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Ministers confirm practice placements funding for 2012-13
Rumours of an 18% cut to the Social Work Education Support Grant are put to bed.
25 May 2012
Baby P social workers lose appeal against their sacking
Maria Ward and Gillie Christou have lost their employment tribunal appeal
25 May 2012
Social workers intervening earlier since Baby P case
Care applications to protect vulnerable children are being made in a more timely way and at an earlier stage since the death of Baby Peter.
25 May 2012
Cuts forcing families with disabled children into debt
Charity urges the government to protect families with disabled children as national survey reveals they are missing meals and taking out loans to pay their bills.
24 May 2012
Social worker struck off for stealing from elderly woman
Raymond Patcha used his position as a social worker to obtain information about the vulnerable service user’s financial situation.
24 May 2012
Social workers reveal reality of adoption scorecards
Following the publication of the government's first annual adoption scorecards, Community Care asked councils for their feedback.
23 May 2012
Open University Press launches guides to help social workers
Open University Press has published a new series of social work pocket-size textbooks.
23 May 2012
Munro silent on rejection of early intervention duty
Munro remains silent on the government's rejection of a key proposal, but highlights the need for further progress reports on her recommendations
22 May 2012
Munro: Government adoption reforms are causing confusion
Munro warns the government's adoption reforms are at odds with her recommendations to reduce timescales and targets in children's services
22 May 2012
Social worker posed in underwear for service user
Debra Archer was struck off after the General Social Care Council found she had engaged in a year-long sexual relationship with a man in her care.
22 May 2012
Agencies urged to recruit younger foster carers
Agencies told to recruit social workers, teachers and nurses as potential skilled foster carers
21 May 2012
Social worker banned over relationship with abuse victim
Noel O’Reilly admitted socialising with the young woman and staying overnight at her house
21 May 2012
Government forced to defend 'slow progress' on Munro
The Department for Education's head of safeguarding defended the government's progress on implementing Eileen Munro's recommendations
18 May 2012
Government cuts have left social workers 'drowning in admin'
By axing support staff, the government is turning social workers into "glorified typists", says BASW's chief executive Hilton Dawson.
17 May 2012
Working Together consultation and Munro due in weeks
The delayed consultation on Working Together is due in two weeks, following Eileen Munro progress report
17 May 2012
The ups and downs of a 32-year career in social work
Ian Baker was awarded the Social Worker of the Year 2011 lifetime achievement award for his work helping people with disabilities. He tells Community Care what kept him motivated until he retired last year.
15 May 2012
Parents to control special educational needs budgets
Some experts have raised concerns over government plans to reform the disability and SEN system for children
15 May 2012
Social worker who put foster family at risk loses appeal
Julian Swan placed a teenage boy who had a history of inappropriate sexual behaviour with a foster family without warning the carers of the risk to other children in the household.
15 May 2012
Reviewing officers face 'fear' and 'intimidation' at work
Independent reviewing officers have written to the children’s minister saying they face ‘fear’ and ‘intimidation’ at work
14 May 2012
Consultation on social work bursary scheme launched
Ministers seek views on how to use the bursary to drive up the quality of social work students.
14 May 2012
