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–education, training and employmentTerm not used for indexing
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+education
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accreditationUse for institutions that provide care as well as social work courses, practice placement/teachers. For the licensing of social workers under the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) and in other countries use "professional registration".
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adult education
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early years education
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educational assessmentThe assessment of learning in an academic or work setting eg student assessment, continuous assessment. For assessment as a social work method, use "assessment".
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educational awards
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educational performance
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further education
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+health educationBroadly defined to cover health promotion and training as well as formal education.
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mental health education
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higher education
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home educationFull-time education of children at home by their parents.
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inclusive educationEducational processes structures and policies that allow the special educational needs of children to be met in mainstream schools or settings.
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learning styles
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life long learning
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sex education
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+social work education
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curriculum developmentDevelopment of a social work curriculum, broadly defined.
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post qualifying educationUse for structured learning/formal higher level qualifications.
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practice placementSupervised placement for a student, in a social work job.
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practice teaching
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+special educationEducation supplied outside the mainstream to people with special needs or abilities.
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special educational needsLearning difficulties which call for special educational provision to be made (defined in the Education Act 1996).
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+students
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student social workers
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+teaching
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academic staffUse for lecturers and academic staff in higher and further education. For school teachers, use 'teachers'.
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teachers
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+teaching methods
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distance learning
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e-learning
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+employment
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+conditions of employment
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disciplinary procedures
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grievance procedures
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+leave
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maternity leave
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parental leave
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paternity leave
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security checkingUse for police checking and screening of staff.
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+termination of employment
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retirement
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staff resignation
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+working hours
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flexible working
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job sharing
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part time work
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+labour marketIncludes job market, labour force and workforce in general.
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child labour
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professional associations
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self-employment
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sheltered employment
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+staff
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care workforce
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consultants
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professional role
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temporary staff
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supported employmentEmployment in mainstream settings which offers support for disabled people, including Supported Placement Schemes.
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trade unions
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unemployment
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voluntary work
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whistleblowing
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+qualifications
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Diploma in Social Work
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NVQs
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Social Work Degrees
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+schools
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boarding schools
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primary schools
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+school attendance
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truancy
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school exclusion
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secondary schools
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+skills
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critical thinkingCritical and analytical thinking.
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IT skills
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literacy
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numeracy
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+training
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assertiveness training
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multidisciplinary training
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parental skills training
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social skills training
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+training materials
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+audio visual mediaUse for discussions of different media formats eg video, talking books. For mass media and the media sector eg newspaper, radio, TV coverage, use media.
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videos
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