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Children, Social work leaders, Workforce
Number of children’s homes up 44% since 2020 as fostering sector shrinks
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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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Children, Social work leaders, Workforce
Ofsted and BASW raise safeguarding concerns over allowing non-social workers to hold child in need cases
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Community Care, Workforce Insights
How one council secured a second consecutive outstanding rating for children’s services
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Adults, Children, Social work leaders
Readers’ Take: should a single word define the quality of social work services?
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Adults, Children, Social work leaders, Workforce
‘Outstanding’ or ‘inadequate’: should a single word define the quality of social work services?
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Children, Social work leaders, Workforce
Councils urged to look beyond social work to widen pool of future DCSs
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Children, Social work leaders, Workforce
Sensitivity to ‘bruised’ staff needed for effective DfE intervention in ‘inadequate’ services, finds study
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Children, Social work leaders, Workforce
Social worker shortages making job ‘unsustainable’ for some, warns Ofsted
Job of the week
Workforce Insights
Family help: one local authority’s experience of the model
‘We are all one big family’: how one council has built a culture of support
‘I spent the first three months listening’: how supportive leadership can transform children’s services
How senior leaders in one authority maintain a culture of excellence
How staff support ensures fantastic outcomes for children and families
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