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@SocialWorkToday
9 months ago
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External news
1 year ago

Sensitivity to ‘bruised’ staff needed for effective DfE intervention in ‘inadequate’ services, finds study

Government intervention in children's services must be sensitive to the 'bruising' impact on staff of working in an 'inadequate' authority in order to succeed That was among the findings of a Department for Education-commissioned study on the effectiveness of DfE...
@educationgovuk
9 months ago
RT @inBritish: Watch UK Minister for Schools @NickGibbUK share his experience about meeting teachers and students, visiting schools and @II…
External news
1 year ago

Fast-track graduates more prepared for practice but more stressed and less satisfied by role – DfE research

Graduates of fast-track training schemes feel more prepared for social work but experience greater stress and less satisfaction once in practice research for the Department for Education DfE has revealed The ongoing longitudinal survey of local authority children's practitioners has...
@AoCPPtweet
9 months ago
Our Special Interest Groups provide a forum for the exploration of professional curiosity into a single area of chi… https://t.co/51vrzbuwhf
External news
1 year ago

A call for care-experienced people to share their stories

For care-experienced social worker Rebekah Pierre the current narrative about the care system is dominated by people who either haven't worked in it themselves or have no personal experience Pierre who outside of being a social worker writer and activist...
@nasw
9 months ago
#NASWWV is co-hosting this year’s Rural Social Work Conference coming up on Saturday, July 22nd, from 9 am to 5 pm… https://t.co/rQpCCKzb2g
External news
1 year ago

Social work diary: ‘The goodwill in our team feels magnified at Christmas’

The magic of Christmas is often in the preparation and it is no different for the adult-focused team where I am a manager The team has worked tirelessly this year adjusting to the 'new normal' following the pandemic But it's...
@NSPCCLearning
9 months ago
New research published by @Barnardos argues that children at risk of sexual and criminal exploitation are not being… https://t.co/lBfiXeYQ43
External news
1 year ago

Senior Social Worker – Life Beyond Care

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@BASW_UK
9 months ago
Detaining refugee children causes unimaginable levels of harm. That is why we have written to @RishiSunak ahead of… https://t.co/6yHoav69D3
External news
1 year ago

Social care funding rise ‘should deliver tangible service improvements’, says government

An increase in adult social care funding next year should deliver tangible improvements to services the government told councils today Authorities should use the - package which the government said amounted to a real-terms increase to go beyond tackling inflationary...
@educationgovuk
9 months ago
RT @GillianKeegan: Congratulations to everyone receiving SATs results today 👏 % hitting the expected standards 👇 📕 73% in reading ➕ 73% in…
External news
1 year ago

Locality Principal Social Worker

https jobs communitycare co uk job locality-principal-social-worker...
@nasw
9 months ago
The funeral for past #NASW President @Mittjoy will be held n July 17 beginning at 9:30 a.m. at St. Agnes RC Church… https://t.co/BS5Rf0zgmz
External news
1 year ago

Cafcass staff overwhelmingly reject 2.5% pay offer but government says no scope for improved deal

Cafcass staff have overwhelmingly rejected a pay offer for - but the government has said there is no scope for the family courts body to improve it Napo and UNISON said and of their members respectively rejected...
@BASW_UK
9 months ago
RT @RefugeeTogether: Today top UK children’s charities have joined 150+ organisations to condemn this Government’s plan to lock up refugee…
External news
1 year ago

Fivefold rise in number of social workers hired through agency teams in past year, report directors

There has been a fivefold increase in the number of children's social workers hired by councils as part of project teams supplied by employment agencies directors have reported The situation reflects a growing tendency on the part of agencies to...
@YorkSCP
9 months ago
Do you know what the PAMIC Tool is? Its to help professionals assess mental health needs. The tool has recently… https://t.co/pWQbel7oHn
External news
1 year ago

One in five children’s social work posts vacant in wake of rising stress and workloads, finds research

One in five children's social work posts lay vacant in English councils this summer in the wake of practitioners reporting rising stress and workloads and reduced job satisfaction and support from employers Those were among the findings of research released...