Two social workers share their experience of returning from maternity leave and how Essex County Council has supported their transition ...

Numbers of referrals, assessments, children in need and children on child protection plans fell from 2022-23 to 2023-24, ...

Universities report poverty and cost of living pressures a factor in reduced number of social work students in Scotland, says ...

While Budget allocated £250m for testing new approaches in children's social care and promised future reform, charities say ...

National living wage will increase from £11.44 to £12.21 per hour in April 2025, while raising social care costs for councils ...

Councils and providers sound alarm over impact of national living wage and employer national insurance contribution rises ...

Council spending to rise by 3.2% in real terms in 2025-26, with authorities also given over £250m for children's social care ...

Following social work bodies' calls for the regulation of AI, as councils test various tools, practitioners debate its ...

ADCS welcomes agency social work rules' potential to promote relationship-based practice, but agency leaders reiterate ...

Care providers have limited scope to absorb pay increases by boosting productivity or squeezing profits, says impact ...

Attending a court of law can cause significant anxiety for social care practitioners. Being able to understand what is ...

Five years of outsourced provision comes to an end in Worcestershire, leaving children's trusts responsible for services in ...