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    Children, Social work leaders

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

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    Photos of three women side by side, who are named below as Lorna Boreland Kelly, Kayleigh Rose Evans and Claire Barcham. Above the photos are the words 'I'm an adults' socila worker. How do I secure a role working with refugees or co-ordinating disaster relief?' under the heading 'Ask the Experts'

    Workforce

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

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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 people with needs 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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    Social work leaders, Workforce

    Social Work England: no checks on CPD sample following registration renewal for second year running

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    Children, Social work leaders, Workforce

    No criminal sanction for failing to report child sexual abuse under mandatory reporting plan

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    Social work leaders, Workforce

    90 hours of CPD requirement dropped for social workers in Wales

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    Children, Social work leaders

    Adoption and Special Guardianship Support Fund to continue with £50m for 2025-26

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    Social work leaders, Workforce

    Social Work England watchdog praises speedier response to overseas registration requests

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    Workforce

    ‘Following my bipolar diagnosis, my social work team helped me remain in the job I love’

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    Children, Social work leaders

    Adoption and Special Guardianship Support Fund expires with no news on future

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    Adults, Social work leaders, Workforce

    Social workers least likely to feel valued of adult social care staff groups, find survey

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