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Children

One in ten children known to social care missing half of school time, reveals DfE data

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Barnet social workers represented by UNISON on the picket line

Workforce

Firm pulls out of providing service for council that union claims would have broken social work strike

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Workforce

Improving public perception of social work requires positive media exposure, say practitioners

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ADCS president for 2024-25, Andy Smith

Children, Social work leaders, Workforce

‘The power of social work has shaped who I am’ – ADCS’s new care experienced president

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Adults, Inform Adults

Assistive technology and dementia: practice tips

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A practice educator or social work manager talking to a student

Social work leaders, Workforce

‘Why practice education research must be catalyst for tackling longstanding issues facing role’

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Children, Social work leaders

Overcoming the barriers to contact between siblings separated by the care system

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Workforce

BASW England becomes headline sponsor of Social Worker of the Year Awards

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Social work leaders, Workforce

National support programme for overseas social workers should be ‘seriously considered’, says BASW

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Herbert Laming

Children, Social work leaders, Workforce

The Victoria Climbié Inquiry chair reflects on social work, 21 years on

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A social worker talking to a younger colleague to symboilse mentoring, coaching or practice education

Social work leaders, Workforce

Practice educators passionate about role, but lack of support risks pushing them out of it, finds study

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Workforce

Fitness to practise cases should take no longer than six months, say social workers

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Children, Social work leaders, Workforce

Seven more councils chosen to test family support and child protection reforms

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Adults, Social work leaders, Workforce

DHSC sets out plans for funding adult social care training

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Children, Social work leaders

Children’s homes body excludes providers funded through tax havens from membership

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Social Worker of the Year Awards

Workforce

Social Worker of the Year Awards 2024 open for entries

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