RT @lynnanneperry: I’m really pleased to see a cross governmental lead role for care leavers - this is exactly the sort of focussed intent…

The number of children's social workers quitting their posts annually has risen by in five years Department for Education figures have shown While councils lost full-time equivalent FTE staff in the year to September this jumped to...

RT @WandsworthCPD: Great turnout for session one of the Ofsted Early Years Curriculum Roadshow on the education inspection framework (EIF)…

Social Work Recap is a weekly series where we present key news events conversations tweets and campaigns around social work from the preceding week From the soaring vacancies in the children's social work sector and Community Care's Festival of Learning...

Fatima is a care leaver who's campaigning for a council tax exemption for care leavers aged 18-25, reducing the lev… https://t.co/Hk2BYn6R8E

As we continue our conversations around celebrating LGBTQ month we wanted to share some practical tips on how to be an ally Brittany Bernard is in Frontline's curriculum team and currently undertaking a PhD exploring how social care can be more inclusive of LGBTQ people...

RT @EndChildPoverty: We have just watched @KimJohnsonMP give a passionate speech on the need to abolish the 2-child limit to benefit paymen…

Note There is a poll embedded within this post please visit the site to participate in this post's poll Council leaders have offered social workers and other care staff in England and Wales a pay rise for - matching...

"Once you fall through that net, there's not many people there to catch you," he says. The current care system just… https://t.co/veBLXMQmDd

The number of frontline children's social workers employed by English councils or children's trusts has tumbled by since official data shows The Department for Education's annual workforce census released today showed that the number of permanent full-time equivalent...

EastEnders star #JoeSwash has spoken out about what care leavers have to face when they leave foster care. His moth… https://t.co/oB4994FuHB

A sharp rise in vacancy rates for council occupational therapists is putting significant stress on remaining practitioners OT leaders have warned As of September of OT posts in council adults' services departments were vacant up from a...

RT @AfC_Policy: 🔔 Urgent action is needed to address the impacts of the benefit cap on vulnerable families. We stand with @savechildrenuk i…

Note There is a poll embedded within this post please visit the site to participate in this post's poll Councils are being urged to look beyond social work for potential directors of children's services DCSs after a survey found two-thirds...

RT @IcelandCharity: Our Trustees @TarsemDhaliwal @pdhaliwal31 @icelandrichard with our NEW @IcelandCharity branded delivery vans!!☺️🚚 We're…

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The Department for Education's DfE proposals to reduce the use and cost of agency social work in children's services have split sector opinion For directors of children's services DCSs the proposed rules -- including national pay caps for locums barring...

The Department for Education has published a policy paper on information sharing which explores the barriers and po… https://t.co/NTzTNdxU88

Do you struggle when working with adults who while verbally articulate struggle with carrying out day-to-day tasks or take decisions that put themselves at risk At Community Care's forthcoming Festival of Learning - March we will be providing social workers...