Social worker making notes in document while talking to mother and child on a sofa

Children, Social work leaders

‘Our finding that social care touches a quarter of children shows the need to tackle poverty’

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A poster for World Social Work Day 2025 showing a yellow figure bridging the gap between two mountains, alongside the words 'strengthening intergenerational solidarity for enduring wellbeing'

Adults, Children

Free learning on restorative practice for World Social Work Day 2025

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'Wellbeing at work' key being pressed on keyboard

Social work leaders, Workforce

How social work managers can better support staff wellbeing

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A rally outside the Houses of Parliament with campaigners holding up a banner with the words 'Providers Unite Day of Action'

Adults, Social work leaders

Providers hold day of action in protest against Budget’s impact on social care

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Workforce

Podcast: from law to social work – the experiences of two practitioners

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Woman looking stressed staring at a piece of paper that looks like a bill

Adults, Social work leaders

Over half of carers say they need more recognition from councils, survey finds

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Yvette Cooper

Adults, Children

Child criminal exploitation and ‘cuckooing’ of vulnerable people to be made criminal offences

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Older woman talking at a group meeting

Adults, Social work leaders

Tackling long social care waiting lists through co-production

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Adults, Children, Social work leaders

Almost one in five councils granted ‘exceptional’ financial support to help balance books

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Social work leaders, Workforce

Social workers waiting longer for decisions on fitness to practise investigations

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Workforce

What do social workers think of unions’ 2025-26 pay claim?

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The word 'fees' written on a notepad in the middle of a desk, alongside a computer, phone and some pencils

Social work leaders, Workforce

Social Work England proposes 33% rise in fees this year

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Isabella Jonas-Wheildon

Children, Social work leaders

Toddler’s murder shows need for cross-border child protection guidance, finds case review

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A typewriter with a page on which the following words are typed: 'The Monster at Night by Rosie R.'

Children

The Monster at Night: a poem about the struggles of a disabled child

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Kim Leadbeater MP

Adults, Social work leaders, Workforce

Social workers to sit on panels considering assisted dying requests under amendment to bill

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Social worker talking to an agitated couple

Children, Workforce

‘What I wish I had known about keeping safe during home visits’

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