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    Workforce

    Local government pay offer boosted thanks to Scottish Government cash injection

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    Workforce

    Social care staff go back on strike over ‘doing social work tasks without extra pay’

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    Workforce

    Social care ministers should have a background in the sector, say social workers

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    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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    Adults, Workforce

    Racial or religious targeting of care workers ‘completely unacceptable’, says CQC

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    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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    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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    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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    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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    Children

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

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