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Sara Sharif: what the independent review really found and why it matters to social work reform Safeguarding consultant Amy Eyers’ analysis of the report into the tragic death of the ten-year-old In focus 27 Nov 2025
‘Outdated’ guardianship orders risk human rights abuses, says watchdog Warning as figures show number of orders issued has doubled in ten years News 27 Nov 2025
‘Our job is standing beside people, not in front of them’ Families in Scotland are routinely given guardianship over children with learning disabilities as soon as they become adults, undermining autonomy and the ‘least restrictive’ principle, warns Louise Gallacher Viewpoint 27 Nov 2025
ADHD Taskforce final report is a call to action for social workers Daisy Long, who herself has ADHD, on what the report means for the profession Viewpoint 27 Nov 2025
Scrapping 'cruel, inhumane' two-child cap will lift 450,000 out of poverty Social work profession welcomes policy change unveiled in autumn budget News 26 Nov 2025
I’ve been a social worker in Jamaica and the UK and here’s the difference Patricia Cunningham takes a comparative look at the profession on two very different sides of the planet News 26 Nov 2025
Other countries employ social workers in care homes – so why don’t we? In the last of a three-part series, Sally Nieman examines how the profession could reframe working with older people Viewpoint 26 Nov 2025
ADHD report is ‘blueprint for change’ Neurodivergent social workers welcome new recommendations News 26 Nov 2025
Students show of solidarity for social work academics facing redundancy More than 60 sign a protest letter to management at Derby University amid wider cuts to social science courses News 26 Nov 2025
Homelessness - a symptom of the commodification of housing Gavin Rogers, who has been homeless twice, examines the root of the current crisis – and how to fix it News 26 Nov 2025