UNISON general secretary Christina McAnea says migrant care workers are being subject to racism, exploitation and damaging ...
Councils will still be graded by Ofsted in relation to children needing help and protection, children in care, care leavers ...
Cafcass social workers responding better to child and adult victims of domestic abuse but some say caseloads are too high, says Ofsted ...
A social worker pays tribute to a collague who supported her while she was transitioning from children's to adults' social ...
The number of fostering households in England has fallen for the fourth consecutive year, despite a £36m investment in recruiting and retaining carers from 2023-25. As of March 2025, 42,190 households ...
Two in five social workers say families are drawn into “intrusive enquiries”, as DfE data reveals number of child protection ...
National living wage, which is paid to thousands of care workers, will increase to £12.71 an hour in April 2025 ...
Councils having to balance financial sustainability with doing the right thing for those who need adult social care, says ...
The government has increased funding for children’s social care reform by an additional £547m over the next three years. The boost, announced last week, means £2.4bn will be ploughed into developing ...