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 ...

Despite the link between poverty and social services involvement, most practitioners don't believe social workers can address ...

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 ...

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

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

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

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

Over 100 practitioners, managers, teams and organisations shortlisted for Social Worker of the Year Awards 2025 ...

Rebekah Pierre discusses the impersonal process of receiving her care records and how councils need to better support care ...