A retired social worker reminisces about his first job in the '70s and the qualm that led his team to write to the media ...
Councils made 357 serious incident notifications in 2025-26, up 19 on the previous year, but the second lowest figure recorded, as DfE plans to scrap annual statistics due to incompleteness of data ...
Social work leaders who worked together at council shared outstanding contribution prize at annual Frontline Awards ...
Using artificial intelligence transcription tools in social care carries significant legal risks, an academic has warned ...
Following the passage of the Children's Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026, the DfE sets out how reforms will be phased in ...
Social workers will see most children in private law in 'paradigm shift' for tackling domestic abuse, say Cafcass lead ...
Following the introduction of DfE rules limiting councils' use of agency staff, the number of locums in post has fallen ...
A union's members have rejected this year's pay offer for local government and schools staff in England, Wales and Northern Ireland. The negative vote by GMB members in a consultative ballot follows ...
We look at the impact on adult social care of Wes Streeting's 22-month tenure as health and social care secretary ...
Social workers say the seven-month gap before the ASYE replacement launches puts NQSWs at serious risk of unemployment ...
British Association of Social Workers urges councils to increase mileage allowances in line with government rise ...