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    Children, Social work leaders

    Starmer fails to confirm future of Adoption and Special Guardianship Support Fund as end looms

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    Rebekah Pierre

    Children, Workforce

    My Care Story: ‘Every social worker always seemed to be in a rush’

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    Adults, Social work leaders, Workforce

    Experienced care workers earn 4p per hour more than new staff, reveals Skills for Care

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    The word 'benefits' spelt out in blocks on top of the yellow page of a notepad

    Adults, Social work leaders

    Over three million families to lose out from disability and incapacity benefit changes, says DWP

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    Children, Workforce

    ‘She has revolutionised the way we approach life story work’

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    Children, Social work leaders, Workforce

    Children’s social workers to be measured against new post-qualifying standards

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    A female social worker speaking to a young man

    Adults, Workforce

    Think Ahead raises concerns about mental health social work job cuts in call for thousands more roles

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    Children

    Most social workers’ caseloads far exceed DfE average, finds poll

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    Children

    Bill to end profit from children’s care in Wales becomes law

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    Image of book marked 'family court' and judge's gavel (credit: Vitalii Vodolazskyi / Adobe Stock)

    Children, Social work leaders, Workforce

    Use of unregulated experts in family courts to be curbed following ‘parental alienation’ concerns

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    Workforce

    Help shine a light on social workers’ experience of learning

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    Independent reviewer interviewing a social worker for a case review

    Social work leaders, Workforce

    ‘Why involving social workers in case reviews improves outcomes’

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    Workforce

    Should social workers appraise their managers?

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    Children, Social work leaders, Workforce

    DfE proposes two-year support scheme for children’s social workers to replace ASYE

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    Workforce

    Ask The Experts: what are the pros and cons of working in a local authority versus a trust?

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