Available data do not enable councils to determine whether they are purchasing the right kinds of care placement, says ...
Flagship policy to create national care service overhauled after significant opposition in Scottish Parliament and from local ...
Several councils have less than one full-time member of home education staff, meaning workforce is insufficient' to take on ...
A book review of This Isn't Love, the second autobiography from Hope Daniels about her childhood in care and its adult legacy ...
A recent survey by Social Work England found that most social workers feel unvalued by society, but is that true?
Staff vacancy numbers in adult social care services fell last year, early data suggests. As of December 2024, 7% of roles in independent sector adult social care providers in England lay vacant, down ...
Alex Wright is a reporter for Comms Business, a sister publication of Community Care, which is running the Fit to Switch ...
Cafcass has agreed a pay deal for its staff covering 2024-25. Staff, including the family court body’s approximately 1,700 social workers, have been a given a 4.43% increase, backdated to April 2024.
The chief social worker for children and families remembers the life and work of the mind behind the family safeguarding ...