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Care Accolades

Get your entry in for the Care Accolades 2010

East Glasgow Community Health Care Partnership - Overall winners 2009The SSSC is calling for all organisations, large or small, public, private or voluntary that provide social services across the country to enter this year's prestigious Care Accolades. Your service may be an early years nursery, a care home for adults or a housing support service. We would welcome entries from all different types of organisations.


If you know of an organisation or team that could apply for the Care Accolades, please let them know and encourage them to apply.

This year's winners will be announced at the award ceremony and event on 11 June 2010 at The MacDonald Hotel, Aviemore.


The closing date for entries is Friday 26 February 2010. For information on this year categories, how to enter, view a video of last years awards and find out about previous winners visit the Care Accolades section on our website.


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About us

About us

 

The Scottish Social Services Council is responsible for raising standards in the Scottish social service workforce. Our vision is a competent, confident workforce, capable of delivering high quality services that has the confidence of the public, those who use services and their carers. We put service users and carers at the centre of everything we do.

 

Our introductory leaflet and this website will tell you about us and what we are doing to regulate and register the social service workforce. You can also find information about careers in social services. Find out about the future workforce development in social services.

 

You can download our introductory leaflet

 

An introduction to the SSSC

iconIntroduction to the SSSC leaflet (62.46 kB)

 

 
Codes of Practice

The SSSC publishes Codes of Practice for Social Service Workers and Employers. These are standards of conduct and practice which all social service workers and their employers must follow. The Codes of Practice were produced in consultation with service users, lawyers and the Plain English Campaign.

For free copies of the Codes of Practice call 0845 60 30 891 or email enquiries@sssc.uk.com.

Alternatively you can download a copy:

 

Some pages from the SSSC Codes of Practice for Social Service Workers and Employers.
 

News

GSCC announce Penny Thompson as new Chief Executive

 

The social work regulator for England, the General Social Care Council (GSCC) today announced the appointment of a new Chief Executive, Penny Thompson, to replace its interim Chief Executive, Paul Snell.

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Could you be team of the year in 2010? Only three weeks left to enter the Care Accolades 2010

 

Are you part of a hardworking social services team that deserves a pat on the back? Did your team go that extra mile to beat the recent severe weather conditions to look after people in their own homes, in residential care or early years services?
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Are you a manager of a school care accommodation service?

Current vacancies for due regard members 

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New campaign calls for a fair deal for children in care

Who Cares? Scotland's new campaign give me a chance confronts the stigma and discrimination often faced by children and young people in care and calls for them to be treated fairly and to be given the best possible chance in life.
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Events

Recognition of Prior Learning - sharing European

17 February 2010

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The Scottish Social Services Council conference 2010
Friday 19 February 2010 at the Scottish Exhibition and Conference Centre, Glasgow
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