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We’re incredibly proud to have won the silver 🥈 award for supportive social work employer at the 2025 Social Worker of the Year Awards! #childrenfirst #teamwestsussex
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It’s a privilege to be in Manchester, with team West Sussex to celebrate the achievements, passion and dedication of our nations social workers #SWA25 @socialworkaward @Childrenfirstws
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Huge congratulations to Susan Banyard from West Sussex County Council winner of the lifetime achievement award at the 2024 social work awards! ❤️ #SWA24
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We’re so incredibly proud of our children’s mental and emotional health team who have just won the silver award for children’s team of the year at the social worker of the year awards #SWA24 👏
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We’re so proud of our social work staff shortlisted in tonight’s Social Work Awards for their outstanding work. Good luck to everyone nominated #SWA24
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Susan Banyard has made such a difference to children and young people in West Sussex and continues to support our fostering community through groups and training. Congratulations on your nomination for the Lifetime Achievement Award @socialworkaward we are so proud of you! #SWA24
Last but certainly not least, our Lifetime Achievement Award finalists!🙌 Category sponsored by British Association of Social Workers ( @BASW_UK ) #SWA24
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HUGE congratulations to our Children’s Mental & Emotional Health Team on their nomination for the Team of the Year award @socialworkaward We are so proud of you and the difference you make to our children and young people! #SWA24
It's a privilege to reveal our finalists for Team of the Year, Children's Services (including MDTs)! 📢 Category supported by West Sussex County Council ( @WSCCNews ) #SWA24
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We are so proud to be a finalist for the supportive social work employer award @socialworkaward for our innovative work supporting our social workers who have joined us from overseas. 👏 #SWA24
Here are your finalists for Supportive Social Work Employer! 🥳 Category sponsored by @SanctuaryLtd #SWA24
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Brilliant day celebrating our children and young people in care, care leavers and those people supporting them across West Sussex at our annual Exceptional People in Care (EPIC) awards. Congratulations to everyone nominated! 🥳
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Proud to sponsor and be the first public sector partner of the Social Work Awards 2024.
SPONSOR ANNOUNCEMENT 💫 We're over the moon that @WSCCNews will be supporting Team of the Year, Children's Services and Newly Qualified Children's Social Worker of the Year as our first ever Public Sector Partner! Read more ➡️ socialworkawards.com/news/la… #SWA24
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Find out where our Multiply bus will be popping up next: westsussex.gov.uk/education-… Come on board to find out more information about our free courses, meet our fantastic providers, play some games and enter a prize draw!🚌 #multiply #adultlearning #westsussexmultiplybus
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Special educational needs and disabilities inspection report on West Sussex Local Area Partnership published westsussex.gov.uk/news/speci…
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Watch our animation to see how the Children and Young People’s plan, created with our partners is going to make a positive difference to children, young people, and families across West Sussex orlo.uk/c8960 View the full plan here: orlo.uk/Fo28f
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Seventy additional places are to be made available at Sir Robert Woodard Academy, reducing pressure on secondary school places in the Shoreham area for next year. westsussex.gov.uk/news/seven…
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Ofsted and the CQC are visiting West Sussex, as part of an inspection looking at arrangements for children and young people with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) aged 0-25. To find out more and complete the survey visit yourvoice.westsussex.gov.uk/…
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Young Carers need time out to be a child and have fun. Could you volunteer a couple of hours one evening a week during term time to help run a Young Carers group in Chichester or Bognor? For more information contact Emma on 07841 763337 or email [email protected].
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We’ll done to everyone collecting GCSE results today! #GCSEResults #childrenfirst
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Today is #AlevelResults day and a huge moment in the lives of many young people. Congratulations 👏 to everyone collecting results today! #childrenfirst
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Check out ‘Teens In Care’ at 9pm on BBC One tonight and join #JoeSwash as he finds out what it’s really like growing up in care. Thank you to Joe for recording a personal message ahead of tonight’s programme. #childrenfirst
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The amazing achievements of our children and young people in care, and care leavers across West Sussex will be celebrated at our annual Exceptional People in Care (EPIC) awards this afternoon. Congratulations to all our nominees! 🥳 🌟 👏
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