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Children

Most social workers’ caseloads far exceed DfE average, finds poll

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Children, Social work leaders

Number of children on protection plans for CSA at 30-year low, experts warn

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Workforce

Numbers starting social work apprenticeships continue to grow

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Children, Social work leaders, Workforce

Record numbers of children’s social workers in post but fewer holding cases, figures reveal

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Children, Social work leaders, Workforce

Number of agency social workers falls for first time in seven years in children’s services

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Children, Social work leaders, Workforce

Children’s social worker caseload average falls to lowest recorded level, according to DfE measure

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Children, Social work leaders

10% drop in mainstream foster care household numbers since 2021

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Adults, Social work leaders

More people receiving adult social care following years of decline, data shows

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Children, Social work leaders

Children’s social care case numbers fell last year, show official figures

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Workforce

Social worker numbers increase in Scottish councils

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Children, Social work leaders, Workforce

Councils employing record number of children’s social workers on back of 25% recruitment boost

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Social work leaders, Workforce

Four in five apprentices gained social work qualification in first cohort, figures show

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Young black man receiving a mental health assessment

Adults, Children, Social work leaders

Mental Health Act detention numbers fall for second year but significant racial inequalities persist

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Nurse helping woman rehabilitate in care home

Adults, Social work leaders

More people receiving long-term care following years of decline

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Children, Social work leaders

15th consecutive rise in care population in England over past year, DfE data shows

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Children, Social work leaders

Number of foster care households shrinks for second consecutive year

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