With most social work visits being a solitary task, we asked practitioners how concerned they are about their safety when ...

Agencies would be required to boost opportunities for looked-after children and care leavers relating to their wellbeing and ...

Race and ethnicity of children was often not recognised, appropriately explored or understood by practitioners, reports Child ...

Therapists sound alarm over future of Adoption and Special Guardianship Support Fund, which is set to expire at the end of ...

Alarming decrease' in identification of child sexual abuse leaves no or very few children placed on protection plans in most ...

Annual social worker registration fee in Scotland will rise, incrementally, from £80 to £120, over next five years, in the ...

It is good practice to remind people about the limits of confidentiality as soon as possible in the conversation, so that ...

Almost 1,400 started courses in 2023-24, almost double that in 2021-22, with more qualifying each year, show DfE figures ...

A new kinship care assessment, developed by CoramBAAF, has just been launched across England. Co-author Ann Horne explains ...

Care England says rise in NHS-funded nursing care is 'step in right direction', but warns services remain under threat ...

National family group conferences data collection launched to address gaps, ahead of implementation of duty on councils to ...

Minister and ADCS hail increase in permanent workforce and reduction in number of agency children's social workers ...