Social work news
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1 year ago
40% rise in number of social workers quitting children’s posts annually over past five years
The number of children's social workers quitting their posts annually has risen by in five years Department for Education figures have shown While councils lost full-time equivalent FTE staff in the year to September this jumped to...
External news
1 year ago
Social Work Recap: soaring vacancies, social care users left in debt and Shamima Begum
Social Work Recap is a weekly series where we present key news events conversations tweets and campaigns around social work from the preceding week From the soaring vacancies in the children's social work sector and Community Care's Festival of Learning...
External news
1 year ago
Ten Ways to be an Ally as a Social Worker
As we continue our conversations around celebrating LGBTQ month we wanted to share some practical tips on how to be an ally Brittany Bernard is in Frontline's curriculum team and currently undertaking a PhD exploring how social care can be more inclusive of LGBTQ people...
External news
1 year 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...
External news
1 year 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...
External news
1 year 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...
External news
1 year 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...
CSWM news
1 year 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?
External news
1 year 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...
External news
1 year 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...