‘Why practice education research must be catalyst for tackling longstanding issues facing role’

By Leeanne Olivant, NOPT
In the dynamic landscape of social work, practice educators (PEs) stand as vital pillars.
The role’s critical importance in nurturing the next generation of social workers and retaining experienced practitioners was highlighted in a Social Work England-commissioned review, which reported last month.
The National Organisation for Practice Teaching (NOPT), which represents PEs across the country, warmly welcomes the report as a long-overdue acknowledgement of the piv