A former child in care celebrates her social worker, who she credits with supporting her throughout her journey in care ...

The Social Work Community Podcast has launched a new mini-series, where a panel of experts answer your social work careers ...

Local authorities will be able to raise core council tax by 3% and the adult social care precept by 2% in 2025-26 without ...

The government has pledged to “crack down on care providers making excessive profit” in children’s social care reforms ...

Social Work England pledges further investigation into fitness to practise data but says it will take time to identify causes ...

A social worker remembers their late social work professor, who they credit as a pioneer of strengths-based practice ...

Despite evidence of benefits of face-to-face post-adoption contact for children, it is the exception not the rule, finds ...

The bill sets out that in order to administer assisted dying, an “approved substance” must be provided directly, and in ...

Social workers believe the Budget will bring cuts and job losses for the sector, a Community Care poll has found. On 30 ...

Number of looked-after children in England fell slightly in 2023-24, however, DfE data show rising number of out-of-area ...

Despite rising care population, the number of non-kinship foster care households fell for third consecutive year in 2023-24, ...