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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Report: Independent evaluation of Frontline fast-track social work pilot
Frontline is a fast-track training scheme for social workers in child protection, which aims to attract outstanding graduates who may not previously have considered a career in social work. Compared
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Report: Comparing the costs of social work qualification routes
York Consulting was commissioned by the Department for Education to undertake a research exercise to explore the costs associated with qualifying as a social worker, via both traditional (undergraduate and
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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 rules learning disabilities man can decide over marriage
A man with learning disabilities who was thought to be in danger of being forced into a wedding is mentally capable of making decisions about sex and marriage, a judge
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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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University of the West of Scotland pair recognised at social work awards
A University of the West of Scotland (UWS) academic and student have both won a Scottish Association of Social Work (SASW) award at a ceremony on Wednesday 16 March 2016
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University’s head of Education and Social Work to step down
The University of Sussex have announced Professor Brian Hudson will step down from his post as the Head of the School of Education and Social Work at the end of
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Judge finds Council’s handling of brothers’ care proceedings ‘reprehensible’
A senior family court judge has said the way a council handled proceedings relating to the care of two brothers was “reprehensible”. Mr Justice Newton – who is based in
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Social workers honoured at SASW Social Work Awards in Edinburgh
The outstanding achievement of social workers in Scotland was recognised when Children and Young People Minister Aileen Campbell presented the SASW Social Work Awards last night in Edinburgh. The annual
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