Social work news
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2 years 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...
External news
2 years 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...
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2 years ago
Supervising Social Worker – Fostering
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2 years 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...
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2 years ago
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2 years 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...
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2 years 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...
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2 years 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...
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2 years 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...
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2 years 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...