Social Work England decision makers must balance practitioners' rights with their responsibilities when considering concerns, ...

Law Commission issues recommendations to simplify 'unnecessarily complex' legal framework for disabled children ...

Money from government spending review tops up £523m already provided for 2025-26 to help councils implement children's social ...

By enabling social workers and students to experience real-world scenarios, theatre-based learning can help prepare them for ...

A social worker with over 20 years’ experience reflects on learning how to engage fathers and recognising their impact on ...

Joint targeted area inspections to examine how agencies identify and respond to children at risk of, or experiencing, child ...

Social Care Institute for Excellence sounds alarm over long-delayed failure to implement reforms to Mental Capacity Act 2005 ...

Safeguarding issues in adoptive and special guardianship placements are often down to families being overwhelmed by ...

After an agency worker was found to have fraudulently worked for three councils simultaneously, 40% of practitioners say they ...

Following new guidance on disagreements between social workers and guardians, practitioners say Cafcass staff's views are ...

From a childhood scarred by racism, Lola Young became an actress, author and peer. She talks about the value of cultural ...

In this sponsored feature, Haven House Children’s Hospice sets out why social workers should consider hospices to support ...