Social Work Apprenticeships

The Social Work Apprentice programme is a three-year Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree run in partnership with Staffordshire University. Apprentices are based with one of the frontline children's services for four days a week and attend university on the fifth day.

The intake for this year has been completed and it will be advertised again around April/May 2025, with a planned start time of January 2026.  

The criteria for application is the following: 

• A minimum of two years direct work experience with children and their families (references will need to be supplied).
• GCSE Maths and English at grade C or above (or equivalent). Evidence of this will be asked for prior to interview.
• Applicants must not be attending any other higher level course at the time of the commencement of the Social Work apprentice degree.
• All apprentices are contracted to the Trust and paid during the three year course.
• It is a full-time programme, and successful applicants need to be committed to the Trust's working hours.

If you have any further queries, please contact: kim.roden@birminghamchildrenstrust.co.uk.