Turning challenge into opportunity – social workers share their experiences of working in a large county
22 April 2024
Two practitioners and a social work student at Northamptonshire Children’s Trust discuss the particular challenges of working across a large area, the longstanding impact of Covid and their visible senior leaders. Listen here.
Creating an inclusive and open culture for social workers
27 April 2023
Northamptonshire Children’s Trust is creating spaces for social care practitioners to share their candid experiences of inequality in forums and are getting help to apply them in their day-to-day practice. Read more here.
‘A culture of high support and kindness’: inspectors’ verdict on children’s trust
25 November 2022
Northamptonshire Children’s Trust has just received an improved rating from Ofsted, which found that visible leadership and a supportive culture were improving practice and outcomes for children and families. Social workers describe what this means for them. Read more here.
‘With a nurturing manager you can really see how social workers flourish’
26 August 2022
At Northamptonshire Children’s Trust, supportive management and peer-to-peer relationships are at the heart of enabling social workers to progress in their careers. Read more here.
‘Meaningful change means doing something about pay and culture’
8 February 2022
Kev Standishday is the Unison rep for Northamptonshire Children’s Trust (NCT) and he’s been impressed at the actions taken to improve working lives for social workers. Read more here.
Leaders, social workers and children in care working closer together
10 November 2021
Social workers at Northamptonshire Children’s Trust say they value the close relationships they have with senior leaders and the positive culture created. Read more here.
Peeling back the red tape and freeing up social workers
23 June 2021
Northamptonshire Children’s Trust wants practice to lead policy so that social workers are able to do their best work. Read more here.
‘Join an inspirational improvement journey to be the best social worker you can be’
24 March 2021
Northamptonshire Children’s Trust is looking for passionate social workers to join an improvement journey that Ofsted finds is already delivering results for children and families in the county. Read more here.
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