The Children’s Workforce Development Council (CWDC) has been awarded nearly £17m for the next financial year to redesign the Early Years Professional Status qualification and roll out the New Leaders in Early Years scheme.
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The highest proportion of whistleblowing calls—around one in seven—made to the independent charity Public Concern at Work’s helpline come from the adult social care sector, reveal figures published today.
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TWO long-established organisations supporting Perthshire people with hearing difficulties have come together.
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In its latest Quality of Care Review, the Care Commission has revealed that 72 care services in Midlothian achieved grades of 5 (very good) and 6 (excellent) in their latest inspections, while only one service in the region received grades of 1 (unsatisfactory) and 2 (poor).
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A HOMELESS charity has revealed it has been forced to close its advice service in the Borders after cash-strapped council chiefs cut its funding.
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A NATIONAL care agency is the Scottish Labour Party’s much-touted solution to the coming crisis in care for the elderly, should it win the election in May.
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TWO decades ago, as the morning sun kissed the shores of a Scottish island, a squad of strangers grabbed nine sleepy-eyed youngsters from their beds.
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A COUNCIL has cleared its social work department of blame over its role in a case where three children were stabbed to death by their mother.
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SWANSEA’S sorry position as top of the Class As when it comes to suspect drug testing has not surprised the city’s top cop.
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Directors of children’s services should be afforded the same professional freedoms as head teachers and social workers, the incoming president of the Association of Directors of Children’s Services (ADCS) has claimed.
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