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A poster for World Social Work Day 2025 showing a yellow figure bridging the gap between two mountains, alongside the words 'strengthening intergenerational solidarity for enduring wellbeing'

Adults, Children

Free learning on restorative practice for World Social Work Day 2025

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Yvette Cooper

Adults, Children

Child criminal exploitation and ‘cuckooing’ of vulnerable people to be made criminal offences

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Image of men with laptop, calculator and finance reports (Credit: lovelyday12 / Adobe Stock)

Adults, Children, Social work leaders

Almost one in five councils granted ‘exceptional’ financial support to help balance books

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Isabella Jonas-Wheildon

Children, Social work leaders

Toddler’s murder shows need for cross-border child protection guidance, finds case review

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A typewriter with a page on which the following words are typed: 'The Monster at Night by Rosie R.'

Children

The Monster at Night: a poem about the struggles of a disabled child

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Social worker talking to an agitated couple

Children, Workforce

‘What I wish I had known about keeping safe during home visits’

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Children, Inform Children

Parental substance misuse: how to support children

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Hand putting wooden cube block on blue background with word CAREER and copy space for your text. Business career planning growth to success concept

Children, Social work leaders, Workforce

DfE to give update on early career support for children’s social workers

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Children

Where does the stigma around care-experienced people originate from?

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Teenage boy (14-15) sitting on sofa and using phone

Children, Social work leaders

‘Parallel to care system’ for unaccompanied children to be scrapped in asylum reforms

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Award-winning author Jenny Molloy speaking at Community Care Live 2023

Adults, Children, Workforce

Learn from the lived experience of childhood trauma

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Screen with the word 'profits' written on it along with various related symbols

Children, Social work leaders

Bill to remove profit from children’s care in Wales approved by Senedd

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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

Strong evidence parenting support services improve outcomes for families in adversity, councils told

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Social work team discussing a case

Children, Social work leaders, Workforce

DfE to quiz councils on balance of social workers and other practitioners in family help teams

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COUNCIL TAX BILL text on sticker on black paper on wooden background

Adults, Children, Social work leaders

Six social services authorities permitted to increase council tax by more than national limit

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Katharine Sacks-Jones, chief executive of the children's charity Become,

Children, Social work leaders

‘How the Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill can be improved for care-experienced young people’

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