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Workforce

Farewell to my practice educator: ‘You set the foundation blocks of my career’

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Children, Inform Children

How to conduct confident direct work

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Adults, Social work leaders, Workforce

Council social care fee rises lag national living wage increases for third year running, providers report

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Mother With Son Trying To Keep Warm By Radiator At Home During Cost Of Living Energy Crisis

Children, Social work leaders

Poverty and homelessness driving demand for children’s social care, directors warn

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Children, Workforce

‘What I wish I had known as a young newly qualified social worker’

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Adults, Social work leaders

Dilnot: social care commission should report by end of 2025, not 2028

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Children, Social work leaders

Children’s social care reform bill clears first parliamentary hurdle

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Workforce

‘To the social work manager who supported me through my ASYE’

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Workforce

Insights for NQSWs on starting out in social work

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Children, Social work leaders, Workforce

The Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill explained

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Adults, Workforce

Social work opinion split over police involvement in mental health incidents, poll finds

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Children, Workforce

Child sexual abuse: professionals to be under duty to report with criminal sanction for failing to do so

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Adults

Get up to speed on adult safeguarding law

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Adults, Children

‘How parent advocacy can rebalance the power dynamics of the children’s social care system’

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Workforce

Ask the experts: ‘I’ve lost motivation for my job in child exploitation – what can I do?’

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Social work leaders, Workforce

One in three practitioners would recommend social work as a career, finds regulator

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