Social Worker of the Year Awards 2016 open for entries
Individual social workers and social work teams from across England are being encouraged to enter the 2016 Social Worker of the Year Awards which have just opened for entries. There
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London childcare costs ‘locking out’ single parents from job opportunities
Thousands of single parents in London are being “locked out” of work because of the high cost of childcare, a new study has revealed. Charity Gingerbread said its research also
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New report finds children in care homes ‘excessively criminalised’
Children living in care homes are excessively criminalised compared to other boys and girls, campaigners have said. Research suggests there is a “systemic” problem which leads staff to resort to
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Save The Children calls for qualified teacher in every nursery
Every nursery in the country should have a qualified teacher to help children develop key skills like speech and language, a leading charity has said. Thousands of youngsters are struggling
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First ‘Fellows’ recognised for contributuion to adult social care workforce agenda
Skills for Care has announced the names of their first ‘Fellows’ who have all made a significant contribution to the adult social care workforce agenda over the course of their
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NI social workers urged to contribute to workload pressures survey
The Northern Ireland Association of Social Workers (NIASW) have launched a new survey aimed at gathering information on workload pressures. This has come about as direct result of Association members raising
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CSSIW Inspectors report significant improvement in Cardiff’s children’s services
The City of Cardiff Council has welcomed the findings of the Care and Social Services Inspectorate Wales (CSSIW) inspection of Children’s Services published last week. The Inspectorate has found significant
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Two thirds say named guardian proposals ‘unacceptable’, Christian Institute Poll
Almost two thirds of Scots believe assigning a named person to every child is “an unacceptable intrusion” into family life, according to a new poll. Results from the survey revealed
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DH announce additonal £10M to fast-track 300 mental health social workers
The Department of Health has announced an additional £10 million in funding to a scheme training graduates to become social workers in community mental health teams. The fast-track scheme run
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Judge urges social workers to pay ‘particular attention’ to child’s religion
Social workers are in danger of not appreciating the importance of children’s culture and religion in the UK’s increasingly secular society, a High Court judge has warned. Mr Justice Baker
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