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    Social work leaders, Workforce

    Social Work England committed ‘abuse of power’ in ‘punishing’ practitioner’s gender critical beliefs

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    Melanie Williams

    Adults, Social work leaders, Workforce

    Reform Mental Health Act and implement LPS: new ADASS head’s message to next government

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    David Pearson

    Adults, Social work leaders, Workforce

    Increasing qualification levels, linked to pay, under consideration in adult social care workforce strategy

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    Social work leaders, Workforce

    DfE to collect data on children’s social worker salaries

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    Children, Social work leaders, Workforce

    DCS turnover rises for third consecutive year on back of high number of interim appointments

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    Are social workers stigmatised for mental health diagnoses?

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    Children, Workforce

    Home Office has doubled social worker numbers in its age assessment service over past year

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    Workforce

    AMHPs to take two weeks’ continuous strike action in grading dispute

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    Choose Social Work, Workforce

    ‘I wouldn’t be here without them’: the power of workplace friendships in social work

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    Children, Social work leaders, Workforce

    ‘A kick in the teeth’: DfE axes social work leadership training scheme

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    Firm pulls out of providing service for council that union claims would have broken social work strike

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    Improving public perception of social work requires positive media exposure, say practitioners

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    Children, Choose Social Work, Social work leaders, Workforce

    ‘The power of social work has shaped who I am’ – ADCS’s new care experienced president

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    Social work leaders, Workforce

    ‘Why practice education research must be catalyst for tackling longstanding issues facing role’

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    BASW England becomes headline sponsor of Social Worker of the Year Awards

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