Updated Cafcass guidance urges practitioners to consider whether child's reluctance is a result of domestic abuse or harmful ...

Anti-racism in social work action plan aims to improve reporting of racist incidents and increase ethnic minority leadership ...

Find out more about Hampshire Hive, a support network for foster carers in the county, set up by Hampshire County Council ...

Proportion of councils rated outstanding by Ofsted for children's services has doubled since 2021, finds Community Care analysis ...

Prices rose by 3.8% in the year to July 2025, compared with 3.2% local government pay deal for staff in England, Wales and ...

Report also raises concerns about National Age Assessment Board recruiting social workers without relevant practice ...

Three social work experts provide advice to a practitioner on getting back into frontline practice after a challenging time ...

Social Work England will instead ask practitioners to provide details of their sex and whether they have gender reassignment ...

Leicester City Council loses second appeal against tribunal ruling that it racially discriminated against social worker Bindu ...

A social worker with over 20 years’ experience reflects on supporting a child experiencing domestic abuse early in her career ...

‘My Care Story’ is a new series dedicated to amplifying the stories of care-experienced individuals and providing social workers with vital insights to improve the support they offer. As a speaker and ...

Fitness to practise case timeframes in Scotland have been cut in each of the past three years, official figures have shown. Despite rising numbers of referrals, the Scottish Social Services Council ...