Public sector suppliers
Agency social worker reference
The agency social worker reference is the standard reference a referee at a local authority gives for an agency child and family social worker. Formatix lays out the referee's own answers from the returned form, their email or your notes of a reference call, never writes an answer or rating the referee did not give, and lists what you still need to chase.
No credit card. Your first ten CVs are free, and the trial credits are valid for 14 days.
What it is
Agencies supplying child and family social workers to local authorities in England obtain a standard reference for each placement. The Department for Education publishes a standard reference template: a basic reference (the social worker, the assignment and the referee) and a detailed reference with A to D ratings against twelve competency statements, followed by fitness to practise, re-employment and development needs.
The reference is completed by the referee at the local authority, not by the agency. The Formatix template follows the standard structure in your brand, without government branding, so the referee's answers are recorded consistently, and adds a Still needed box for what the referee has not yet answered.
Formatix only sets out what the referee wrote or said. The social worker's CV is used for their own details, never for a rating or an answer.
What Formatix fills in
| Field | Filled from |
|---|---|
| Social worker's name and Social Work England number | The reference, or the CV |
| Assignment: job title, local authority, start and end dates | The referee's answers; the CV only when the referee does not give them |
| Area of practice and court work | Only as the referee answered |
| Referee: name, job title, local authority, email | The returned reference or your call notes |
| A to D ratings against the twelve competency statements | Only the letter the referee gave |
| Fitness to practise concerns, would re-employ, with details; development needs | The referee's answers, in their own words |
| Additional information and reference date | The referee's answers; the date only when the referee dated it |
What stays blank
| Field | Why it stays blank |
|---|---|
| Referee's signature | Always left blank for the referee. |
| A rating the referee gave in words but not as a letter | Formatix never turns comments into a rating; the rating stays blank and goes on the Still needed list. |
| Any question the referee did not answer | Left blank. A written answer the referee did not give would be a serious error. |
The Still needed list
The reference includes a "Still needed from the referee" box for the agency, listing, most important first, every part of the reference the documents do not give: for example ratings not given, an unanswered fitness to practise question, the signed and dated declaration or the referee's email. Chase them with the referee, then remove the box before sending.
Frequently asked questions
- Is this the official DfE template?
- No. It is a Formatix template for suppliers submitting agency social workers to local authorities, and it says so in its footer. The structure follows the Department for Education's standard reference template for agency social workers, published under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Can Formatix write the reference for us?
- No. The reference is the referee's statement. Formatix sets out what the referee wrote or said and leaves everything else blank.
- Does it work with our ATS or CRM?
- JobAdder, Salesforce, HubSpot and Ezekia connect to Formatix natively on every plan, including the free trial. Any other ATS or CRM works with Formatix by email: send the referee's answers to [email protected] and the filled document comes back.
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Try it on your next booking
Upload the form your buyer issues and a CV, and see what gets filled in.
No credit card. Your first ten CVs are free, and the trial credits are valid for 14 days.
Formatix template for suppliers submitting agency social workers to local authorities. Not an official form. The structure follows the Department for Education's standard reference template for agency child and family social workers and contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.