A social worker with over 20 years' experience explains what she wishes she had known when she first qualified ...

Author of 2011 report on reform says issues facing sector have gotten worse since then, following announcement of new social ...

MPs give in principle approval to Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill, which would introduce multi-agency child protection ...

Two social workers share lessons from their assessed and supported year in employment (ASYE) for those starting their careers ...

In this entry, newly qualified social worker Anjali Singhal celebrates the team manager who, “without judgement”, supported ...

A parent-led network argues that parent advocacy can help ensure families’ voices are heard during the child protection ...

In the wake of the right care, right person policy, we gauged social workers' opinion on police withdrawing from mental ...

Government will introduce mandatory reporting of child sexual abuse legislation this spring, reviving policy dropped by ...

The government will set up an independent commission to recommend long-term reform to adult social care, it announced today. The body, which will be led by former senior civil servant Baroness (Louise ...

Social workers in leadership roles have been recognised in the 2025 New Year Honours list. They include a director of children’s services (DCS) who led his authority to two consecutive outstanding ...

Almost half of social workers believe they should have a role in any future assisted dying process, though others fear the sector would struggle to take on such a role, a poll has found. This follows ...

Just one-third of social workers (34%) would recommend the profession as a career, a Social Work England has found. A greater proportion – 42% – would not recommend social work, with the remainder ...