Modernization or mistake? The impact of Covid-19 on social work course admissions in a university in England

This article is a reflection on what reverting to virtual higher education admissions in response to Covid-19 represents in terms of practical assessment of suitability to study regulated health and social care courses. For the last six years, I have researched admissions praxis to better understand the assessment of suitability to study social work, specifically. This reflection considers the unprecedented nature of the move to online admissions, the implications going forward and concludes posing whether admissions praxis deserves greater critical pedagogical attention.