Children

News, practice information and opinion on children and families social work and social care
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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Child psychologist talking to child who is sitting on sofa

Children, Social work leaders

Concerns over future of Adoption and Special Guardianship Support Fund with resourcing unconfirmed

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Social worker in stand-up meeting with doctor

Adults, Children, Social work leaders, Workforce

Social workers could join neighbourhood teams for people with complex needs

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Reading civic offices

Children, Social work leaders, Workforce

Council to take children’s services back in-house

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The Houses of Parliament in London

Children, Social work leaders, Workforce

MPs back plan to regulate agency staff use in children’s services

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A group of colleagues discussing statistics in a meeting

Children, Social work leaders

‘Flawed children in care statistics’ undermine council placement provision, warns regional body

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Social worker talking to father and upset daughter

Children, Social work leaders, Workforce

Safeguarding reforms at risk from shortage of home education staff, warns ADCS head

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Post-it notes on a wall with the word 'workload' in the foreground

Children, Workforce

Guidance on admin support for social workers being developed by workload action group

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Lemn Sissay

Children, Social work leaders

Lemn Sissay: ‘All care stories should be successful ones’

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Jenny Molloy, who writes under the pseudonym Hope Daniels, signing her book 'This Isn't Love' at Community Care Live 2024.

Adults, Children

Book review: ‘This Isn’t Love’ by Hope Daniels

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pay key on keyboard

Children, Workforce

Cafcass pay deal for 2024-25 agreed

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Yvette Cooper

Children, Social work leaders

Government orders national audit of child sexual exploitation by gangs

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Sue Williams (right) with Isabelle Trowler (left)

Children, Choose Social Work, Social work leaders, Workforce

A tribute to Sue Williams by Isabelle Trowler

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Young mother looking stressed in foreground with baby in cot in background

Children, Social work leaders, Workforce

Babies at increased risk of harm due to growing parental needs, say councils

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Children, Inform Children

How to conduct confident direct work with children

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Woman looking depressed next to a cot, suggesting post-natal depression

Adults, Children

‘We are failing women who have their newborn babies removed: that needs to change’

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