Social work news
@hscwru
4 months ago
RT @Aspirantdiva: We shouldn't assume the information carers need is available online & that they can access it. New #openaccess @CPEC_LSE…
External news
9 months ago

Council social workers offered ‘full and final’ £1,925 pay rise for 2023-24

Note There is a poll embedded within this post please visit the site to participate in this post's poll Council leaders have offered social workers and other care staff in England and Wales a pay rise for - matching...
@CSACentre
4 months ago
Download it, and our suite of free education resources for education professionals, by education professionals, her… https://t.co/9DJcFaDhHu
External news
9 months ago

Number of frontline children’s social workers down 8% since 2020 as vacancies soar

The number of frontline children's social workers employed by English councils or children's trusts has tumbled by since official data shows The Department for Education's annual workforce census released today showed that the number of permanent full-time equivalent...
@CSACentre
4 months ago
School staff need support to effectively respond to this behaviour. Our Safety planning in education guide supports… https://t.co/tH1OCxxpOA
External news
9 months ago

Sharp rise in vacancies placing ‘significant stress’ on social care OTs, warns college

A sharp rise in vacancy rates for council occupational therapists is putting significant stress on remaining practitioners OT leaders have warned As of September of OT posts in council adults' services departments were vacant up from a...
@CSACentre
4 months ago
The report highlights that teachers and schools often struggle to find the necessary time and resources to effectiv… https://t.co/RfYGDA5sxc
External news
9 months ago

Councils urged to look beyond social work to widen pool of future DCSs

Note There is a poll embedded within this post please visit the site to participate in this post's poll Councils are being urged to look beyond social work for potential directors of children's services DCSs after a survey found two-thirds...
@CSACentre
4 months ago
Schools play a vital role in identifying and responding to child sexual abuse, and in working to prevent sexual har… https://t.co/BvGTk33AW2
CSWM news
9 months ago

City of York Council - Children's Social Care Recruitment Event

Are you an experienced and qualified social worker looking for a new challenge in a new city?
@educationgovuk
4 months ago
RT @hmtreasury: 1 in 4 women in England & Wales will experience domestic abuse in their lives. One form of domestic abuse is economic abus…
External news
9 months ago

Readers’ take: the impact of proposed agency social work rules

The Department for Education's DfE proposals to reduce the use and cost of agency social work in children's services have split sector opinion For directors of children's services DCSs the proposed rules -- including national pay caps for locums barring...
@NSPCCLearning
4 months ago
Last week the UK Parliament Women and Equalities Committee has published a report on the prevalence of sexual haras… https://t.co/CotXoHJEEI
External news
9 months ago

Do you struggle to work with adults with executive functioning issues?

Do you struggle when working with adults who while verbally articulate struggle with carrying out day-to-day tasks or take decisions that put themselves at risk At Community Care's forthcoming Festival of Learning - March we will be providing social workers...
@CoramBAAF
4 months ago
Opportunities and challenges in long term foster care This Learning from Research webinar was presented by Gillia… https://t.co/RN7eZwkI6O
External news
9 months ago

Are regional care co-operatives the answer to care placement challenge?

The last few years have seen a plethora of reports about the lack of appropriate placements for children in care and the dire outcomes that have followed These include children and young being placed far from loved-ones and social networks...
@hscwru
4 months ago
RT @Aspirantdiva: If you're experienced in managing grants, budgets, data protection, and financial reporting, there's a job for you with u…
External news
9 months ago

Adults Social Worker Care Act Assessment Team (CAAsT)

https jobs communitycare co uk job adults-social-worker-care-act-assessment-team-caast-...
@NICEComms
4 months ago
#ICYMI - Last week we celebrated #NHS75. Hear from @SamRobertsNHS as she reflected on the achievements of the NHS… https://t.co/Tn0BGkQyEe
External news
9 months ago

Social Work Recap: #CareDay, campaign for neurodivergent staff and recruiting from overseas

In our new series Social Work Recap we present key social work news events conversations tweets and campaigns from the preceding week From a celebration of care experienced people to a campaign highlighting neurodivergent social workers' voices here's this week's...