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    Social work leaders, Workforce

    Minority ethnic social care staff continue to face worse outcomes than white colleagues – report

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    Children, Inform Children

    Rethinking ‘disguised compliance’ in child protection practice

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    Workforce

    Social work opinion split over 2025-26 local government pay offer

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    Workforce

    ‘She brings warmth, hope, and humanity to a role that can be emotionally demanding’

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    Adults, Social work leaders, Workforce

    No change in number of AMHPs in England over past six years, data reveals

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    Workforce

    Local government pay: UNISON recommends members reject offer

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    Adults, Workforce

    Government to end care worker recruitment from abroad later this year

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    Events, Future of Social Work, Social work leaders

    AI and social work: learn about the opportunities and risks

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    Workforce

    UNISON ballots members on striking over local government pay offer in Scotland

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    Workforce

    Second union urges rejection of local government pay offer and seeks support for strike action

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    Wellbeing, Workforce

    ‘What I wish I had known about managing a difficult relationship with my supervisor’

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    Workforce

    Most social workers expect cuts to their budgets this year

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    Children, Wellbeing, Workforce

    ‘Understaffing’ of social work services putting people requiring support at risk, say practitioners

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    Social work leaders, Wellbeing, Workforce

    Social workers continuing to struggle with workload, admin and increasing need, finds ‘health check’

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    Children

    My Care Story: ‘Don’t assume that everything is okay because that is the carer’s narrative’

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    Early careers, Workforce

    Ask The Experts: how to recover your confidence after a placement breakdown?

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