Calling on the Scottish Parliament to urge the Scottish Government to ensure social work students have access to adequate financial support during their studies by:
1) Providing bursaries to all third and fourth year undergraduate social work students on work placements.
2) Reforming the assessment criteria and adequately funding the bursaries for postgraduate social work students on work placements.
Petitioner: David Grimm and Lucy Challoner
Status: Under consideration
Date published: 06 December 2022
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SPICe Briefing (138KB, pdf) posted 14 February 2023
22 March 2023: The Committee agreed to write to the Minister for Higher Education and Further Education, Youth Employment and Training, and to the Scottish Social Services Council.
Official Report of Meeting 22 March 2023
20 December 2023: The Committee agreed to write to the Scottish Social Services Council and the Minister for Higher and Further Education.
Official Report of Meeting 20 December 2023
30 October 2024: The Committee agreed to write to the Minister for Higher and Further Education.
Official Report of Meeting 30 October 2024
PE1993/A: Scottish Government submission of 9 February 2023 (87KB, pdf) posted 13 February 2023
PE1993/B: Petitioners submission of 2 March 2023 (46KB, pdf) posted 06 March 2023
PE1993/C: Kaukab Stewart MSP submission of 21 March 2022 (44KB, pdf) posted 23 March 2023
PE1993/D: Scottish Social Services Council submission of 9 May 2023 (126KB, pdf) posted 01 June 2023
PE1993/E: Minister for Higher and Further Education; and Minister for Veterans submission of 24 May 2023 (79KB, pdf) posted 14 June 2023
PE1993/F: Minister for Higher and Further Education; and Minister for Veterans submission of 30 January 2024 (65KB, pdf) posted 16 October 2024
PE1993/G: Scottish Social Services Council submission of 1 February 2024 (182KB, pdf) posted 23 September 2022
PE1993/H: Petitioner submission of 22 February 2024 (85KB, pdf) posted 13 March 2024
PE1993/I: Petitioner written submission, 15 October 2024 (58KB, pdf) posted 17 October 2024
PE1993/J: Minister for Higher and Further Education; and Minister for Veterans written submission, 4 December 2024 (105KB, pdf) posted 09 December 2024
PE1993/K: Petitioner written submission, 15 May 2025 (155KB, pdf) posted 09 June 2025