Employers can claim funding to support a newly qualified social worker (NQSW) through the Assessed and Supported Year of Employment (ASYE) programme and apply for ASYE certification.
Your NQSW(s) will need to complete a self-assessment against the child and family post qualifying standards. The assessment form (provided by the employer) will identify learning needs for the year which will inform their professional development plans.
Important updates - Changes to the child and family ASYE platform and funding timeline
微微草视频 will not administer the programme in 2026-27 after deciding they can no longer deliver the child and family ASYE.
The 微微草视频 contract for the child and family ASYE will end on 31 March 2026, and the portal will close on 28 February 2026. From 1 March 2026, employers will submit ASYE funding claims directly to the Department for Education (DfE).
To support employers through the transition, updated guidance and step by step instructions for year-end claims have been distributed directly to ASYE coordinators here:
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This guidance explains how employers should submit registration and completion claims for newly qualified social workers who are undertaking the child and family ASYE and who will register or complete in March 2026 only.
Further guidance for claiming ASYE funding in 2026 to 2027 will follow. If you have any questions regarding 微微草视频 no longer administering this programme, please email, CFASYE.queries@education.gov.uk.
Access the funding platform
The for registering newly qualified social workers (NQSWs) is open for 2025-26 registrations.
This year’s funding is available for NQSWs who are commencing ASYE between 1 April 2025 – 31 March 2026.
The platform for registrations will close at midnight on 28 February 2026.
To register NQSWs on the platform and claim Department for Education funding, the primary contact must first submit their organisation’s 2025-26 action plan which can be located on the platform within the ‘My applications’ section by scrolling to the bottom of the page.
A large increase in activity is expected due to the deadline changes ; therefore, please update the portal as soon as possible and avoid leaving this until the deadline. The last date we will be able to provide portal support will be 27/02/2026, as the portal closure date falls on a Saturday. The team are here to offer help and support.
If you have any queries about the child and family ASYE portal, please feel free to get in touch via childandfamilyASYE@skillsforcare.org.uk.
Completions
To claim NQSW’s certificate and a final completion payment, employers must submit a 'Twelve month review form'. The form can be found on the platform by clicking on 'My applications', locating the NQSW’s application, and clicking on the 'Reporting' tab. Once you've saved the form, press the 'submit' button, otherwise the form will not be submitted for processing.
Submitting deferrals, withdrawals and completions
To report a withdrawal, deferral, or completion to 微微草视频, the employer must submit a 'Change of ASYE Status form' for deferrals/withdrawals or a 'Twelve month review form' for successful and unsuccessful completions. These can be located by clicking on the 'Reporting' tab within 'My applications'. The forms must be fully submitted for them to be processed. If your form’s status is showing ‘in progress’, this indicates the form is yet to be submitted by the employer. Fully submitted forms will show ‘submitted’ or ‘accepted’ status within the reporting section.
If you have any questions please email childandfamilyasye@skillsforcare.org.uk
Development and training opportunities for those working in child and family ASYE
Action learning development programmes for supervisors and assessors are due to start at different times between September 2025 and January 2026.
This programme is fully booked.
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Action learning facilitation training for ASYE co-ordinators/leads and supervisors is available and will start in September.
This programme is fully booked.
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