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‘Blue Lights’ boost as 200 social workers honoured at Ballymena ceremony Northern Ireland World16:10

In the last 6 hours

Frontline launches social work leadership scheme after DfE axe Pathways funding Children & Young People Now11:36

Frontline launches social work leadership scheme after DfE axed Pathways funding Children & Young People Now11:26

In the last 8 hours

‘How we’re breaking the mould for agency social work’ Community Care09:36

Yesterday

How AI is helping Swindon Borough Council look after people in care Swindon Advertiser09:12 6-Oct-24

In the last 7 days

Caroline Adamson – social work, accountancy and … fixing bikes Shetland News13:35 5-Oct-24

8% of social workers had completed key registration tasks by end of first month of renewal period Community Care19:18 4-Oct-24

AI could be time-saving for social workers but needs regulation, say sector bodies Community Care17:26 4-Oct-24

Mother convicted of manslaughter of four sons killed in fire Inside Croydon15:19 4-Oct-24

Self-reported disability rate among care leavers double that recorded by councils, finds research Community Care14:13 4-Oct-24

Tony Austin obituary Yahoo! UK & Ireland13:31 4-Oct-24

AI Technology Slashes Admin Time for Social Workers by Over 60% The Workers Union11:01 4-Oct-24

Half of councils given funding to recruit adult social work apprentices Community Care21:56 3-Oct-24

AI software a 'game changer' for social workers BBC18:32 3-Oct-24

“Tough and uncompromising” training capable of transforming social work culture Nottingham Trent University16:39 3-Oct-24

Protected: ‘How we’re breaking the mould for agency social work’ Community Care16:09 3-Oct-24

We are abandoning the children of our carers Comment Central14:30 3-Oct-24

American students forced to use food banks a month into term at Scots university Daily Record14:26 3-Oct-24

Free Plymouth careers event to tackle need for more health and social workers Plymouth Live13:54 3-Oct-24

The social work assistant who became ‘the glue that holds the team together’ Community Care12:45 3-Oct-24

DfE offers councils £1,125 to comply with agency social worker data rules Children & Young People Now12:07 3-Oct-24

Social Work England will not review sample of CPD records following current registration renewal Community Care22:39 2-Oct-24

Social workers ‘tiptoed around’ mother of boys who died in house blaze Court News UK17:15 2-Oct-24

Care cases being completed more quickly but average duration remains well above 26 weeks Community Care13:39 2-Oct-24

Councils given £1,125 each to meet agency social worker data burdens Community Care09:34 2-Oct-24

10% drop in section 136 detention numbers linked to policy limiting police response to mental ill-health Community Care22:11 1-Oct-24

Nursery owners get apology from council over Ofsted referral Leigh Journal18:15 1-Oct-24

Viral bus arsonist among four jailed over riot ITV15:53 1-Oct-24

Bournemouth University announces new degree apprenticeships to boost skills in the region Bournemouth University (Press Release)15:28 1-Oct-24

Council completes AI trial to enhance Adult Social Care services Swindon Borough Council (Press Release)14:12 1-Oct-24

Watchdog increasingly finding fault with councils on social care assessments and plans Community Care22:16 30-Sept-24

Age of Criminal Responsibility (Scotland) 2019: list of places of safety The Scottish Government16:44 30-Sept-24

‘Monster’ social worker who sent explicit Snapchat messages to teenagers jailed The Argus, Sussex11:08 30-Sept-24

In the last month

My approach to college resulted in a just-about-scraped-a-pass degree. I regret nothing The Irish Times05:03 29-Sept-24

Social work staff to strike for nine days from today in fourth round of strikes Yahoo! UK & Ireland16:04 28-Sept-24

Social workers in England begin using AI system to assist their work Yahoo! UK & Ireland07:12 28-Sept-24

Social work apprenticeship to be launched in Scotland Community Care19:22 27-Sept-24

Virtual reality training, giving a front row seat to the front line of social work ITV17:45 27-Sept-24

Social Work England: interim chair gets role on substantive basis Community Care17:00 27-Sept-24

Lancaster social care support workers to join county-wide nine-day unison strike Lancaster Guardian14:14 27-Sept-24

Inverclyde social workers get new scheduling tool UKAuthority05:51 27-Sept-24

West Berks has shortage of social workers, occupational therapists and carers Newbury Weekly News03:33 27-Sept-24

Domestic violence victims now get real-time help from social workers with new police partnership Yahoo! UK & Ireland18:56 26-Sept-24

Social workers given 'fly on the wall' insight into sensitive cases ITV18:01 26-Sept-24

Bay Area social workers knowingly sent boy, 6, to live in home with drug addicts where he was… MailOnline17:21 26-Sept-24

The unexpected benefits of working part-time in social work Community Care14:39 26-Sept-24

‘Magic Notes’ AI tool saves social workers time on admin Social Care Today07:57 26-Sept-24

Does the sector need more male social workers? Community Care17:26 25-Sept-24

BNU receives £500k research grant to provide “vital” social worker support to help disadvantaged people in coastal… Buckinghamshire New University14:36 25-Sept-24

Council chaos as 'cruel' parents had five social workers before baby death Stoke-On-Trent Live13:55 25-Sept-24

Sammy Zucker – BSc (Hons) Social Work University of Portsmouth10:14 25-Sept-24

'Neglected' baby exposed to monkey dust before death at seven weeks old Birmingham Live09:50 25-Sept-24

SNP soft-touch justice leads to record number of criminals avoiding punishment Scottish Daily Express13:53 24-Sept-24

Get McJimpsey: Social work recommends prison term for no show Denny offender The Falkirk Herald11:36 24-Sept-24

Justice Social Work Statistics: 2023-24 The Scottish Government09:38 24-Sept-24

Justice Social Work Statistics in Scotland: 2023-24 – Part 1 The Scottish Government09:31 24-Sept-24

Mental health crisis team trial set to finally begin in Limerick Irish Examiner20:01 23-Sept-24

Social workers stopped visiting home of mother whose four boys died in house fire due to Covid, … MailOnline16:46 23-Sept-24

Covid 'prevented' social workers visiting mum accused of killing four kids in house fire The Mirror15:43 23-Sept-24

‘A spokesperson for social work’: Ray Jones’s 50-year career in the sector Community Care13:04 23-Sept-24

Health and social work students share experiences in collaborative Schwartz Rounds group University of Chichester10:54 23-Sept-24

DHSC scraps second round of adult social work apprenticeship fund Community Care08:49 23-Sept-24

Nursery owners get apology from Wigan Council over Ofsted referral Wigan Today12:40 22-Sept-24

Council ordered to apologise to nursery owners over Ofsted referral Manchester Evening News16:02 20-Sept-24

Councils warned charging parents for children in care will undermine safeguarding and increase costs Community Care15:39 20-Sept-24

New Chief Social Worker and Mental Health Social Work lead appointed GOV.UK14:40 20-Sept-24

Dumfries and Galloway Council's social work service to come under scrutiny Daily Record07:04 20-Sept-24

Turning social work forward to communities Common Weal02:16 20-Sept-24

London Met staff win National Teaching Fellowships and Collaborative Award for Teaching Excellence London Metropolitan University21:41 19-Sept-24

Social work is broken. So what can be done to fix it? The National, Scotland18:08 19-Sept-24

Education, health and social work sector employs most people in Sligo according to new report The Sligo Champion15:07 19-Sept-24

Jersey temp health staff costs rise by nearly £22m BBC13:33 19-Sept-24

Evanton man punched pedestrian in face in city centre Ross-shire Journal, Scotland12:01 19-Sept-24

Council welcomes more graduates to social work programme City Of Wolverhampton Council (Press Release)10:51 19-Sept-24

‘Why children with social workers need a dedicated pathway to access CAMHS’ Community Care09:08 18-Sept-24

Caseloads fall at Cafcass but social workers still struggling with work pressures, finds survey Community Care22:24 17-Sept-24

Social workers don’t feel supported to work with fathers, poll finds Community Care16:27 17-Sept-24

New Statutory Guidance on use by Local Authorities of Agency Social Workers Family Law Week17:46 16-Sept-24

Coercive and controlling behaviour: tips for social care practitioners on supporting victims Community Care16:11 16-Sept-24

Rules curbing councils’ use of agency social workers to come into force Community Care16:01 16-Sept-24

Officials ignored warning signs prior to young girl's death at the hands of her father, lawsuit … MailOnline22:17 13-Sept-24

Inspectors to probe agencies’ response to child victims of domestic abuse Community Care16:33 13-Sept-24

Solidarity with Barnet UNISON’s mental health social worker strike Labour Outlook12:41 13-Sept-24

UK Workers Top 10 Most Stressful Jobs in UK Revealed The Workers Union09:03 13-Sept-24

Social worker caseloads 'affecting children in care' BBC06:43 13-Sept-24

Councils losing ground to NHS in competition for social workers, warns LGA Community Care00:06 13-Sept-24

DfE publishes statutory guidance on agency social worker use Children & Young People Now15:38 12-Sept-24

Government publishes guidance on agency use in social work Personnel Today14:48 12-Sept-24

Home Office’s use of age assessments for asylum seekers under inspection Community Care14:26 12-Sept-24

Children in care impacted by social workers’ high workloads, watchdog says Notts TV13:36 12-Sept-24

Nic Whiteley – BSc (Hons) Social Work University of Portsmouth11:29 12-Sept-24

Child and family social workers: agency rules GOV.UK (Press Release)10:12 12-Sept-24

‘Social work, domestic abuse and coercive control: do we know what is going on and why?’ Community Care10:01 12-Sept-24

These are the most stressful jobs in the UK | Money Sky News07:15 12-Sept-24

‘Dire state of social care’ among reasons NHS is in ‘disrepair’, adviser tells government Community Care22:59 11-Sept-24

Nottingham children in care 'impacted by social workers' workloads', watchdog says Nottinghamshire Live19:25 11-Sept-24

New social work academy welcomes new learners We Are Barnsley18:49 11-Sept-24

Labour vows to continue Tory-initiated work to tackle social worker workloads Community Care15:11 11-Sept-24

More children at risk of extra-familial harm or reliant on food banks, say social workers Community Care11:06 11-Sept-24

Council struggles to recruit after Arthur murder BBC06:33 11-Sept-24

Social workers weigh in on how to improve the ASYE Community Care15:05 10-Sept-24

UNISON plans nationwide strike ballot after members reject revised council pay offer in Scotland Community Care13:23 10-Sept-24

No plans to scrap single-word ratings for adults’ services, says government Community Care11:41 10-Sept-24

Regions seeking to develop joint agreement on employing agency social workers Community Care22:05 9-Sept-24

Kiri Pritchard-McLean: Peacock – Oran Mor, Glasgow The Reviews Hub19:50 9-Sept-24

Government to legislate to tackle ‘profiteering’ in children’s social care, says minister Community Care14:57 9-Sept-24

Welcome to our first cohort of learners in our Social Work Academy Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council (Press Release)10:29 9-Sept-24

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