Assessed and supported year in employment
Updated 25 March 2026
Applies to England
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Update: March 2026
The grants for the child and family assessed and supported year in employment programme (ASYE) are being administered by the Department for Education (DfE) from 1 March 2026.
You can find out more about the programme, and access the templates and guidance for employers and newly qualified social workers completing it, from Child and family ASYE: programme resources.
Details about eligibility, registration and funding for the programme are available from Child and family ASYE: registration and funding.
Assessed and supported year in employment (ASYE)
ASYE is a programme that gives newly qualified social workers extra support during their first year of employment. It aims to develop their skills, knowledge and professional confidence. It is open to all newly qualified social workers employed in the public, private and voluntary sectors.
The ASYE programme for social workers who work with children and families is based on the post-qualifying standards: knowledge and skills statements, which were the outcome of the consultation on knowledge and skills for child and family social work.
Employers providing the ASYE
DfE provides funding of £2,000 to employers of child and family social workers for each newly qualified social worker they support through the ASYE.