The Think Ahead Programme

Registrations closing next week

We will be closing registrations on Tuesday 23 April, for this year’s programme to be a mental health social worker. Once you have registered, you will need to complete your full application by Tuesday 30 April at the latest.

We are only accepting new registrations from those who are able to live and work in the areas listed below.

• North-West: Birkenhead, Chester
• Midlands: Lincolnshire, Stafford
• East: Braintree, Ipswich
• West London: Brentford, Hounslow, Southall, Acton, Wandsworth, Twickenham, Hammersmith
• South: Southampton
• South-West: St Austell (Cornwall), Swindon
• South-East: Guildford, Leatherhead

If you have any questions about this year’s programme, make sure to reach out on hello@thinkahead.org before applying.

If none of these locations work for you right now, make sure to sign up for email updates for information on next year’s programme.

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Our 2024 training locations:

You can find a full list of our expected training locations for 2024.

To be successfully placed on our programme you will need to be able to live and work in one of the listed locations. We would recommend considering this carefully before applying.

You are still welcome to apply, but if you do not currently live near a listed location it is unlikely we will be able to find a suitable placement for you.

We are only funded to work in England and only for 160 training places, which means unfortunately we cannot work in every area of the country. If there is not a location suitable for you, it may be we partner with an NHS trust or local authority closer to you in the future.

You can find out more in our guide on how we find a placement that is right for you. Please note, these are our expected locations and may still subject to change.