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Children, Social work leaders

‘Catastrophic’ loss of one in five supported accommodation beds projected, as regulation looms

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Children, Workforce

Social work sector decries passage of ‘small boats’ legislation

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Children, Social work leaders

‘Positive signs’ on reducing number and length of care proceedings, says family court head

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Children, Inform Children

Parental substance misuse: tips for completing assessments

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Deputy minister for social services in Wales, Julie Morgan

Children, Social work leaders, Workforce

Legislation to limit caseloads for social workers rejected by Welsh Government

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Children

‘We can respect rights while finding out what works in social care’

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John Pearce, ADCS president, 2023-24

Children, Social work leaders

Age assessment demands on social workers must be reduced, says ADCS president

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Adults, Children, Workforce

Systemic racism worsened Covid’s impact on disabled people from ethnic minorities – report

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Children, Social work leaders, Workforce

Ofsted and BASW raise safeguarding concerns over allowing non-social workers to hold child in need cases

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Children, Social work leaders, Workforce

DfE likely to implement agency social work restrictions – sector head

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Children, Workforce

The Broken Swing: a poem on social work

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Children, Social work leaders, Workforce

How social workers’ roles would change under Working Together overhaul

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Adults, Children

Child victims of exploitation left ‘invisible’ during school holidays

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Children, Choose Social Work, Social work leaders, Workforce

Sharon Shoesmith: how social workers can get their professional pride back

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Adults, Children

‘Substituted parenting’ risk used to justify removing children without evidence base, finds study

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Adults, Children, Workforce

Lack of social care workforce plan ‘a missed opportunity’

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