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Children, Social work leaders, Workforce

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

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Choose Social Work, Workforce

Farewell to my practice educator: ‘You set the foundation blocks of my career’

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Children, Inform Children

How to conduct confident direct work with children

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Adults, Social work leaders, Workforce

Council social care fee rises lag national living wage hike for third year running, providers report

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Adults, Children

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

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Children, Social work leaders

Poverty and homelessness driving demand for children’s social care, directors warn

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Children, Workforce

‘What I wish I had known as a young newly qualified social worker’

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Adults, Social work leaders

Dilnot: social care commission should report by end of 2025, not 2028

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Children, Social work leaders

Children’s social care reform bill clears first parliamentary hurdle

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Choose Social Work, Workforce

‘To the social work manager who supported me through my ASYE’

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Workforce

Insights for NQSWs on starting out in social work

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Children, Social work leaders, Workforce

The Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill explained

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Adults, Workforce

Social work opinion split over police involvement in mental health incidents, poll finds

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Children, Workforce

Child sexual abuse: professionals to be under duty to report

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Adults

Get up to speed on adult safeguarding law

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Adults, Children

‘How parent advocacy can rebalance the power dynamics of the children’s social care system’

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