Social work leaders

The Houses of Parliament in London

Children, Social work leaders, Workforce

MPs back plan to regulate agency staff use in children’s services

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Adults, Social work leaders, Workforce

Social care leaders sound alarm over 120% hike in sponsorship fees for overseas staff

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Children, Social work leaders

‘Flawed children in care statistics’ undermine council placement provision, warns regional body

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The Scottish Government building in Victoria Quay, Leith

Adults, Social work leaders, Workforce

Scottish Government scraps national care service restructure

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Children, Social work leaders, Workforce

Safeguarding reforms at risk from shortage of home education staff, warns ADCS head

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Blocks spelling out the word 'wage' with a line graph above it and a man in a suit pointing at it

Social work leaders, Workforce

Unions lodge local government pay claims in Scotland

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Lemn Sissay

Children, Social work leaders

Lemn Sissay: ‘All care stories should be successful ones’

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Old metal sign with the inscription Vacancies

Adults, Social work leaders, Workforce

Adult social care vacancy rate fell last year, data suggests

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Yvette Cooper

Children, Social work leaders

Government orders national audit of child sexual exploitation by gangs

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Sue Williams (right) with Isabelle Trowler (left)

Children, Choose Social Work, Social work leaders, Workforce

A tribute to Sue Williams by Isabelle Trowler

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Roadworks on a street with a sign that reads installation in progress_ full fibre broadband'

Social work leaders

Is social care ready for the digital switchover?

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Social work leaders, Workforce

Is there a disconnect between the front line and senior management?

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Young mother looking stressed in foreground with baby in cot in background

Children, Social work leaders, Workforce

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

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Jigsaw puzzle showing supply demand gap

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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Mother With Son Trying To Keep Warm By Radiator At Home During Cost Of Living Energy Crisis

Children, Social work leaders

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

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Economist Andrew Dilnot standing in a library

Adults, Social work leaders

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

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