While spending on children's social care is due to rise by £1bn this year, three-quarters of this rise is accounted for by ...

Biases are hardwired at a neurological level over a significant period of time and, on occasion, can be a reactive response ...

Average population size of good-rated councils greater than that of those graded requires improvement by CQC, finds ...

Following the government's backing of the social work age assessment agency, we gauged practitioners' opinion on its value ...

First black president of ADASS and outgoing chair of Child Safeguarding Practice Review Panel recognised in King's Birthday ...

Improved progression opportunities for experienced practitioners in adults' services also part of settlement of social work ...

In this episode, hear from Dame Lorna Boreland-Kelly, Claire Barcham and Kayleigh Rose Evans as they highlight the invaluable skills that adults’ social workers can bring to children’s services, how ...

Chris Badger, currently director at Hertfordshire council, will take responsibility for CQC's assessments of councils and ...

The Social Work Community Podcast explores issues that are important to social work practitioners in the UK by interviewing experienced and inspiring guests. Guests include frontline social workers ...

Two social workers who have switched from children's to adults' detail what prompted their decisions and the different ...

DWP says recipients reassessed as ineligible for PIP will have 13-week grace period before removal of payments, but ...

Assisted dying bill voted through by majority of 23. Bill must now be approved by House of Lords but peers but peers not ...