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Children, Social work leaders, Workforce
Agency social work rules: ‘hugely frustrating’ delay to DfE consultation response
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Social work leaders, Workforce
Employers chosen to design and test social work early career framework
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Social work leaders, Workforce
‘There is no justification for agency and permanent social workers having very different pay’
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Children, Social work leaders, Workforce
‘Agency social work is a response to demand and a flexible choice for staff – so rules curbing it won’t work’
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Children, Social work leaders, Workforce
Councils selected to test specialist child protection social worker role
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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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Children, Social work leaders, Workforce
DfE likely to implement agency social work restrictions – sector head
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Children, Social work leaders, Workforce
How social workers’ roles would change under Working Together overhaul
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‘Little known’ about which practice models work best amid ‘huge variation’ in approach – evidence body
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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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