Vision
It is our vision that social pedagogy training and practice become ingrained across all human service professions in the UK and Ireland so that individuals and communities are treated more humanely.
Mission
To enable the adoption of social pedagogy across all human service professionals, and to ensure a future where families and individuals, parents and carers, children and young people, adults and older people, professionals, and volunteers are supported and enabled to continue a social pedagogic journey throughout their lives.
What we do
To achieve our vision and mission, we
- produce research reports on workforce needs, inspiring key stakeholders on how social pedagogy can lead to meaningful change
- advance the professional development in social pedagogy through
- qualification and career opportunities by upholding the Standards for Occupational Proficiency (SOPs) and Standards of Education and Training (SETs), i.e. endorsing courses, supporting the development of new training opportunities, and offering training programmes and courses when needs have been identified
- supporting organisations to adopt social pedagogy as a workplace culture
- holding annual conferences to advance social pedagogy in the UK and Ireland
- supports the formation of a community of practice for practitioners by providing spaces for reflection on social pedagogy practice and learning alongside each other
New to social pedagogy?
Welcome! We are very pleased to meet you. Read on to find out more about social pedagogy.
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