Reporting year 2019

Children's social work workforce

Annual statistics on child and family social workers, including agency social workers, employed in local authorities in England.

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• Produced by: Department for Education
• Published: 30 September 2020

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• Starters and Leavers characteristics

  Local authority, National, Regional

  • Number of rows: 13,665
  • Indicators:
    • % of children and family social worker leaving during year
    • % of children and family social workers starting during year
    • Number of children and family social workers leaving during year
  • Filters:
    • Characteristic type
    • Count type
  • Time period: 2017 to 2019

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• FTE and Headcount characteristics

  Local authority, National, Regional

  • Number of rows: 22,937
  • Indicators:
    • % of children and family social workers at 30 Sept
    • Number of children and family social workers at 30 Sept
  • Filters:
    • Characteristic type
    • Count type
  • Time period: 2017 to 2019

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• FTE and Headcount rates

  Local authority, National, Regional

  • Number of rows: 489
  • Indicators:
    • Absence rate throughout year (FTE)
    • Agency cover rate (FTE)
    • Agency cover rate (Headcount)
  • Time period: 2017 to 2019

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• csww 2018-19 methodology

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Email: csww.stats@education.gov.uk
Contact name: Andy Brook

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