Social Worker of the Year Awards

Workforce

Social Worker of the Year Awards 2024 open for entries

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Social work leaders, Workforce

BASW chief elected president of International Federation of Social Workers Europe

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Children, Social work leaders

‘Consistently high standards’ of social work earns Cafcass across-the-board outstanding rating

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Workforce

Does your caseload match the average calculated by the DfE?

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Children, Workforce

Adoption practice remains strong but regional agencies struggling to recruit and retain social workers

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Workforce

Community Care celebrates 50 years reporting on and supporting social work

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Children

Leaving care, mental illness and recovery: ‘There is always the possibility of a better future’

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Workforce

Most social workers experiencing deteriorating mental health due to work, finds survey

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Workforce

Social Work England’s performance improved last year, finds regulator’s watchdog

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Children, Social work leaders

Finley Boden: professionals should have protected baby murdered by his parents, review finds

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Social work leaders, Workforce

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

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Children, Social work leaders

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

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Workforce

Frisbee Crockery: a girl’s journey from abusive home to safety in care

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Workforce

Social Work England launches first annual survey of profession

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Adults, Children, Workforce

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

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