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Mithran Samuel is editor of communitycare.co.uk You can find him on X/Twitter at @mithransamuel and on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/in/mithran-samuel-68738021/ Email Mithran with feedback on your experience of the site at mithran.samuel@markallengroup.com

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Payroll, Salaries. Binder data finance report business with graph analysis in office.

Social work leaders, Workforce

Local government pay: employers make ‘full and final’ offer

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Mother looking at young daughter, who is sitting on her lap, during session with a social worker

Children, Social work leaders

Sector bodies urge Phillipson to reconsider Adoption and Special Guardianship Support Fund cuts

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Middle-aged man giving advice to young man, while sitting on park bench

Children, Social work leaders

Councils given guide to evidence on mentoring schemes for children in care

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An open notebook with the words 'anti-discrimination policy' written on the left-hand page

Children, Early careers, Social work leaders, Workforce

Social work ‘needs push’ to embed anti-discriminatory practice, say post-qualifying standards authors

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Female care worker smiling as she enters the house of an older woman whom she is greeting

Adults, Social work leaders, Workforce

Government renews funding to help overseas care staff left without work due to exploitation or visa issues

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Girl looking sad to symbolise having suffered abuse

Children, Social work leaders

DfE makes huge cut to Adoption and Special Guardianship Support Fund payments

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The words 'training & development' next to a cog

Adults, Social work leaders, Workforce

Government launches digital social care qualification but providers criticise level of training funding

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Jess Phillips, the minister for safeguarding and violence against women and girls, standing in front of a Union flag

Children, Social work leaders

National child protection agency to provide oversight of practice in England

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The word 'leadership' spelt out on a wooden letterpress sat on a table

Children, Social work leaders, Workforce

New ADCS president sets out stall as government embarks on children’s social care reforms

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The words Foster Care concept and theme written in vintage wooden letterpress type on a grunge background.

Children, Social work leaders

£25m boost to foster care support and recruitment from 2026-28

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Man putting his vote with word Strike into ballot box on black background, closeup

Social work leaders, Workforce

Strike action looms over local government pay in Scotland following union ballots

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Yvette Stanley

Children, Social work leaders

Ofsted sharpens focus on stability for children in care in judgments of providers

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The words 'national insurance' written on a piece of paper pegged to a clothes line

Adults, Social work leaders, Workforce

Providers warn of harm to social care users and strain on carers as national insurance hike kicks in

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Social worker with two young children

Children, Social work leaders

Family support spending recovers following years of stagnation, data shows

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Bridget Phillipson and Wes Streeting

Social work leaders, Workforce

Watchdog escalates Social Work England fitness to practise concerns to cabinet ministers

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The words 'continuing professional development' written on the page of a pad which is sitting on a table alongside a pen and a plant

Social work leaders, Workforce

Social Work England: no checks on CPD sample following registration renewal for second year running

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