Social work leaders, Workforce

Effective leadership in social work

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Children, Inform Children

What is kinship care?

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Adults, Social work leaders, Workforce

Government launches digital social care qualification but providers criticise level of training funding

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Social work leaders, Workforce

First practice guidance for AI in social work warns of bias and data privacy risks

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Children, Social work leaders

National child protection agency to provide oversight of practice in England

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Children, Social work leaders, Workforce

New ADCS president sets out stall as government embarks on children’s social care reforms

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Children

‘What I wish I had known when a child’s reaction frightened me’

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Children, Social work leaders

£25m boost to foster care support and recruitment from 2026-28

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Ask The Experts: how do I secure a role working with refugees or co-ordinating disaster relief?

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Children

More than half of practitioners feel ill-equipped to address social media’s influence on children

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Social work leaders, Workforce

Strike action looms over local government pay in Scotland following union ballots

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Children, Social work leaders

Ofsted sharpens focus on stability for children in care in judgments of providers

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Adults, Social work leaders, Workforce

Providers warn of harm to social care users and strain on carers as national insurance hike kicks in

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Children, Social work leaders

Family support spending recovers following years of stagnation, data shows

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Social work leaders, Workforce

Watchdog escalates Social Work England fitness to practise concerns to cabinet ministers

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Children

Racial bias greatly affects child protection practice, say social workers

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