Social work leaders

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Adults, Social work leaders, Workforce

DHSC sets out plans for funding adult social care training

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Children, Social work leaders

Children’s homes body excludes providers funded through tax havens from membership

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Social work leaders, Workforce

BASW chief elected president of International Federation of Social Workers Europe

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Children, Social work leaders

‘Consistently high standards’ of social work earns Cafcass across-the-board outstanding rating

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Children, Social work leaders

Finley Boden: professionals should have protected baby murdered by his parents, review finds

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Colum Conway, chief executive, Social Work England

Social work leaders, Workforce

Regulator calls for consistency of support for NQSWs as DfE develops children’s early career framework

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Children, Social work leaders

Kent ‘extremely close to capacity’ to care for unaccompanied asylum-seeking children

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Social work leaders, Workforce

Social worker morale has fallen since 2020, finds study for regulator

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Social work leaders, Workforce

Most social workers report rise in number of experienced colleagues quitting jobs

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Adults, Children, Social work leaders

Deprivation of liberty: the legacy of Cheshire West, 10 years on

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Children, Social work leaders, Workforce

‘Massive’ cut in care population is key success measure for DfE reforms, says chief social worker

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Social work leaders, Workforce

Minority ethnic social care staff face disproportionately high levels of bullying and disciplinaries – study

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Social work leaders, Workforce

Non-statutory placements make up over half of provision for students in Scotland, report reveals

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Children, Social work leaders

40% of family support staff have personal experience of domestic abuse, finds survey

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Adults, Social work leaders, Workforce

DoLS: older people routinely having rights breached because of failure to tackle ‘huge’ backlog, warns charity

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