Welfare Reform on the Web (March 2004): Education - UK - Training

PRACTICE TEACHING: THE GAP YEARS

I. Matthews

Community Care, Feb. 12th-18th 2004, p.38-39

Practice learning and the provision of placement opportunities for social work students have been given national prominence. However there is concern about the high dropout rate from the practice teacher award, about 50% nationally, and the difficulty of retaining practice teachers.