Making the links - consolidating practice for newly-qualified social workers
- Study Mode: Part Time
- Location: High Wycombe
- Duration: One Year
- Start Date: September 2025
This course is aimed at newly-qualified social workers undertaking the Assessed and Supported Year in Employment (ASYE) and forms part of its assessment.
The workshops provide time to reflect constructively on current practice and to develop effective strategies, not just to survive but to thrive during the first crucial year in employment.
This course usually runs in October, January and May but can be tailored to the needs of employers. For more information, please email advice@bnu.ac.uk.
Why study this subject?
This course is for newly-qualified social workers (NQSW) in employment. It aims to support your development of knowledge, practice skills and confidence across the first year, contributing to successful submission of the Assessed and Supported Year in Employment (ASYE) portfolio and preparing for second year in employment.
The course provides a unique opportunity for you to make links between learning on the qualifying social work degree and your current practice as an NQSW.
In addition, it is planned and provided in partnership with employers. It aims to reflect and respond to key aspects of early social work practice for both those working with children and their families as well as those working with adults.
You will be taught by a qualified, experienced practising social worker and practice educator who will also support and assess you as a newly-qualified social worker in practice, and is an associate member of the social work team at Buckinghamshire New University.
What will I study?
These three-day workshops are aimed at supporting the ASYE provided by employers.
Key topics include:
- learning and progress in meeting the Knowledge and Skills Statements and the Professional Capabilities Framework
- developing practice resilience and confidence
- developing assessment skills
- effective use of theory
- applying ethics values and boundaries in practice.
How will I be taught and assessed?
A variety of interactive methods are used for teaching such as:
- presentations
- discussions
- group work.
The teaching team will provide constructive formative feedback on two critically reflective logs. These contribute towards evidence for the Knowledge and Skills Statements and the Professional Capabilities Framework and will help enable you to address development needs prior to submission of your ASYE portfolios.
What are the course entry requirements?
In order to take this course you would need to be employed as a qualified social worker and sponsored by an employer taking part in the Assessed and Supported Year in Employment scheme.
What are the tuition fees
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Home, Academic Year 2025 - 2026: £470 *
Following the Government’s announcement of 4 November 2024, we will be increasing our full-time undergraduate tuition fees for UK students to £9,535 per year from the start of the 2025/26 academic year. Our part-time fees for UK undergraduate students will increase to £7,145 per annum. Please visit , on the Government’s website, for more information about the changes.
Tuition fees for Home undergraduate students (including with foundation year) may increase in subsequent years for both new and continuing students in line with an inflationary amount determined by the Government.  
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Tuition fees for postgraduate courses and CPD may be subject to an inflationary increase based on the Consumer Price Index (CPI) for the 12-month period to 31 January each year. This increase will apply to both new and continuing students.  
We understand, and really appreciate, the significant financial commitment our students make when they choose to study at BNU. We take our responsibilities to our students very seriously, and are ambitious for each to reach their full potential and succeed in their chosen career. Our fees help us to continue providing our students with a high-quality education, and to invest in the services and facilities which create an excellent student experience at BNU.
The following factors will be considered by the University when we set the annual fees: measures of inflation such as the retail price indices; projected increases in University costs; and any changes in the level of funding for teaching received from the Government.
