All 6 rejections from Ucas for Social Work :-(

sheryldoc

Volunteering, befriending, showing you have a passion for it..

A college course relevant to it..

You also need to kno why you want to be a social worker and prove that u understand whats required.

mlbarrett

BusinessStudent wrote: »

Thanks all.

What is the chances of geting a place during Clearing. I would like to go to Wolverhampton or UCE Birmingham which i both had group interview/test at?

Have you tried Coventry? Couple of my friends have done the course here. Not too far from either of those universities either.

Lara

Like someone else said I would email the Uni's and ask them for feedback from your interviews you had. They are usually very helpful and from this you could ensure you go down the right track and apply again next year..................................providing it is what you really want to do.

chezza262

Sorry to hijack the OP's thread but I'm in my 2nd year and am starting to think about possible careers. I really like the idea of Social Work but particularly working with deprived children or those in danger. I have worked in nurseries and a playgroup and had a fundraising job with a charity. When I looked in to Social work I found that it looked like I would need to do another 2 year course before I could be employed. Is this the case or is there some way to do this training 'on the job' so to speak?

I really like the idea of making a difference to childrens lives and helping others but at the same time I know I wont want to do yet more full time study straight after my degree. :rolleyes: Lazy I know but I wouldnt want to do it without giving it 100%

Catseyez

chezza262 wrote: »

Sorry to hijack the OP's thread but I'm in my 2nd year and am starting to think about possible careers. I really like the idea of Social Work but particularly working with deprived children or those in danger. I have worked in nurseries and a playgroup and had a fundraising job with a charity. When I looked in to Social work I found that it looked like I would need to do another 2 year course before I could be employed. Is this the case or is there some way to do this training 'on the job' so to speak?

I really like the idea of making a difference to childrens lives and helping others but at the same time I know I wont want to do yet more full time study straight after my degree. :rolleyes: Lazy I know but I wouldnt want to do it without giving it 100%

Contact your local authority to see if they offer an employment-based route. It is very tough though as you will be working almost full-time with one day at university and will have lots of assignments to do. The EBR route usually takes 2-4 years to complete. The General Social Care Council stipulates that all new social workers have to complete either the BA/BSC or MSC/MA course in order to qualify.

BusinessStudent

mlbarrett wrote: »

Have you tried Coventry? Couple of my friends have done the course here. Not too far from either of those universities either.

I applied to Coventry and got rejected.:o

I would love to know what my chances are of geting a place at either UCE, Wolverhampton or Coventry during clearing though?

Gemmzie

For Social Work - not very high from what I was told, as I thought about it last minute after applying for a different course.

Social Work is usually applied for by such a broad range of candidates and so many are interviewed for each place (14 for each 1 place at one uni, Marjons) so very few places go into clearing.

Ianna

http://www.do-it.org/ is a fantastic website giving a range of volunteering opportunities: search by area of interest and where you live. Work with vulnerable people (e.g. the elderly) is usually the best for social work IME. Remember when you volunteer in these kind of areas you're certain to run into social workers who can give you an insight into the job and maybe even a reference.

I will stress that you need to be sure you want to do it - it's hard work, working in public services is a nightmare and you face a lot of abuse. It's also frequently heart rending work although it does provide you with a range of opportunities and is incredibly rewarding.

BusinessStudent

Ianna wrote: »

http://www.do-it.org/ is a fantastic website giving a range of volunteering opportunities: search by area of interest and where you live. Work with vulnerable people (e.g. the elderly) is usually the best for social work IME. Remember when you volunteer in these kind of areas you're certain to run into social workers who can give you an insight into the job and maybe even a reference.

I will stress that you need to be sure you want to do it - it's hard work, working in public services is a nightmare and you face a lot of abuse. It's also frequently heart rending work although it does provide you with a range of opportunities and is incredibly rewarding.

Thanks for your reply.

I passed my driving test last week, so I am going to be geting a car anytime soon and have therefore applied to volunteer on this website !

Ianna

Congrats on passing your test!

If you don't hear anything back from them in a couple of weeks make sure you ring them to chase your application up.