About Social Work Tutor

The author is a child protection social worker in England who runs the Social Work Tutor website.

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Workforce

Social workers have sent a clear message on government’s reforms

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‘Damned’ review – Jo Brand’s social worker comedy missed the mark

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Students studying

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Advice for student social workers from those who’ve done the job

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Children

It’s time for a national cap on child protection caseloads

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‘I didn’t become a social worker to feed reports into computers’

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‘Why I’m standing up for social work – and how you can help’

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burnout

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Social workers need to be backed, not left to burn out

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‘For the first time since Munro, I feel social work’s voice has been heard’

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Forcing constant change on social workers risks an illusion of progress

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‘Social work has an image problem. It’s time to tell the world what we do’

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Workforce, Children

Dispatches social worker breaks silence on why she went undercover

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Workforce, Children

‘Social workers are in the spotlight: can we harness the attention for good?’

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Workforce, Children

‘Yes Prime Minister, children have been let down for too long…by you’

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As doctors and teachers fight back, why are social workers laying down to government?

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‘Social workers don’t need to be told what to do – we need more time to do it’

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When you see a child who once was so sad and scared finally smile

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The best thing about being a social worker

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