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Consultation: Social Work England – Consultation on secondary legislative framework

By Iain MacDonald8th February 2018Reports & Resources

Social Work England will be the new professional regulator for social workers in England. It will undertake core regulatory functions including: Setting standards Holding the professional register Approving initial education

New programme aims to help social care managers step up to senior leadership

By Iain MacDonald23rd January 2018Education & Training

Bookings are open for Skills for Care’s new Inspire leadership development programme giving adult social care managers the right tools, confidence and guidance to help them move up to their

Report: Scottish Social Services Council Annual Report 2016-2017

By Iain MacDonald12th December 2017Reports & Resources

The Scottish Social Services Council has published their annual report and accounts for 1 April 2016 – 31 March 2017. Publication of the revised Codes of Practice and moving to

Government announce accreditation plans for children and family social workers

By Iain MacDonald7th December 2017News England

The government has announced the phased roll-out of the National Assessment and Accreditation System (NAAS) from 2018 for child and family social workers. The announcement is in response to a consultation

Guidance: Supporting people who need care and support to have meaningful relationships

By Iain MacDonald4th December 2017Reports & Resources

Everyone has the right to have personal relationships, including people with learning disabilities. It’s vital that adult social care workers have the right values, skills and knowledge to support people with

New learning and development framework for occupational therapists in Wales

By Iain MacDonald16th November 2017Education & Training

A new learning and development framework for occupational therapists working in Welsh social care has been announced today. ‘Occupational Therapists in Social Care – A Learning and Development Framework‘ is

Engage: A partnership approach to supporting social workers to access research

By Sue Downie, Julie Wands & Anne Noble14th November 2017Engage

The development of this initiative began with an email received by the Learning and Development team within North Ayrshire Health and Social Care Partnership (HSCP): Dear L&D team, please could

Middlesex initiative aims to improve standards in social care and training of social workers

By Iain MacDonald2nd November 2017Education & Training

Middlesex University has this week launched the North London Social Work Teaching Partnership, a national project funded by the Department for Education in order to build excellence in social work

Webwatch: Evidence Search and Summary Service from Iriss

By Iriss26th October 2017Webwatch

Finding and using evidence in practice can take time, and yet, is so important to continuous learning and improvement of practice and services. The Evidence Search and Summary Service (ESSS)

Resources: BASW launch CPD resources for social work professionals working with older people

By Iain MacDonald11th October 2017Reports & Resources

The British Association of Social Workers (BASW) has mapped out a specific set of knowledge and skills for social work with older people, and a pathway for social workers to

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Minister admits ‘unacceptable’ rise in children subject to Deprivation of Liberty orders

Warning of ‘stark failure’ in social care after children placed in caravan and Airbnb

Four teenagers and man guilty of murdering two boys in case of mistaken identity