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Crackdown on profiteering from children's social care in reforms hailed as biggest in a generation But is it the reset needed? A breakdown of government announcement with sector reaction and analysis News 18 Nov 2024
Long-awaited bill to modernise 'Victorian' Mental Health Act is tabled 'Shameful' detention of people having mental health crisis in prison cells will be outlawed News 6 Nov 2024
Social work students facing burnout before they even start their careers Call for reform as hard-up students going straight to lectures from night shifts to plug funding shortage News 22 Oct 2024
MPs' doors are open to hearing about social work Labour backbencher urges profession to speak to MPs and "demystify" misunderstood profession News 21 Oct 2024
An open letter to social work from a Black female social worker During Black History Month, a heartfelt plea from newly qualified social worker Nancy Adande for greater understanding of the intersectional challenges faced by people of colour in the profession Viewpoint 14 Oct 2024
His research into adoption left a lasting legacy A tribute to social worker Dr Alan Rushton OBE from friend and former colleague Kay Beaumont News 2 Oct 2024
‘Our outlook on criminal justice is pre-Victorian’ Writer, rapper and social commentator Darren McGarvey calls out system that punishes rather than rehabilitates In focus 2 Oct 2024
Why I worked as a social work consultant on TV’s new drama, Joan BASW member David N Jones on the importance of helping scriptwriters get it right Viewpoint 2 Oct 2024
Liverpool football legend is social work material Podcasters have eyes set on Jürgen Klopp News 2 Oct 2024
Government urged to avoid 'stigmatising' children of parents in prison Labour manifesto says they are more likely to commit crime News 1 Oct 2024