UNISON calls for increase that addresses 'severe erosion' of Scottish local government pay and 'growing recruitment and ...

National workload action group also working on resources on caseload management and to help practitioners with case recording ...

Renowned poet Lemn Sissay discusses the consequences of an adolescence void of care and looking for accountability through ...

A recent survey by Social Work England found that most social workers feel unvalued by society, but is that true?

Reduction in adult social care staff shortages between March and December 2024 follows two years of falling vacancy numbers, ...

Three-month review to probe current scale and nature of gang-based child sexual exploitation, says home secretary Yvette ...

Staff at Cafcass, England's biggest social work employer, given 4.43% increase, backdated to April 2024, following pay talks ...

Research carried out before Budget unveiled estimated £2.8bn in additional costs for adult social care finds providers facing ...

A rising number of women who died in pregnancy or shortly after giving birth were involved with social care, says Kirsty ...

Poverty, inadequate housing and pandemic legacy driving increased parental needs and leaving infants at risk, finds ADCS ...

The chief social worker for children and families remembers the life and work of the mind behind the family safeguarding ...

Alex Wright is a reporter for Comms Business, a sister publication of Community Care, which is running the Fit to Switch ...