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    Children, Social work leaders

    Number of reported child deaths or serious harm cases down by a quarter in two years

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    Children, Social work leaders

    Almost half of Adoption and Special Guardianship Support Fund awards last year exceeded new £3,000 limit

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    Children, Social work leaders, Workforce

    Ray Jones: a critique of the DfE’s children’s social work reforms

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    Coventry's unaccompanied asylum-seeking children’s service pictured at the 2025 Frontline Awards, where they were named team of the year

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    2025 Frontline Awards winners unveiled

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    Workforce

    Civil service pay remit sets limit for Cafcass social workers

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    Pay rise announced for NHS social workers in England

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    Children, Social work leaders, Workforce

    Proportion of black directors of children’s services rises but lags well behind workforce level

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    Workforce

    Social work bursary boost for master’s students in Scotland

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    Social work leaders, Workforce

    AI in social work: opportunity or risk?

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    ‘I was diagnosed late with autism – here’s how I learned to deal with burnout’

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    Workforce

    Social Work England issues guide to change how media depicts profession

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    Social workers divided over ending of Think Ahead fast-track scheme

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    Children, Social work leaders

    DfE plans to test regional devolution of adoption support funding

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    Children, Social work leaders

    Rise in secure children’s home placement numbers following long decline

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    Workforce

    Podcast: social work around the world – West Bank and Gaza

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    Children, Workforce

    ‘How social workers can rebuild trust with Roma families and be agents of change’

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