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Your first years in social work are some of the hardest. You're making complex decisions, managing difficult relationships, and trying to hold it all together, often without enough support around you.
The Social Work Collective Academy gives you the practical skills, tools and resources to feel calm and capable in your practice. No schedules. No pressure. Just clear, grounded training you can access whenever you need it, for £19.99 a month.
What's inside
Everything inside the Academy is designed to connect directly to your practice; not theory for the sake of it, but skills you can use the same week.
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On-demand training videos
Practical sessions on the things that actually come up; home visits, assessments, court statements, confident communication, child protection.
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Member-only podcast episodes
Short, focused episodes you can listen to on your commute or between visits. Each one reinforces one skill or principle so it actually sticks.
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Practice Pause audio resources
Guided audio to help you regulate before a difficult day, a home visit, or a challenging meeting. Because how you feel affects how you practice.
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Practical tools and resources
Ready-to-use for assessments, meetings, safety planning and more created by a social worker, for social workers.
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The 12-week Confidence in Practice journey
A structured pathway through the skills that matter most in your early career, from boundaries and supervision to resilience and moving forward.
Who this is for
The Academy is for you if you're:
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In your ASYE or first few years of qualified practice
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Feeling underprepared for the reality of family facing social work
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Looking for support that fits around your actual life
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Ready to feel calmer, more competent, and more confident in your practice
Why it works
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Most CPD asks you to sit in a room for a day and hope something sticks. The Academy works differently.
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Every resource is bite-sized and connected to real practice. You build skills gradually, revisit them when you need to, and develop confidence through repetition, not pressure.
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It's £19.99 a month. Cancel anytime. No contracts, no commitments, just consistent, practical support for as long as you need it.
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About The Social Work Collective Academy
The Social Work Collective Academy brings together training, consultancy, and resources to help social workers and safeguarding professionals build confident, competent, and calm practice.
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Founded by Vicki Shevlin, social worker and trainer, The Academy was created to bridge the gap between professional theory and the realities of frontline practice. Every session, course, and resource is grounded in experience; designed to help professionals make clear, confident decisions and feel calm in complex situations.
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We work with individuals, teams, and organisations across the UK, from newly qualified social workers to safeguarding leads, schools, local authorities, charities, and private sector providers. Wherever there’s a duty of care, we help build the skills and reflection that keep people safe.
