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60,000 re-referrals a year shows children's services must focus more on early help, says report Action for Children research adds to growing calls for 'reimagining' of social care News 3 Mar 2022
How the war in Ukraine will impact on social work in the UK Michaela Ogilvie looks at the implications for social workers Viewpoint 3 Mar 2022
Call for social work voices on war in Ukraine PSW and BASW provide platform to hear from social workers and people they support affected by the tragedy News 28 Feb 2022
Tributes paid to respected social affairs journalist David Mitchell Former Rostrum editor and Community Care deputy news editor dies, aged 67 News 27 Feb 2022
Rising vacancy rate among children's social workers shows toll of Covid working, says BASW Seven per cent annual leap in England also due to workers delaying retirement or job change to support famliies, says DfE News 25 Feb 2022
Multi-agency weaknesses identified by inspectors in wake of Arthur Labinjo-Hughes tragedy Children wait too long for assessments and MASH decisions are 'over-optimistic and lack professional curiosity' finds report News 21 Feb 2022
Multi-agency weaknesses identified by inspectors in wake of Arthur Labinjo-Hughes tragedy Children wait too long for assessments and MASH decisions are 'over-optimistic and lack professional curiosity' finds report News 21 Feb 2022
Huge human and financial cost of council delays resolving immigration status of children in care One in ten children in care and 10,000 young care leavers have unresolved immigration issues, study finds News 18 Feb 2022
Campaign to make 'care experience' the tenth protected characteristic under the Equality Act Care leavers demand law change to tackle discrimination and improve support News 17 Feb 2022
Children's services has become a 'child rescue' service and should be renamed Parent advocacy groups call for shift to therapeutic support News 14 Feb 2022