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Mithran Samuel is editor of Community Care.

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Colum Conway, chief executive, Social Work England

Social work leaders, Workforce

Regulator calls for consistency of support for NQSWs as DfE develops children’s early career framework

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Young boy looking pensive against backdrop of other young people

Children, Social work leaders

Kent ‘extremely close to capacity’ to care for unaccompanied asylum-seeking children

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Multi-coloured speech bubble with the question 'what do you think?'

Workforce

Social Work England launches first annual survey of profession

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Houses of Parliament

Adults, Children, Workforce

‘Increase social work bursaries and review caseloads and pay’: BASW’s manifesto for next government

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Post-it note on a table with the word 'STRIKE' written on it

Workforce

Strike action by social workers put on hold but no agreement over pay dispute

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Workforce

Social workers resume strike action as dispute remains unresolved

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Wooden blocks spelling out the word 'Morale'

Social work leaders, Workforce

Social worker morale has fallen since 2020, finds study for regulator

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Picture with a postit note that reads 'I quit!'

Social work leaders, Workforce

Most social workers report rise in number of experienced colleagues quitting jobs

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Black student in university library

Workforce

Homelessness ‘only touched on’ by half of universities delivering social work courses, research finds

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Image of Isabelle Trowler, the chief social worker for children and families

Children, Social work leaders, Workforce

‘Massive’ cut in care population is key success measure for DfE reforms, says chief social worker

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A social worker talking to a man she supports

Choose Social Work, Workforce

Regulator urges TV industry to ‘change the script’ on how it depicts social work

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Social work leaders, Workforce

Minority ethnic social care staff face disproportionately high levels of bullying and disciplinaries – study

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A practice educator or social work manager talking to a student

Social work leaders, Workforce

Non-statutory placements make up over half of provision for students in Scotland, report reveals

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Overworked and frustrated young business woman in front of computer in office

Children, Social work leaders

40% of family support staff have personal experience of domestic abuse, finds survey

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Hand holding a piece of parchment with the words 'human rights' written on it

Adults, Social work leaders, Workforce

DoLS: older people routinely having rights breached because of failure to tackle ‘huge’ backlog, warns charity

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