/2017 9:30 am - 12:30 pm	Social Care Learning and Development Network - January 2017 London Councils, London
03/10/2016 9:30 am - 12:30 pm	Social Care Learning and Development Network Meeting London Councils, London
04/07/2016 9:30 am - 12:30 pm	Social Care Learning and Development Network Meeting
11/04/2016 9:30 am - 12:30 pm	Social Care Learning and Development Network Meeting London Councils, London
23/03/2016 9:30 am - 4:30 pm	London’s Workforce: Action Together The Kia Oval, London
11/01/2016 9:30 am - 12:30 pm	Social Care Learning and Development Network Meeting London Councils, London
05/10/2015 9:30 am - 12:30 pm	Social Care Organisational Development Network Meeting London Councils, London	Open event for agenda and minutes
06/07/2015 9:30 am - 12:30 pm	Social Care Organisational Development Network Meeting London Councils, London	Open event for agenda and minutes
13/04/2015 9:30 am - 12:30 pm	Social Care Organisational Development Network Meeting London Councils, London	Open event for agenda and minutes
13/01/2015 9:30 am - 12:30 pm	Social Care Organisational Development Network Meeting Westminster Council, London	Open event for agenda and minutes

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