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Children, Workforce

Bronson Battersby case: social worker back at work as full case review announced

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Adults, Social work leaders, Workforce

Use of agency social workers up 25% year on year in adults’ services

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Social work leaders, Workforce

Four in five apprentices gained social work qualification in first cohort, figures show

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Children, Social work leaders

Pre-court social worker-guardian meetings have potential to improve care proceedings, finds study

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Adults, Children, Social work leaders, Workforce

Mounting demand for AMHPs and unmet need masked by fall in number of detentions, say leads

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Children, Workforce

Should councils be able to exceed agency social work price caps?

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Children, Social work leaders

Children’s practitioners face duty to report sexual abuse

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Children, Social work leaders, Workforce

Social worker changes undermined engagement with children later convicted of violent crimes – review

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Workforce

My Brilliant Colleague: ‘I hope to one day be as successful and brilliant as you are to me’

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Adults, Inform Adults

Problem gambling: how to recognise the warning signs

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Children, Social work leaders

Can systemic practice improve how early help staff support families?

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Adults, Workforce

Social workers re-balloted on striking after 27 days of action leaves pay dispute unresolved

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Adults, Social work leaders, Workforce

Adult social worker numbers hit record high on back of funding rise

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Adults, Workforce

Mental health trust ignored staff concerns for years before Panorama exposed abuse, finds review

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Workforce

Social workers’ guilt over unmet needs

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Children

How social workers can help kinship carers manage impact of tougher benefit rules

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