Developing leadership among all practitioners
In the last of our series on the Social Work Reform Board's professional capabilities framework,
Kirsty McGregor explores the importance of developing leadership among practitioners at all levels
29 September 2011
Principal social workers – Scotland's experience
The Munro Report calls for a principal social worker role to be created at every local authority in England along the same lines as Scotland's chief social work officers. Jackie Cosh reports.
03 June 2011
Social work reform
Social work in England is undergoing major reforms in an attempt to transform the training, quality and status of the profession over the next 10 years.
10 December 2010
Social workers on College of Social Work board named
Ten qualified social workers and a service user have been appointed to the interim board of the College of Social Work including Lambeth adults' director Jo Cleary and Croydon children's director Dave Hill (pictured)
19 October 2010
BASW warns of union domination if college links with Unison
The College of Social Work would become "dominated by trade union interests" if it forms a partnership with Unison, the British Association of Social Workers has warned.
19 July 2010
College of Social Work selects first chairs
A former director of social services and an experienced social work academic have been appointed as joint interim chairs of the profession's first ever College of Social Work.
15 July 2010
Social workers want college to have union-style role
More than half of social workers would like the national college to support them in disputes with employers, early findings of a major consultation have...
21 June 2010
Warning for Munro review from former taskforce members
Former members of the Social Work Task Force have warned that the government's review of child protection in England must deliver "quick and meaningful" conclusions.
15 June 2010
Q and A: What does the national college mean for social workers?
Q and A: What does the national college mean for social workers?
03 June 2010
Loughton takes responsibility for social work reform
Tim Loughton, children's minister, will take on responsibility for the majority of the social care remit, the Department for Education has confirmed.
03 June 2010
Gove promises support for taskforce recommendations
The government will support the recommendations of the Social Work Task Force, education secretary Michael Gove has said.
03 June 2010
Concern over government silence on social work reform
Sector leaders are calling on the coalition government to end the "anxiety" over the social work reform programme for England and publicly commit to the...
01 June 2010
Community Care LIVE delegates' views on the national college of social work
A major consultation on the future of the national college of social work was launched at Community Care LIVE last week. We asked practitioners and students what they would like the college to achieve for them, and how much they would pay to join.
24 May 2010
Social work college consultation launches at Live
A major consultation on shaping the country's first college of social work was launched at Community Care Live this evening, ahead of the first interim chair being appointed in June.
18 May 2010
New Scots directors head says universal services 'unrealistic'
It may be unrealistic to provide universal services at a time when resources are so limited, Scotland's top social worker has warned. Michelle Miller,...
17 May 2010
The Sun's Deidre Sanders warns against social work cuts
It would be "horrifyingly short-sighted" for any new government to cut funding for the social work reform programme, The Sun's agony aunt Deidre Sanders has warned.
06 May 2010
BASW U-turn over social work college
The British Association of Social Workers has rejoined the development group for a national college of social work in England, abandoning its proposals to...
29 April 2010
Local government funding risk to social work reforms
A lack of local government funding could put the social work reform process at risk, the children's secretary has admitted.
18 March 2010
Unions demand Tory pledge on social worker jobs
The Conservatives must pledge to protect social workers' jobs from spending cuts if they win the general election, union leaders, including Aspect's Roger Kline (pictured), have said.
12 April 2010
Regulation of children's workers 'hindering judgement'
Government regulation of children's social workers is hindering sound professional judgement, according to Kent Council's chief executive.
31 March 2010
