The cross-Government action plan is the official response to theprogress report by Lord Laming, which called for the children'ssecretary to 'immediately address the inadequacy of the training andsupply of frontline social workers' (News, 19 March).
Plans include sponsoring 200 university places from September so thatthe highest achieving graduates can sign up to conversion courses tobecome social workers.
A new recruitment advertising campaign also starts this month.
Children's secretary Ed Balls said, 'In his progress report, Lord Lamingfound that we have good foundations in place, but that more needs to bedone.
'This country has one of the best child protection systems in the world.But good practice is not yet standard practice everywhere and we shouldnot rest until it is.'
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