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Find out about changes to our services and Christmas opening times on our Festive information page. To find out when your bin will be collected over the festive period, visit Changes to County Durham bin collections at Christmas.

Due to maintenance, the following systems will be unavailable from 11.45am on Tuesday 24 December until 8.00am on Thursday 2 January: our online Council Tax, business rates and housing benefit services, and our welfare assistance form. We apologise for any inconvenience this may cause.

How we support your professional development in adult social work


In Durham we will support you to excel in your role, whether you are a newly qualified social worker, or are highly experienced, you can access excellent training, resources and coaching to help you reach your potential.

Our offer includes:

  • Five days a year to spend undertaking continuing professional development.
  • A wide range of short learning and development opportunities (both classroom and elearning).
  • Access to Community Care Inform for every social worker.
  • Access to qualifications such as the Practice Educator Award.
  • Coaching support.
  • Access to Experiential programmes.
  • Aspiring Managers Programme to help you step up to the next level, whether that is practice educator, social work consultant, team manager, or even head of service.


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