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On the left is independent social worker and 'My Brilliant Colleague' nominee, Linda Dube, smiling with long black hair and wearing a black turtle neck. On the right is a blue column with the 'My Brilliant Colleague' logo.

Workforce

The social worker empowering women and supporting vulnerable adults

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Children, Social work leaders

‘We cannot keep him safe’: the impact of trauma post adoption

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Social work leaders, Workforce

DfE cuts Social Work England’s funding for 2025-26 due to predicted underspend

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Children, Social work leaders

What does ‘success’ mean to care leavers? Findings from research

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Workforce

Racism against social workers has increased significantly in past year, say practitioners

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Girl looking sad to symbolise having suffered abuse

Children, Social work leaders

‘Alarmingly rare’ identification of child sexual abuse highlighted by government data, experts warn

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Hampshire Hive manager Amy (left) with foster carers Andrea and Johnny
A teenager girl sitting on her bed looking sad

Children, Social work leaders

Mental health problems increasingly driving social care needs, DfE figures show

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Children, Workforce

‘How these strengths-based questions transformed my social work practice’

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Social work leaders, Workforce

Three-quarters of social workers yet to complete registration renewal process with month to go

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Workforce

‘She was let go for advocating for good practice and against bullying’

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Annie Hudson

Social work leaders, Workforce

Government launches independent review of Social Work England

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Children, Social work leaders

Child protection enquiry numbers hit record high, but significant harm found in less than third of cases

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Adults, Social work leaders

Charging people for care generating more and more income for councils

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Adults

Social workers split over replacing DoLS with Liberty Protection Safeguards, poll finds

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Children, Social work leaders

Outsourced children’s services returned to council control

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