# Commission for research into the supervision and assessment of practice learning: models of practice education and the role of the practice educator

> A sourced UK public-sector contract award published by SOCIAL WORK ENGLAND.

## Key facts

- Public buyer: [SOCIAL WORK ENGLAND](/buyers/social-work-england/contract-awards)
- Published: 9 February 2023
- Contract start: 13 March 2023
- Contract end: 31 July 2023
- Stage: open_tender
- Procurement category: services
- Notice ID: 544012fb-9b31-4684-bd63-ff6989b68c69-613377
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-ed14e640-b0b2-4b88-9e0b-74ba709774f3

## Description

Social Work England are committed to learning about social work and understanding the profession and people's experiences\. We want to make a unique contribution to the evolution of regulation, inform our work as the new specialist regulator and provide a detailed picture of social work in England\. Research forms a key aspect of this goal\. The objective of this tender exercise/procurement is to undertake a research study into the supervision and assessment of practice learning, including but not limited to the role of the practice educator in qualifying and post-qualifying social work education in England\. From this piece of research, we want to understand: \* the experiences, including attitudes, perceptions and barriers, of social workers who undertake the supervision and assessment of practice learning; \*what motivates social workers to qualify as practice educators, or to continue as practice educators, and the barriers to recruiting and retaining social workers to undertake this role; \*perceptions of existing standards and training requirements in relation to practice education and the role of the practice educator in England across pre-registration and post-qualifying education; \*what lessons we can learn from existing models of supervision and assessment of practice learning from education providers and employers across England ; \*what lessons we can learn from existing research into practice education, supervision and assessment of practice learning in England; \*how to develop our approach to regulating social workers who undertake the supervision and assessment of practice learning; \*\*Please note - our maximum budget for this procurement/contract is £50,000\.00 \(inc\. VAT\) \*\*IMPORTANT - The word count for Non-price/Quality Question 2 is confirmed at 1500 words max\. \(there was a discrepancy between two sections of the Invitation to Tender that stated both 1250/1500 words\)\*\*

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## Source

[View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/544012fb-9b31-4684-bd63-ff6989b68c69-613377)