Deliver confident, structured age assessments with this practitioner-grade, UK-focused template. Designed for social workers and independent assessors, it guides you through a two-day interview flow with 424 ready-to-ask prompts, opening/closing scripts, and observation/analysis cues. Save hours of prep while improving consistency, defensibility, and welfare-led practice.
What’s inside
Guides you through two full day sessions covering: identity & background, family history, education, health & wellbeing, daily life skills, social networks, migration journey & chronology, documents/evidence, age indicators, safeguarding, credibility checks, and next steps.
Observation & analysis guidance to support clear reasoning and evidence-gathering
Signposts for safeguarding, corroboration and recording inconsistencies
Fully editable Word (.docx) format — adapt to local authority requirements, print as needed
Built to support UK practice and Merton principles (not legal advice; follow your local policy)
Who it’s for
Local authority social workers, independent practitioners, QA leads, managers, and legal teams working with unaccompanied children and young people.
Licence & delivery
Single-user licence. You may use and edit this template for your own professional work. You may not share, resell, publish, or redistribute the file or derivative works outside your own use. For team or organisation use, please contact us for an organisation licence.
Instant digital download. By purchasing, you consent to immediate access and acknowledge that the right to cancel is lost once downloading starts.