{"id":11741,"date":"2025-06-18T12:29:05","date_gmt":"2025-06-18T11:29:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/fvpp\/?page_id=11741"},"modified":"2026-03-24T11:17:11","modified_gmt":"2026-03-24T11:17:11","slug":"nqsw-supported-year-in-falkirk","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/fvpp\/nqsw-supported-year-in-falkirk\/","title":{"rendered":"Newly Qualified Social Worker\u2019s (NQSW) Supported Year in Falkirk"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3 style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>Supported Year Overview<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">This page should provide an overview of the Supported Year process in Falkirk. If there\u2019s any further information you wish to discuss, or need accessible versions of these materials, please contact the Social Work Workforce Development Team via <a href=\"mailto:socialservices.training@falkirk.gov.uk\">socialservices.training@falkirk.gov.uk<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/public\/fvpp\/uploads\/sites\/9924\/2026\/03\/24111413\/NQSW-Supported-Year-in-Falkirk.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"12807\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/fvpp\/nqsw-supported-year-in-falkirk\/nqsw-supported-year-in-falkirk-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/public\/fvpp\/uploads\/sites\/9924\/2026\/03\/24111413\/NQSW-Supported-Year-in-Falkirk.png\" data-orig-size=\"1260,890\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" 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src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/public\/fvpp\/uploads\/sites\/9924\/2026\/03\/24111413\/NQSW-Supported-Year-in-Falkirk.png\" alt=\"NQSW Supported Year in Falkirk\" width=\"1260\" height=\"890\" data-warning=\"Missing alt text\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/public\/fvpp\/uploads\/sites\/9924\/2026\/03\/24111413\/NQSW-Supported-Year-in-Falkirk.png 1260w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/public\/fvpp\/uploads\/sites\/9924\/2026\/03\/24111413\/NQSW-Supported-Year-in-Falkirk-300x212.png 300w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/public\/fvpp\/uploads\/sites\/9924\/2026\/03\/24111413\/NQSW-Supported-Year-in-Falkirk-1024x723.png 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/public\/fvpp\/uploads\/sites\/9924\/2026\/03\/24111413\/NQSW-Supported-Year-in-Falkirk-768x542.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1260px) 100vw, 1260px\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"11757\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/fvpp\/nqsw-supported-year-in-falkirk\/nqsw-supported-year-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/public\/fvpp\/uploads\/sites\/9924\/2025\/06\/06130801\/NQSW-Supported-Year.png\" data-orig-size=\"1260,700\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"NQSW Supported Year\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/public\/fvpp\/uploads\/sites\/9924\/2025\/06\/06130801\/NQSW-Supported-Year-300x167.png\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/public\/fvpp\/uploads\/sites\/9924\/2025\/06\/06130801\/NQSW-Supported-Year-1024x569.png\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-11757 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/public\/fvpp\/uploads\/sites\/9924\/2025\/06\/06130801\/NQSW-Supported-Year-300x167.png\" alt=\"NQSW Supported Year Logo\" width=\"300\" height=\"167\" data-warning=\"Missing alt text\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/public\/fvpp\/uploads\/sites\/9924\/2025\/06\/06130801\/NQSW-Supported-Year-300x167.png 300w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/public\/fvpp\/uploads\/sites\/9924\/2025\/06\/06130801\/NQSW-Supported-Year-1024x569.png 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/public\/fvpp\/uploads\/sites\/9924\/2025\/06\/06130801\/NQSW-Supported-Year-768x427.png 768w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/public\/fvpp\/uploads\/sites\/9924\/2025\/06\/06130801\/NQSW-Supported-Year.png 1260w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">As of 3<sup>rd<\/sup> June 2024, the SSSC\u2019s Continuous Professional Learning requirements changed. For some of our NQSWs this meant that they no longer completed the Record of Achievement under the PRTL framework and now moved over to the Supported Year framework. For all NQSWs who have registered from October 2024 onwards they will be on the Supported Year framework.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">If a NQSW needs support to Register as a Social Worker with the SSSC they should see the Applying for Registration with the SSSC guidance on the <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/fvpp\/falkirk-recruitment-and-retention-working-group\/\">Recruitment, Induction and Retention<\/a> section of the Practitioner\u2019s Pages.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"background-color: yellow\"> Please access the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nqsw.sssc.uk.com\/implementation\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Implementation<\/a> section of the SSSCs NQSW Website for the original templates for each NQSWs portfolio.<\/span><\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"11820\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/fvpp\/nqsw-supported-year-in-falkirk\/nqsws-joining-falkirk-council\/fc-divider2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/public\/fvpp\/uploads\/sites\/9924\/2025\/06\/18160604\/FC-Divider2.png\" data-orig-size=\"1260,86\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"FC Divider2\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/public\/fvpp\/uploads\/sites\/9924\/2025\/06\/18160604\/FC-Divider2-300x20.png\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/public\/fvpp\/uploads\/sites\/9924\/2025\/06\/18160604\/FC-Divider2-1024x70.png\" class=\"wp-image-11820 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/public\/fvpp\/uploads\/sites\/9924\/2025\/06\/18160604\/FC-Divider2-300x20.png\" alt=\"FC Divider\" width=\"513\" height=\"35\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/public\/fvpp\/uploads\/sites\/9924\/2025\/06\/18160604\/FC-Divider2-300x20.png 300w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/public\/fvpp\/uploads\/sites\/9924\/2025\/06\/18160604\/FC-Divider2-1024x70.png 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/public\/fvpp\/uploads\/sites\/9924\/2025\/06\/18160604\/FC-Divider2-768x52.png 768w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/public\/fvpp\/uploads\/sites\/9924\/2025\/06\/18160604\/FC-Divider2.png 1260w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 513px) 100vw, 513px\" \/><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>Links to our other pages:<br \/>\n<\/strong><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/fvpp\/nqsw-supported-year-in-falkirk\/employer-supports\/\">Employer Supports<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/fvpp\/nqsw-supported-year-in-falkirk\/nqsws-joining-falkirk-council\/\">NQSWs Joining Falkirk Council<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/fvpp\/nqsw-supported-year-in-falkirk\/core-learning-elements\/\">Core Learning Elements<\/a><br \/>\n<\/strong><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/fvpp\/nqsw-supported-year-in-falkirk\/how-should-your-portfolio-look\/\">How should your Portfolio look?<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/fvpp\/nqsw-supported-year-in-falkirk\/further-guidance\/\">Further Guidance<\/a><\/strong><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center\">\n<div style=\"text-align: center\"><strong><br \/>\nLinks to SSSC website:<br \/>\n<\/strong><strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nqsw.sssc.uk.com\/implementation\/\">Implementation<\/a><\/span>\u00a0| <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nqsw.sssc.uk.com\/employers-information\/\">Employers<\/a><\/strong><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Supported Year Overview This page should provide an overview of the Supported Year process in Falkirk. If there\u2019s any further information you wish to discuss, or need accessible versions of these materials, please contact the Social Work Workforce Development Team via socialservices.training@falkirk.gov.uk. As of 3rd June 2024, the SSSC\u2019s Continuous Professional Learning requirements changed. 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