Former assistant director Isabelle Trowler, who advised Professor Eileen Munro on the redesign of children and families social work in England, has been chosen by the Department for Education to lead reform in the profession.
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Oxfordshire council says a range of measures have been taken to improve its response to sexual exploitation - including a joint abuse team with police and a £1.4m investment in child protection
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In this provocative piece, columnist Alicia Wood argues that residential care denies older people the rights most of us take for granted and that it should be replaced by supported living.
Camden's Lyn Romeo will work closely with the chief social worker for children, whose name will be announced by the Department of Education on Friday.
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If social work doesn't confront the realities of the strain frontline staff are under, there's a real risk we'll all need the support that we are supposed to be delivering, writes an anonymous social worker.
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