Councils will be required to submit figures on social worker salaries and invited to provide data on bonuses in annual ...

The turnover of directors of children’s services (DCSs) rose for the third consecutive year in 2023-24, on the back of high ...

BASW officer Denise Monks spoke to Community Care about the need for specialist support for parents with learning ...

The government’s axing of a social work leadership training scheme risks undermining support for practitioners as well as the ...

Charities label proposals to reform disability benefit personal independence payment 'dangerous' and 'reckless' ...

Government policy is for cap on care costs to come into force in October 2025, but incoming ADASS president says reforms ...

DHSC increases pay for chief social worker for adults post from £100,000 to up to £130,000, six months on from initial ...

National Age Assessment Board now has 42 practitioners, up from 16 in April 2023, after initially struggling to recruit ...

We asked practitioners whether they've experienced or witnessed prejudice towards a colleague following a mental health ...

Post-pandemic increase in rates of severe absence greater for children in need than for pupils overall, figures show ...

Free Loaves on Fridays anthology contains letters, stories and poems from 100 care experienced adults and children, aged 13 to 68.