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Workforce, Children

Government must end ‘unsubstantiated criticism’ of social workers and engage on reforms – BASW

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Workforce, Children

Cameron to advance social work reforms through new legislation

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Workforce, Children

Government frustrated by ‘lack of options’ for outsourcing failing children’s services

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Children

‘Private matter’ boy shared with social worker should be withheld from parents, judge rules

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Workforce, Children

Accreditation ‘risks creating second class workforce’ of social workers who fail tests

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Workforce, Children

Social workers ‘feeling more valued’ under trust-run children’s services, claims minister

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Workforce, Children

Social workers who fail accreditation tests will keep registration, says Trowler

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Children

Watch: Eileen Munro on bureaucracy, blame and building a better future for social work

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Children, Workforce

Munro: ‘Hotdesking is harming social work’

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Adults, Mental Health

Southern Health leadership under fire after CQC finds ‘serious’ patient safety concerns

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Workforce

Social workers fare well in accreditation pilot

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Children

Serious case reviews should ‘shed light’ on constraints facing practitioners

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Workforce

Updated: Police hunt for two men after social work office ‘targeted’ in shooting

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Children, Workforce

Children’s social work accreditation risks being ‘punitive’ not supportive, inquiry told

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Workforce

Government expands social work teaching partnerships to ‘raise quality’ of trainees

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Adults, Mental Health, Workforce

Government to introduce national AMHP accreditation system

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