Social work news
@nasw
10 months ago
RT @IFSW: It is with profound sorrow and heavy hearts that we mourn the passing of our dear sister, colleague, social worker advocate & cha…
External news
1 year ago

Cafcass staff offered ‘insulting’ 2.5% pay rise with inflation at 11%

Cafcass staff have been offered a pay rise dubbed insulting by unions with the annual inflation rate currently running at As well as amounting to a substantial real-terms pay cut the offer for - from the country's biggest...
@nasw
10 months ago
RT @DrStreetz: How does one truly capture the essence of @Mittjoy? A social work pioneer, social Justice warrior, advocate, educator, mento…
External news
1 year ago

DfE working on plan to restrict use of agency social workers, says ADCS president

The Department for Education DfE is drawing up a plan to address the use of agency social workers in England according to a leading director The Association of Directors of Children's Services ADCS president Steve Crocker told Community Care that...
@nasw
10 months ago
It is with deep sadness that #NASW informs you of the passing of NASW Past President Mildred “Mit” Joyner. “Mit rep… https://t.co/vdRpTrfnku
External news
1 year ago

Supervising Social Worker – Fostering

https jobs communitycare co uk job supervising-social-worker-fostering...
@cypnow
10 months ago
Tewkesbury youth hub offers support to students after school stabbing https://t.co/xqW0oqg8oW
External news
1 year ago

Local authorities having to find homes for children at the ‘last minute’

An Ofsted report published today finds that local authorities are struggling to find homes for children coming into care...
@CoramBAAF
10 months ago
Ellie Simmonds shares her personal journey of being #adopted. Despite initial challenges, including her mother ex… https://t.co/FwjU9FkZZf
External news
1 year ago

HP PCs

But Windows default drivers are not always ideal --- in fact they can be extremely...
@bycLIVE
10 months ago
The @YouthAPPG report launch on the future of work for young people closes with a round of applause 👏 Thanks to the… https://t.co/PDDavR90W0
External news
1 year ago

‘No real recognition’ of children’s social care pressures in Hunt statement, warn leaders

Chancellor Jeremy Hunt has failed to recognise the pressures facing children's social care services in England in his autumn statement today sector leaders have warned The package included some additional support for children's social care over the next two years...
@bycLIVE
10 months ago
Ruth 🗣️ "What specific measures are actually being put in place to support young people's mental health" @YouthAPPG https://t.co/OQMzRwyJt6
External news
1 year ago

Hunt announces two-year care cap delay to help councils deliver 200,000 extra care packages

Councils will be able to deliver an extra care packages over the next two years through what chancellor Jeremy Hunt described as the biggest increase in funding adult social care sector had received in its history As widely trailed...
@bycLIVE
10 months ago
Ayah 🗣️ "How do we make sure people can receive support without resorting to unfair means-testing through methods l… https://t.co/QNPHontAIR
External news
1 year ago

LADO role faces review after disabled children abuse inquiry identifies ‘major failings’

The government will review the local authority designated officer LADO role after an inquiry into the abuse of disabled children identified major failings in relation to the function Education secretary Gillian Keegan announced the review in a statement to Parliament...
@bycLIVE
10 months ago
Callum from @WhizzKidz 🗣️ "How is government learning from charities that provide specialist knowledge and support… https://t.co/Q3vbrlPh19
External news
1 year ago

NHS to get most of £500m winter adult social care funding

The NHS will be given the majority of a m fund for adult social care designed to speed up hospital discharge and bolster the care workforce The Department of Health and Social Care DHSC said today that of the...
@bycLIVE
10 months ago
Simran🗣️"My suggestion is to make applications for work experience anonymous because there IS an unconscious bias"… https://t.co/RoPttGpr0A
External news
1 year ago

‘It is good to know that I’ve got someone to hold my hand through new pieces of work’

Attending your first court hearing or knowing how best to support a victim of child abuse can be a nerve-racking experience for some newly qualified social workers But having the support of an in-house specialist team of social workers dedicated...