Original post by soph1.w
This may sound like a silly question but I am wondering if I get a Social Work degree from a Scottish University, will it be the same as an English Degree or would I need to convert it to study Social Work in England?
While you won't need to retrain 'officially' after gaining a degree in social work from a Scottish university, if you wish to work back in England, there are major differences between England and Scotland in how they govern and implement social care - so you will have to learn the differences between the two systems if you wish to gain employment in England and vice versa.
If you did a degree in Scotland you will be taught the Scottish system and the same for England, if you did a degree there.
This is a helpful article on the matter.
http://www.communitycare.co.uk/2013/05/24/crossing-the-border-moving-between-social-work-in-scotland-and-england/
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