Social work leaders

Post-it notes on a wall with the word 'workload' in the foreground

Children, Social work leaders, Workforce

Fall in proportion of Cafcass social workers holding more than 20 cases

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Children, Social work leaders

‘Our finding that social care touches a quarter of children shows the need to tackle poverty’

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Social work leaders, Workforce

How social work managers can better support staff wellbeing

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A rally outside the Houses of Parliament with campaigners holding up a banner with the words 'Providers Unite Day of Action'

Adults, Social work leaders

Providers hold day of action in protest against Budget’s impact on social care

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Female manager talking to male direct report about work in an office

Social work leaders, Workforce

‘They shut down the conversation’: frontline practitioners discuss their experiences with management

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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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Older woman talking at a group meeting

Adults, Social work leaders

Tackling long social care waiting lists through co-production

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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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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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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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The word 'recruit' spelt out

Adults, Social work leaders, Workforce

Social worker numbers hit new record high in adults’ services

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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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Children, Social work leaders, Workforce

DfE to give update on early career support for children’s social workers

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Children, Social work leaders

‘Parallel to care system’ for unaccompanied children to be scrapped in asylum reforms

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