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    Children, Social work leaders

    What the new standalone Adoption Support Plan means for social work practice

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    Children, Social work leaders

    What works body bids to strengthen use of evidence in children’s social care

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    Workforce

    Tell us what you look for in a social work job

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    Children, Social work leaders

    Parents increasingly making covert recordings of social workers for court, say family justice leaders

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    Adults, Children, Workforce

    ‘It’s about fostering relationships and learning’: social work leaders on navigating multidisciplinary teams

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    Adults, Workforce

    Ending international recruitment of care workers risks severe staff shortages, say practitioners

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    Social work leaders, Workforce

    Social Work England gets budget boost to help tackle fitness to practise backlogs

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    Adults, Children, Inform Adults, Inform Children

    Practice tips on engaging with parents with learning disabilities

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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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    Workforce

    2025 Frontline Awards winners unveiled

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    Workforce

    Civil service pay remit sets limit for Cafcass social workers

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    Workforce

    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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