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@childrensociety
1 year ago
RT @savechildrenuk: Our letter to @RishiSunak condemning this government’s plan to detain refugee children. Together, we stand firm in our…
External news
1 year ago

Independent reviewing officer role saved in DfE care review response

The independent reviewing officer IRO role has been saved from abolition the government confirmed today The Department for Education DfE rejected calls from the Independent Review of Children's Social Care to abolish the role following widespread opposition from social work...
@hscwru
1 year ago
We are looking for a Research Support Manager - apply soon! https://t.co/QTZBDL5PO8
External news
1 year ago

Our response to the Government’s strategy on children’s social care

As we find ourselves having moved into February already I have spent time reflecting on all that happened last year and the learnings we at Frontline want to hold on to as we think about our hopes and aims for...
@NSPCCLearning
1 year ago
.@BBCNews has published a news story about concerns around vulnerable children being placed in illegal accommodatio… https://t.co/BFWwlQzDun
External news
1 year ago

Care review lead: government must go further and faster in response

The head of the care review has welcomed the government's response to his report but has urged it to go further and faster Josh MacAlister who led the Independent Review of Children's Social Care said today's Department for Education response...
@ncbtweets
1 year ago
Did you know 11/60… in 2015, we published the first ever large-scale study of the impact of ICT usage on young peop… https://t.co/U5i7nqfhaj
External news
1 year ago

DfE provides 20% of funding urged by care review in response

Sector bodies have heavily criticised the government's provision of one-fifth of the resources called for by the care review to reform social care in its response The Department for Education has allocated m over two years to its children's social...
@YourVoiceDonca1
1 year ago
Please share! Applications are now open for 2023-24 Junior Civic Mayor and Primary Ambassadors! 🤩 Express your int… https://t.co/87TZbjGodI
External news
1 year ago

Specialist child protection social workers to be piloted in DfE care review response

The appointment of specialist social workers to lead child protection cases will be piloted while a new framework will be introduced to support practitioners at the start of their careers the government has said in its response to the care...
@The_HCPC
1 year ago
🏆Students: Winners of the student competition have their entry featured on our website to be used as learning resou… https://t.co/PrsNJzQ6QX
External news
1 year ago

Key moments of visibility in LGBTQ+ History in the UK

The theme for this year's LGBTQ month is 'Behind the Lens' celebrating those who have contributed to sharing our culture through cinema To start a conversation from this idea we wanted to look back on history to highlight a few key moments of LGBTQ visibility in the UK since the first Pride march took place in the UK on st July...
@YorkSCP
1 year ago
Book your place on the Child Death Review: Advanced Training for Professionals taking place on 27th July. This… https://t.co/vhgTp3VqmN
External news
1 year ago

Social Work England finds broad support for proposed expectations of new graduates

Social Work England has found broad support from the profession for its proposed expectations of students' knowledge and skills on graduation Following a consultation the regulator will now move ahead with plans to assess social work course providers against a...
@cypnow
1 year ago
Signs For Change: Why early and effective support is key for deaf children https://t.co/HTOrQiUJiE
External news
1 year ago

The different roles of productive aging activities in the life satisfaction of older adults in urban and rural China

International Social Work Ahead of Print lt br gt This study used nationally representative data from the China Longitudinal Aging Social Survey to investigate correlations between older people's productive aging activities and their life satisfaction The results show that volunteering and grandparenting are positively associated with life satisfaction in older adults although more so in the rural sample Furthermore working is positively associated with life satisfaction in urban older adults while an opposite relationship was...
@CommunityCare
1 year ago
Adult social care vacancy numbers fall slightly from all-time high but still top 150,000 - Community Care https://t.co/gscFoxv9Hk
External news
1 year ago

The family safeguarding pioneers, eight years on

The family safeguarding model pioneered by Hertfordshire County Council from is one of the big success stories of social work in England in recent years The model involves teams of children's social workers and specialist adults' practitioners working in...
@LeedsWorkDev
1 year ago
RT @kehickle: There is no formula for writing/recording/communicating info about young people in a trauma-informed way but @InnovateProj re…
External news
1 year ago

Unions seek 12.7% pay rise for council social workers

Unions are seeking a pay rise for council social workers and other local authority staff in England Wales and Northern Ireland for - UNISON GMB and Unite today demanded a rise two percentage points above the retail prices index...