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ADCS president for 2024-25, Andy Smith

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

Seven more councils chosen to test family support and child protection reforms

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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, Workforce

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

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Overworked and frustrated young business woman in front of computer in office

Children, Social work leaders

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

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Children, Social work leaders, Workforce

Councils urged to test social work early career framework

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Rachel de Souza

Children, Social work leaders

Postcode lottery in child in need support uncovered by Children’s Commissioner

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Children, Social work leaders

Can systemic practice improve how early help staff support families?

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Children, Social work leaders

Leaders must foster professional curiosity and challenge to improve child protection, finds review

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Children, Social work leaders

Children’s social work caseloads growing increasingly complex, research finds

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Children, Social work leaders

Family reunification hampered by lack of specialist teams, strategy and resources, finds study

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Children, Social work leaders, Workforce

Child in need cases opened up to non-social work staff despite risk concerns

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Adults, Children, Social work leaders, Workforce

Social workers hailed in New Year Honours list

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Children, Social work leaders

DfE launches first national kinship strategy

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Children, Social work leaders, Workforce

Specialist child protection role poses workforce challenge for test-bed authorities

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Children, Social work leaders

Councils face insolvency without rules curbing children’s care costs, warns ADCS head

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