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| Oxford Brookes University |
 Last month Jo, Nikki and Mags attended a Recruitment Fair at Oxford Brookes University. The day was attended by final year Social Work degree students who were spending a day on interview training and job applications. Local Authorities and other agencies were also there to present job opportunities. As the academic year comes to an end we would be delighted to attend any local University to present an insight into the requirements of the job market for social workers. So speak to your tutors and we can set a date. There are areas which are willing to take on Newly Qualified Social Workers and we are well positioned to guide you.
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| One minute in the life of Oswald Tavengwa... |
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 Welcome to a new feature in the SW2k newsletter telling us a little bit more about the locums who work for us. Please email Vicki if you would like to be featured.
Oswald qualified as a Social Worker in 2008 and is currently gaining experience through SocialWork 2000 at the Family Support Team in Biggleswade, Bedfordshire.
What 3 items would you take with you to a desert island? Desalination tablets, my MP4 player and a Bible.
Are you an indoor or an outdoor person? Outdoor person, obviously.
Where is your favourite place to eat? The Dragons Oriental Restaurant, Bedford
What is your favourite Disney film? The Lion King.
Are you a cat or a dog person? Dogs, no compromise.
Do you eat cold cereal at night? Sounds bizzare, doesn't it. Of course not.
Kill the spider or let it out? Let it out, for God's sake!
If you could be someone else for a day who would you be? The amiable, Mr Nelson Mandela.
Where is your favourite place? Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe.
What do you do on Friday nights? Watch DVD's at home.
Performing arts, fine art or sports? Sports.
What makes you laugh? Watching Little Britain.
What makes you cry? Witnessing poverty in all its shapes and forms especially among children.
Riding horses or riding dolphins? Horses.
Boat or bus? Boat.
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| The General Social Care Council |
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 There was an interesting media release from the GSCC earlier this month:
GSCC announces review of social work education powers
The General Social Care Council (GSCC) announced today that it is reviewing its powers to inspect social work degree courses as part of a number of steps aimed at strengthening the education and training on offer to social workers... Read more
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In December we said goodbye to Maggie Whymark over a lovely meal at Brasserie Blanc in Milton Keynes. It was an emotional occasion as we took time to reflect on Maggie’s achievements in a very successful decade of her career. She leaves a great gap but the real testimony to her success is the fact that the Recruitment Team she has developed have a commitment to quality and safe recruitment which is now firmly embedded in their practice. We look forward to working together with Maggie in the future in her new independent role.