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No Racism sign being held

Careers Zone

‘My role as England’s first anti-racist lead practitioner’

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Coronavirus, Workforce

Two-thirds of social workers experiencing deteriorating mental health because of work, finds survey

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Careers Zone, Workforce

My journey into social work management as a young, black woman

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Children

‘Working in partnership with families is crucial to safeguarding the interests of children’

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Children

‘Writing and getting published makes me feel like I didn’t go through the care system for nothing’

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Children

Arthur inquiry must consider Covid context of social work practice

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Image of Arthur Labinjo-Hughes (credit: West Midlands Police)

Children

The tragic deaths of Arthur and Star must lead to a more humane and supportive social care for families

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upset parents talking to social worker

Children

County lines: ‘this parent-blaming response does nothing to protect exploited children’

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Careers Zone

How public speaking classes made me a better social worker 

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Social worker carrying out video assessment

Coronavirus, Workforce

How are you coping with working through Covid?

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asylum

Children, Social work leaders

Councils across UK required to take unaccompanied children

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Person signing legal letter

Adults, Workforce, Social work leaders

‘Dear Sajid Javid: please end the inappropriate detention of autistic people and those with learning disabilities’

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Social workers and young person

Children

Time-poor, overstretched and changing too often – children’s experiences of social workers

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wo tennis rackets and balls leaned against the net.

Children

‘Why social workers need to show children they care’

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Rishi Sunak

Adults, Children, Social work leaders

Funding boost for councils not enough to address ‘disastrous’ state of social care, warn sector bodies

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Image of filing cabinet with 'investigations' label

Adults, Social work leaders

Council cut man’s care hours without showing how it would meet eligible needs

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