Action urged over social workers’ loads
High drop-out rates among England’s social workers must be tackled urgently as they grapple with the pressure of increasing workloads, MPs say.
The Commons Education Committee says the government has not addressed the “endemic retention problems” in the profession.
Its report highlights how the vacancy rate has grown by a quarter since 2014, leaving 17% of jobs unfilled in 2015.
The government said it was investing to improve the quality of social work.
The average career in social work lasts less than eight years, compared to 16 for a nurse and 25 for a doctor.
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