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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

A social work academy manager celebrates her former manager, whom she describes as a "deeply present" and compassionate ...

A care experienced advocate reflects on growing up in care as a black child and enduring multiple placement breakdowns ...

Rise driven by concerns from members of the public, the overwhelming majority of which are rejected by regulator at initial ...

Domestic abuse by adult sons against mothers differs from intimate partner abuse. Hackney council has developed an approach ...

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

Social workers have called the 2025-26 local government pay settlement a 'bad deal', but are split on where the fault lies ...