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Scrapping social work bursaries is not a new strategy.
Rumours that the government is considering scrapping social work bursaries have caused alarm among students at the University of Sussex.
The universities defended their record, insisting they were increasing outreach work, bursaries and targeting of poorer students and were actively investigating new ways of improving recruitment.
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Social work can follow these fantastic examples and campaign to keep our modest but hugely significant social work bursary.
Meanwhile, the looming issue of the future of the social work bursary could have a critical impact on the profession's capacity to refresh its ranks and meet the growing demands it faces.
The first cohorts of graduates are still working back their bursaries in the public sector but soon their obligations will be met.
In some fields of study, industry bursaries are available – for example, if you're pursuing an NHS-accredited course, studying for a teaching qualification, or planning to go into social work.
We've had three switch to social work – you can get bursaries for that, where you can't for youth work degree courses".
With the increase in student debt, as well as the slashing of university funding for grants and bursaries, sex work is an increasingly attractive prospect for cash-strapped students.
Changes to the eligibility criteria for bursaries to study social work degrees have been introduced to quell the oversupply of social workers, but it is as yet unclear as to the impact these will have on student numbers.
Fresh from art school, Ringwood won an Arts Council bursary to work in a theatre for a year.
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