Tag Archives | agency social work
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Children, Social work leaders, Workforce
Agency social worker numbers coming down in children’s services, says ADCS president
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Adults, Social work leaders, Workforce
Mental health social workers pose greatest recruitment and retention challenge for adults’ services
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Children, Social work leaders, Workforce
Agency social work price caps will not come into force until spring 2025
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Children, Choose Social Work, Social work leaders, Workforce
‘The power of social work has shaped who I am’ – ADCS’s new care experienced president
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Children, Social work leaders, Workforce
Councils employing record number of children’s social workers on back of 25% recruitment boost
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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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Children, Social work leaders, Workforce
Councils to be able to exceed agency social work price caps under planned locum rules
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Children, Social work leaders, Workforce
‘Good social work basics’ key to year-on-year children’s services improvements – Ofsted
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Social work leaders, Workforce
Number of UK social worker job postings falls for fourth consecutive month, figures show
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Children, Social work leaders, Workforce
DfE ditches plan to cap agency social worker pay to equivalent for permanent staff
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Children, Social work leaders, Workforce
Agency social work rules: ‘hugely frustrating’ delay to DfE consultation response
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