Social Work England CPD deadline: what to record by 30 November
What is due, who counts as a peer, what happens if you miss it, and a 20-minute plan to get it done.
What is due, and when
The Social Work England registration year runs from 1 December to 30 November. To renew, you must record a minimum of two different pieces of CPD on your online account by midnight on 30 November, and at least one of them must include a peer reflection.
Social Work England says that if you do not meet the CPD requirements by the end of the renewal period, it may remove you from the register. It is a small task with a large consequence, so it is worth doing before the last week.
Who counts as a peer
A peer does not have to be another social worker. Social Work England lists registered social workers, a line manager or supervisor, and other professionals who know your practice, such as a nurse, doctor, academic or teacher.
The peer reflection is a conversation about a piece of your CPD, and then a short record of what came out of it: what they added, what you saw differently, and what you will do as a result.
A 20-minute plan
- Pick two things you have already done this year: a course, a piece of reading, learning from a case, a supervision discussion. You do not need anything new.
- For each, note what it was, what you learned, and how it changed your practice and the people you support.
- Choose one of them and talk it through with a peer. Ten minutes is enough. Write down what they added.
- Record both on your Social Work England online account, with the peer reflection attached to one. Check that they show as submitted.
A short worked example
What the CPD was: a lunchtime webinar on working with families where there is parental substance use.
What I learned: I had been treating relapse as a failure of the plan rather than an expected part of recovery that the plan should allow for.
How my practice changed: I now agree with parents, early on, what will happen if there is a relapse, so that the response is planned rather than a crisis.
Peer reflection: I discussed this with my supervisor. She asked how I made sure the child’s day-to-day experience stayed at the centre while I was being more understanding of the parent. I have added a standing question about the child’s week to each visit.
Keep it anonymous
Do not include anything that could identify a person, a family or a colleague in your CPD record. Remove names, places and identifying detail.
Record it by speaking
ReflectReady has a Social Work England template. You say what the CPD was, what you learned and what your peer added, in your own words, and it sorts them under the headings ready to read, edit and copy into your online account. The AI only sorts your words, it never writes them. Free to try.
Sources: Social Work England: CPD guidance.
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