Information for Supporting Social Work Degree Apprentices

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Resources and guidance for our Social Work Degree Apprentices, employers, line managers and mentors.

For further information regarding the Social Worker Degree Apprenticeship, contact:

Rebecca O'Keefe (Senior Lecturer in Social Work and Apprenticeship Lead)
- Email: r.okeefe@leedsbeckett.ac.uk
- Tel: 0113 812 2597
Danielle O'Connell (Degree Apprenticeship Assessor)
- Email: d.oconnell@leedsbeckett.ac.uk
- Tel: 0113 812 3196

Leeds Beckett Social Work Apprentices

You can find additional information on your MyBeckett (module) pages.

To download a copy of the below document, please click on the title below.

Knowledge, Skills and Behaviours (KSBs)

To download a copy of the below document, please click on the title below.

Line manager guidance

To download a copy of the below document, please click on the title below.

One minute guide for mentors

To download a copy of the below document, please click on the title below.

Mentor guidance

To download copies of the below documents, please click on the titles below.

Information session for mentors and line managers PPTX, 55.8MB

To download a copy of the below forms, please click on the document title below.

To download a copy of the Leeds and Wakefield Social Work Teaching Partnership (LWSWTP) manual, please click on the document title below.

Copies of the Practice Curriculum for the student's First placement along with Adult and Child Final Placements are available to download below.

We have two online sessions running in Semester one for both line managers and mentors jointly.

Tuesday 30th September: 1-3pm
Friday 10th October: 1-3pm

This is an opportunity for new and existing line managers and mentors to receive information about the social worker degree apprenticeship, including any national and local changes to the programme for the academic year 2025-2026. It is also an opportunity to ask questions about the programme, share good practice, and understand your role and responsibilities as line managers and/or mentors. We look forward to seeing you there.

Please email Rebecca O'Keefe (apprentice lead) at r.okeefe@leedsbeckett.ac.uk to be sent the teams link for your chosen session.

For those unable to attend the sessions, a video recording will be made available with all useful information, to complement the written line manager and mentor guidance available, after these two events take place. This recording will incorporate any questions and answers from both sessions, that are useful for all. The recording link will be added in due course.