Social work leaders

'Safe working practices' written on three blocks

Social work leaders, Workforce

Staff-to-service-user ratios ‘not safe’ in UK social work, say two-thirds of practitioners

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Adults, Social work leaders

Why council was found to have breached Care Act needs duty after panel cut indicative budget

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Children, Social work leaders

How social workers can better support families affected by online child sexual abuse

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Social work leaders, Workforce

‘Momentum for change’ to tackle profession’s staffing ‘crisis’, says Social Work England lead

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SWEARN conference organisers (from left): Millie Kerr, Shantel Thomas and Nimal Jude

Social work leaders, Workforce

Social work leaders must take action to embed anti-racist practice, conference told

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Social work leaders, Workforce

‘What Ramadan means to me as a social worker – and how I shared this with colleagues’

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Minister for care Helen Whately (Credit: Department of Health and Social Care)

Adults, Children, Social work leaders

‘Resource pressures’ behind decision to shelve LPS, says care minister

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Children, Social work leaders, Workforce

Social work supervision of school safeguarding leads has no impact on appropriate referral levels – study

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Children, Social work leaders

Racial diversity remains low among children’s directors, reveals ADCS data

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Adults, Social work leaders, Workforce

ADASS president: ‘If you see black women in leadership, you believe you can achieve that too’

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Children, Social work leaders

Unaccompanied children to be treated as adults – and detained – if they refuse scientific age checks

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Adults, Social work leaders, Workforce

Raise pay, cut charges and provide rights to support: report for ADASS sets roadmap for ‘saving social care’

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Teenage girl in care

Children, Social work leaders

More children in care placed far from home, increasing risk of poorer wellbeing, finds research

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Blocks spelling out 'what does it mean?'

Children, Social work leaders, Workforce

What disabled children’s abuse inquiry means for social workers and councils

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Children, Social work leaders

‘Outdated’ law on social care for disabled children will be reviewed

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Children, Social work leaders, Workforce

Safeguarding overhaul needed to better protect disabled children in care, says abuse inquiry

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