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UNISON ballots members on striking over local government pay offer in Scotland

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Second union urges rejection of local government pay offer and seeks support for strike action

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‘What I wish I had known about managing a difficult relationship with my supervisor’

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Most social workers expect cuts to their budgets this year

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Children, Workforce

‘Understaffing’ of social work services putting people requiring support at risk, say practitioners

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Social work leaders, Wellbeing, Workforce

Social workers continuing to struggle with workload, admin and increasing need, finds ‘health check’

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Early careers, Workforce

Ask The Experts: how to recover your confidence after a placement breakdown?

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Social work leaders, Workforce

Social work bursary levels frozen for 11th consecutive year

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Social work leaders, Workforce

Fast-track social work scheme to end in 2027 after government decides to withdraw funding

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Union recommends rejection of local government pay offer

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Choose Social Work, Workforce

Podcast: from independent domestic violence advocate to social work – the experience of one practitioner

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Social work leaders, Workforce

Regulator consults on dropping requirement for social workers to report gender identity

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Should Social Work England remove CPD requirement for registration renewal?

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Social work leaders, Workforce

Local government pay: employers make ‘full and final’ offer

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‘I have followed my manager to different agencies because of her supportive leadership’

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Children, Early careers, Social work leaders, Workforce

Social work ‘needs push’ to embed anti-discriminatory practice, say post-qualifying standards authors

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