Social Worker of the Year Awards 2025 opens for entries

The Social Worker of the Year Awards 2025 is open for entries.

Eighteen category awards are up for grabs this year, for practitioners, teams, leaders, organisations, students and educators in England.

There is one new award this year, for international social work, which has replaced the approved mental health professional (AMHP) gong, which was presented in 2023 and 2024.

The Social Work Awards Ltd, the charity which runs the scheme, said the new award was for “a team or individual who can demonstrate a significant impact in the field of social work on a global scale”.

AMHPs will be eligible to enter the mental health social worker of the year award.

Entries are open until 27 May 2025 and must be submitted through the awards’ online entry system, with submissions judged by a panel of former winners, social workers, leaders and experts by experience.

Shortlisted entries will be announced in August and the winners revealed at a ceremony in October, where one of the category victors will be crowned the overall social worker of the year.

Self-nominations and third-party nominations are permitted and entries must be endorsed by a senior manager or relevant professional to indicate acceptance of the entry rules.