Most practitioners were still to complete process of securing their right to practise as of mid-November, show Social Work ...

Fall in care population driven in part by reduction in number of unaccompanied asylum seekers, while data also shows rise in ...

North East Lincolnshire Council’s children’s services were recently described by Ofsted as “unrecognisable” from where they ...

Regulator has received 29% more concerns about social workers this year than last, undermining drive to tackle fitness to ...

Action Against ASGSF Changes says children's minister showed no willingness to engage with impact of Adoption and Special ...

Two black social work leaders detail their journey to management and the advice they'd give to black practitioners starting ...

After a report urged workload limits for social workers calculated by algorithm, practitioners say it could work so long as ...

Minister Josh MacAlister says forthcoming plan to 'improve and expand fostering' will cut numbers placed away from their ...

Commissioner finds care experienced children's first contact with criminal justice system often occurred after they went into ...

Ensuring that practitioners have access to wellbeing support, and flexible working arrangements and the chance to network ...

Work pressures and staff shortages continue to result in lost learning, while some social workers also making regular use of ...