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Social work leaders, Workforce

Record numbers of social workers renew registration

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Adults, Social work leaders

Councils face adult social care assessments every 3 to 4 years under CQC plan

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Workforce

BASW lobbies Home Office on impact of migration reforms on social workers

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Hayley Smith (left) and Ann-Marie Matson from North East Lincolnshire Council
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Adults, Social work leaders

Adult safeguarding caseloads continue to mount, government data shows

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Sara Sharif

Children, Workforce

Sara Sharif, Baby P, Victoria Climbié: working as a social worker following a high-profile child death

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Children, Social work leaders

Ofsted criticisms of ‘profiteering’ children’s homes prompts counterblast from provider body

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Workforce

The social work team manager working ‘relentlessly’ to ensure practitioners are supported

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Workforce

Social workers split on whether pay should be standardised across public sector

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Adults

Direct payment users and self-funders must be involved in fair pay deals, urges disability rights leader

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Adults, Social work leaders, Workforce

Overseas care staff visa numbers down by 81% over past year

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Josh MacAlister

Children, Social work leaders

Regional care co-operatives to take responsibility for care placements across England, says MacAlister

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Workforce

‘Migrant care workers need our support – from racism and an unfair visa system’

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Children, Social work leaders

Ofsted to stop giving council children’s services overall rating from April 2026

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Workforce

‘Without you, I would’ve struggled to find my place in adult social care’

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Children, Workforce

‘Unrelenting demand’ overstretching Cafcass’s social work capacity but practice improving, finds Ofsted

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Children, Workforce

Families facing ‘intrusive’ child protection enquiries due to risk-averse culture, say social workers

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