New ways of funding for social work students are put forward
A consultation has been launched to look at new ways of funding placements for social work students. A consultation has been launched to look at new ways of funding placements
Read MoreA consultation has been launched to look at new ways of funding placements for social work students. A consultation has been launched to look at new ways of funding placements
Read MoreThe important role played by independent social workers (ISWs) in care proceedings should be safeguarded, concludes a new report which is based on the views of senior judges. A senior
Read MoreCharity launches Now I Know, a £20m appeal and campaign to promote and fund programme in primary schools “It’s about making things that might be difficult to talk about not
Read MoreIn some cases older LGBT people in sheltered housing and care homes have hidden their sexuality When same-sex marriage became law in July this year it was a victory for
Read MoreCharles Fraser, who has been head of the homelessness charity St Mungo’s since 1994, has announced that he will step down as chief executive in April. Fraser has been with
Read MoreA SYSTEM designed to safeguard vulnerable people in their own homes failed to work when fire broke out in an Inverness flat, killing 51-year-old Barbara Anderson. An investigation by The
Read MoreMental health patients in Northern Ireland are not getting adequate support in the critical week after they leave hospital, a new survey suggests. Major concerns have emerged from the study
Read MoreAround 60 Glasgow City Council staff, employed as part of the Social Work Homeless Team, have agreed to walk out on unofficial action tomorrow in protest at the suspension of
Read MoreMarie-Louise Connolly reports on how and why young people in care become prey for those who exploit them. Vulnerable children plied with drink or drugs and passed between men for
Read MoreA survey of parents in Scotland suggests that childcare is a luxury that only well-off families can comfortably afford. The poll by Save the Children found that less well-paid parents
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