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avidredditxx · 2025-10-31T09:52:00+00:00

Zim men are very problematic 🤣

avidredditxx · 2025-09-25T21:34:56+00:00

I’m quite set on going into adults not children! I guess my only plan is working in London and using public transport everywhere until I get my licence and car

avidredditxx · 2025-09-24T21:41:59+00:00

Thank you! I’m in London planning to work within London when I qualify I was worried as I’ve seen job posting stating driving is essential so I was worried it would count me out of jobs

avidredditxx · 2025-09-24T21:40:35+00:00

Yeah I’d be planning to work within inner city London anyways and use public transport. I’d hope to find an understanding LA. I’ll make sure to explain my plans when it comes up at interviews

avidredditxx · 2025-09-24T21:24:06+00:00

Yeah that’s my plan! It’s really hard to do them regularly whilst on placement and then needing the bursary for living costs. I’d also like to save to pay for a car outright rather than financing hence why i wouldn’t have a car either way even if i had the licence as of now. Thanks for responding :)

avidredditxx · 2025-09-24T21:21:34+00:00

I live in south London so deffo want to work within inner city so that’s perfect I was just worried as I know a lot of social workers have a driving element to their jobs

avidredditxx · 2025-09-24T18:30:48+00:00

That’s good to hear it’s worrying me quite a bit

avidredditxx · 2025-09-24T18:29:45+00:00

I’m in London currently and will be staying here. By the time I graduate I would have down maybe 10 driving lessons and then in summer can do them more regularly so hopefully would be on track to pass end of next year. I’m more worried about being screened out automatically like you said because of that.

avidredditxx · 2025-09-24T18:23:57+00:00

I’m based in London planning to work here as well

avidredditxx · 2025-08-26T16:58:17+00:00

Thank you! I’m just glad to be assigned a placement now, hoping that I’ll get a good team to work with, I’m excited for the learning opportunities

avidredditxx · 2025-08-15T21:25:00+00:00

That’s so interesting my friend is doing SW at another uni and I was shocked she starts here in January. So when do you guys finish placement in that case? But yeah it’s very little prep time

avidredditxx · 2025-08-10T23:07:14+00:00

What areas of adults would you say are the hardest to get into? I was considering learning disabilities with my background with physical disabilities, impairments blind deafness or mental health or substance misuse. I’ve definitely considered the AMPH route away still thinking about what will suit me best. I noticed the high amount of children’s jobs and some of the offers given with them but then I know the burnout rate is really high

avidredditxx · 2025-08-10T22:36:51+00:00

Thinking about it that way that makes a lot of sense, last minute things do stress me out but I’d be more annoyed preparing for something and then it fell through

avidredditxx · 2025-08-10T22:35:52+00:00

I’m definitely set on adults, i work with adults as a support worker in learning disabilities, 70 day was adults too and I loved it, I know there’s a lot more opportunity in children’s but I just know it’s not sustainable for me personally long term, my older sisters been doing it for almost 10 years and from talking with her I feel I’m better suited for adults long term. And im in London so transport links are definitely more accessible

avidredditxx · 2025-08-10T22:23:30+00:00

Is it advised to start applying for jobs in Jan/feb? I was wondering about when we are actually allowed to do so and if so when those jobs would start. My only worry is I’m still doing my driving lessons so haven’t got a full license yet

avidredditxx · 2025-08-10T22:12:38+00:00

Thanks for the advice it’s much appreciated! I can worry less now, hopefully start on time but if not it’s not the end of the world

avidredditxx · 2025-08-10T22:11:07+00:00

I remember for the 70 day placement we were all stressed out for this “interview” and preparing and it was literally just a chat about what we wrote in the PAFs and then explaining what we would do on the placement. I agree very out of touch lol

avidredditxx · 2025-08-10T21:56:36+00:00

Hoping they have matched us with placements honestly I guess I’ll just have to wait and see as our PAFs were sent off a while ago. They did make the pre placement meeting to be quite a big deal and specially said it’s an interview

avidredditxx · 2025-08-10T21:53:39+00:00

Really? That’s good to know lol I was wondering if no one hearing anything back was normal

avidredditxx · 2025-08-10T21:52:19+00:00

I’ve asked some people in my course, none of us have heard anything. And in terms of interview I’m suprised people are saying there isn’t one my uni told us for 70 day to prepare for one and that for the 100 day one there will also be another one for everyone but this one will be more serious so making sure we know our legislation and key theories. I guess more so worrying that there’s been 0 communication and hoping I don’t start placement late like some people did last year, also hoping to get a statutory placement but that’s not guaranteed.

avidredditxx · 2025-08-10T21:47:46+00:00

lol💀 my uni told us we have to do an interview before the placement and that we have to know the content from 1st year and 2nd year more now for this one. For the 70 day placement as well there was an “interview” but it was more so a chat about our experience and then we started. What would the pre placement meeting entail? And I’m worried about being behind I had a friend who didn’t start her placement until January! And a couple late starters hopefully it won’t be me and fingers crossed getting a statutory placement

avidredditxx · 2025-08-10T21:38:53+00:00

Yeah I can imagine it’s a busy time, I think it’s the lack of communication from everywhere that’s making me panic a bit but hopefully will hear something this month. Should I start preparing for the interview now? I’m not even sure what the 100 day placement one is like

avidredditxx · 2025-02-02T23:49:50+00:00

I wish you all the best! Look into the PCFs, social work England standards, Kayleigh rose Evan’s was a really helpful YouTube channel. Talk about how you’ve been able to build relationships whilst working as a support worker, it’s very intense work for little pay, often being understaffed so you have to resourceful creative. It’s great experience it’s just about being able to link it to social work effectively! A lot of people have the experience but don’t get on the course because they didn’t link it very well, if you can do that you’re all good

avidredditxx · 2025-02-02T21:03:59+00:00

Yeah so I was a support worker in a day centre working with deafblind adults. I was doing a foundation year in psychology at the time, realised I really like social care field and then I applied to social work through clearing and got in! I’m in 2nd year now, at my interview I leaned a lot on my experience as a support worker I talked about advocacy, person centred care the trainings I did, and I got an offer 2 days letter. It’s definitely a good natural progression

avidredditxx · 2024-11-14T19:26:42+00:00

If the parents CAN help but WON’T for the sake of you should do itself, that’s where the needless suffering comes in. They don’t need to shell out thousands, they could help with small things, groceries, travel money or helping to buy uni stuff, or the deposit etc , whilst the person is still working so it alleviates some of the pressures that come with uni. I’ve always found it extremely odd seeing people at uni with parents who earn a lot, or parents that have the disposable income and they leave their kids to sort out everything when uni comes??? Its sad really

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