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2 years ago
Workloads and lack of supervision undermining child protection practice, find studies
High workloads and a lack of supervision are undermining the professional curiosity and challenge needed for effective child protection practice research has found Several serious case reviews found that high workloads meant social workers lacked the time to build the...
External news
2 years 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...
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2 years 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...
External news
2 years 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...
External news
2 years 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...
External news
2 years ago
Senior Social Worker – Life Beyond Care
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External news
2 years 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...
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2 years ago
Locality Principal Social Worker
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External news
2 years 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...
External news
2 years 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...