Overview
Trainee Social Worker (Work/Study Training Programme)
Approach Social Work (formerly known as the Frontline programme) offers a fully funded training path into children’s social work. You’ll be supported from day one and gain the skills, experience and master’s degree to succeed in a career focused on safeguarding and supporting children and families.
About the programme
Approach Social Work is a fully funded training programme that helps you step into children’s social work with the training, tools and support to make a difference. You’ll develop a deep understanding of child-focused practice, build relationships that create real change, and explore anti-discriminatory, anti-oppressive and anti-racist approaches — and earn a master’s degree along the way.
What to expect
Year one
* Begin study for your postgraduate diploma
* Work with children and families within a local authority, supported by experienced tutors and practice educators
* Receive a bursary of £18,000 or £20,000 (depending on location) to help with living and travel costs
Year two and three
* Move into a paid role as a newly qualified social worker (up to £34,000, or more in some London boroughs)
* Keep working towards your master’s degree
* Join the Frontline Fellowship, a national community offering career-long support and development
The role
You’ll learn how to build relationships, make difficult decisions and advocate for children’s safety and wellbeing. That means:
* Visiting a child at home or school
* Supporting a parent through difficult circumstances
* Working with teachers, health professionals or police
* Writing reports and helping decide what’s safest for a child
It’s a role that requires empathy, resilience and sound judgement, rooted in anti-racist, anti-oppressive and anti-discriminatory practice.
Who we’re looking for
You don’t need experience in social work, just the right values, resilience and commitment to making a difference. We welcome applicants from all degree backgrounds and are especially keen to hear from those underrepresented in the sector, including men and people from racially diverse communities.
Eligibility requirements
* Have at least a 2.2 (predicted or obtained) in an undergraduate honours degree (or international equivalent)
* Have obtained GCSE English Language at Grade C/4 or above (or approved equivalent qualification)
* Possess the right to work and study in the UK (including access to public funds) for the duration of the programme (until September 2029)
* Be resident in England by the time the programme commences
* Not be a qualified social worker
Real Support. Real Skills. A Career That Matters.
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Delivered by children’s charity Frontline. Formerly known as the Frontline programme.
Seniority level
* Internship
Employment type
* Full-time
Job function
* Other
Industries
* Telecommunications
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