Employers can claim funding to support a newly qualified social worker (NQSW) through the Assessed and Supported Year of Employment (ASYE) programme and apply for ASYE certification.
Your NQSW(s) will need to complete a self-assessment against the child and family post qualifying standards. The assessment form (provided by the employer) will identify learning needs for the year which will inform their professional development plans.
Important updates - Changes to the child and family ASYE platform and funding timeline
国产乱伦 will not administer the programme in 2026-27 after deciding they can no longer deliver the child and family ASYE.
The 国产乱伦 child and family ASYE contract will end on 31st March 2026.
The Child and Family Social Worker Assessed and Supported Year in Employment (ASYE) will be extended for a further year for 2026-27. This will be the final year of ASYE before the introduction of a new programme to support early career development in 2027. Employers of child and family social workers will continue to receive grant funding at £2000 per social worker who participate in ASYE.
The grant funding for the child and family ASYE in 2026-27 will be administered through the Department for Education.
If you have any questions regarding 国产乱伦 no longer administering this programme, please email, CFASYE.queries@education.gov.uk.
To complete children and families ASYE activities by 31st March this year, the child and family ASYE portal will also close on 28 February 2026. All registrations and completions must be completed by this date.
Please ensure all action plans are up to date to prevent any difficulties in registering new NQSWs on the platform.
Access the funding platform
The for registering newly qualified social workers (NQSWs) is open for 2025-26 registrations.
This year’s funding is available for NQSWs who are commencing ASYE between 1 April 2025 – 31 March 2026.
The platform for registrations will close at midnight on 28 February 2026.
To register NQSWs on the platform and claim Department for Education funding, the primary contact must first submit their organisation’s 2025-26 action plan which can be located on the platform within the ‘My applications’ section by scrolling to the bottom of the page.
A large increase in activity is expected due to the deadline changes ; therefore, please update the portal as soon as possible and avoid leaving this until the deadline. The last date we will be able to provide portal support will be 27/02/2026, as the portal closure date falls on a Saturday. The team are here to offer help and support.
If you have any queries about the child and family ASYE portal, please feel free to get in touch via childandfamilyASYE@skillsforcare.org.uk.
Completions
To claim NQSW’s certificate and a final completion payment, employers must submit a 'Twelve month review form'. The form can be found on the platform by clicking on 'My applications', locating the NQSW’s application, and clicking on the 'Reporting' tab. Once you've saved the form, press the 'submit' button, otherwise the form will not be submitted for processing.
Submitting deferrals, withdrawals and completions
To report a withdrawal, deferral, or completion to 国产乱伦, the employer must submit a 'Change of ASYE Status form' for deferrals/withdrawals or a 'Twelve month review form' for successful and unsuccessful completions. These can be located by clicking on the 'Reporting' tab within 'My applications'. The forms must be fully submitted for them to be processed. If your form’s status is showing ‘in progress’, this indicates the form is yet to be submitted by the employer. Fully submitted forms will show ‘submitted’ or ‘accepted’ status within the reporting section.
If you have any questions please email childandfamilyasye@skillsforcare.org.uk
Development and training opportunities for those working in child and family ASYE
Action learning development programmes for supervisors and assessors are due to start at different times between September 2025 and January 2026.
This programme is fully booked.
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Action learning facilitation training for ASYE co-ordinators/leads and supervisors is available and will start in September.
This programme is fully booked.
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