Supporting Social Work Practice Learning for

over 40 years

NOPT supports high-quality social work practice learning and has consistently represented the interests of its members through consultation with key organisations involved in social work education.

The organisation continues to focus on creating effective spaces for networking, shared learning, and the exchange of good practice, supported by the ongoing development of an accessible and useful website. NOPT welcomes contact and feedback from members.

Our Aims and Objectives

The aims of the organisation shall be framed within the context of anti-oppressive and anti-discriminatory social work practice.  The organisation shall advance education by promoting the increase of knowledge, values and skills required for practice teaching in social work and social service education and training.

• To promote anti-oppressive and anti-discriminatory practice throughout all aspects of its operation.
• To promote good standards and adequate resources for practice teaching in social work and social services education and training.
• To provide a national forum for discussion on major issues in social work and social services education, and in particular to actively promote nationally, through both the management committee and its membership, specific issues relating to the delivery of practice teaching.
• To identify and develop the components of practice teaching.
• To increase knowledge, skills and awareness of values relating to practice teaching.
• To collect, collate and disseminate information about practice teaching via social media and representation at organised events.
• To collaborate with such other bodies as are working for the advancement of practice teaching as above.
• To raise funds and to invite and receive contributions from any person or persons whatsoever by way of subscription, donation and otherwise provided that the organisation shall not undertake any permanent trading activities in raising funds for its charitable objectives.
• To do all such other lawful things as are necessary for the attainment of the said objectives.