This is the fourth installment in Sophie Baker’s ‘What I wish I had known…’ series, where she reflects on her approach to ...

UNISON and GMB votes reveal strong support for industrial action over employers' local government pay offer of 3% in Scotland ...

Following the success of Adolescence, we gauged social worker's opinion on working with children who are chronically on ...

Money designed to recruit 400 more families and improve peer support, to address shortages of foster carers in England ...

Some care services will close due to fee rises not covering increased costs, on back of national insurance rise, says ...

Changes respond to concerns that providers are rejecting referrals for children with complex needs due to possible impact on ...

In this episode, hear Dame Lorna Boreland-Kelly, Claire Barcham and Kayleigh Rose Evans respond to a question we received asking how an adults’ social worker can secure a role working with refugees or ...

Annual family support spending grew by 21% in real-terms from 2020-21 from 2023-24, but remains well below expenditure on ...

Report findings show that the race and ethnicity of children is often not recognised or appropriately explored in social care ...

Professional Standards Authority writes to Bridget Phillipson and Wes Streeting over ongoing Social Work England fitness to ...

A bipolar social worker talks grappling with her diagnosis, the challenges of receiving care, and the vital role her team ...

Post-qualifying standards designed to provide more "clarity and depth" on what is expected of early career social workers ...