Workforce

    Podcast: From law to social work – the experiences of two practitioners

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    Woman looking stressed staring at a piece of paper that looks like a bill

    Adults, Social work leaders

    Over half of carers say they need more recognition from councils, survey finds

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    Yvette Cooper

    Adults, Children

    Child criminal exploitation and ‘cuckooing’ of vulnerable people to be made criminal offences

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    Adults, Children, Social work leaders

    Almost one in five councils granted ‘exceptional’ financial support to help balance books

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    Social work leaders, Workforce

    Social workers waiting longer for decisions on fitness to practise investigations

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    Workforce

    What do social workers think of unions’ 2025-26 pay claim?

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    The word 'fees' written on a notepad in the middle of a desk, alongside a computer, phone and some pencils

    Social work leaders, Workforce

    Social Work England proposes 33% rise in fees this year

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    Isabella Jonas-Wheildon

    Children, Social work leaders

    Toddler’s murder shows need for cross-border child protection guidance, finds case review

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    A typewriter with a page on which the following words are typed: 'The Monster at Night by Rosie R.'

    Children

    The Monster at Night: a poem about the struggles of a disabled child

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    Kim Leadbeater MP

    Adults, Social work leaders, Workforce

    Social workers to sit on panels considering assisted dying requests under amendment to bill

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    Social worker talking to an agitated couple

    Children, Workforce

    ‘What I wish I had known about keeping safe during home visits’

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    Workforce

    How to secure a new job after receiving a negative reference

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    Close-up of woman's hands with calculator and utility bills. The concept of rising prices for heating, gas, electricity. A lot of utility bills and hands in a warm sweater on a calculator

    Adults, Workforce

    Adult social worker pay down 5% in real-terms since 2016, data shows

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    The word 'recruit' spelt out

    Adults, Social work leaders, Workforce

    Social worker numbers hit new record high in adults’ services

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    Social worker talking to, and going through paperwork with, parent/carer at a table, with son standing in background

    Workforce

    Supervising social workers key to foster carer retention, amid deepening shortage, research shows

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    Roadworks on a street with a sign that reads installation in progress_ full fibre broadband'

    Adults, Social work leaders

    Government unveils plan to prevent risks to telecare users from digital switchover

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