Jigsaw puzzle showing supply demand gap

Children, Social work leaders, Workforce

Social worker shortage set to increase over next decade, says DfE

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Social work academic Olive Stevenson

Children, Workforce

‘A true doyen of social work’: the life and influence of Olive Stevenson

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Adults, Social work leaders

‘Massive postcode lottery’ in access to adult social care revealed by data, say charities

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No Racism sign being held

Workforce

Social work bodies condemn racist riots and raise staff safety concerns

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Workforce

Local government pay: Scottish Government examining potential for improved offer as strikes loom

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Workforce

Tell us what you value in a social work job, to help us influence what employers offer

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Children, Social work leaders

Project seeks to improve quality of child safeguarding reviews

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James Timpson, at the time minister for prisons, standing in front of a union jack

Children, Workforce

Minister highlights prison social workers’ role in helping female inmates maintain relationships

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Adults, Social work leaders, Workforce

‘Change course on social care’, leaders tell government after scrapping of cap and training fund

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Female care worker on home visit showing her ID, close up

Adults, Social work leaders, Workforce

£1bn shortfall in home care fees required to cover minimum wage, finds provider body’s research

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Aman Basi, from Sandwell Children's Trust, and Dr Tarsem Singh Cooner, of the University of Birmingham

Children

The virtual reality social work training programme enabling relationship-based practice

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Award-winning author Jenny Molloy speaking at Community Care Live 2023

Adults, Children, Workforce

Learn from lived experience to enhance your social work practice

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Economist Andrew Dilnot standing in a library

Adults, Social work leaders, Workforce

Scrapping cap on care costs ‘another example of social care being tossed aside’, says Dilnot

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Workforce

Local government pay: second union to ballot for industrial action

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Adults, Children, Workforce

How confident are social workers in the Labour government?

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