Social workers urged to renew registration as soon as possible due to changes in CPD requirements
Social workers have been urged to renew their registration with Social Work England as soon as possible as there have been changed in the CPD requirements.
Philip Hallam, executive director of regulation at Social Work England, said: “We are asking social workers to renew their registration now, well before 30 November 2022. About 100,000 people [...]
ParentAssess and founder Sarah Lowe nominated for three awards
ParentAssess founder Sarah Lowe’s outstanding contribution to social work has been recognised as she and the specialist parenting framework she established have been nominated for not one but three awards.
Sarah Lowe, founder ParentAssessParentAssess has been nominated for Innovation of the Year in the Family Law Awards and Executive Learning Disability and Autism Award in [...]
Financial pressure is greatest challenge facing families
The most common challenge for families is worries about financial pressures and the rise in the cost of living, a Family Review by the children’s commissioner for England has found.
Children's commissioner for England Dame Rachel de SouzaThe Family Review, which is based on research from a Literature Review, a Call for Evidence, commissioned surveys [...]
School staff need help tackling child mental health as anxiety among students rises
Teachers are seeing increasing levels of anxiety and a rise in mental health problems among their students but lack the training and time to support young people.
Eighty two per cent of teachers are seeing anxious pupils and the worsening of existing mental health problems, compared to just one year ago, according to a survey [...]
Social workers urged to answer questions on diversity and equality during registration renewal
The re-registration period for social workers to renew their registration with Social Work England is now open.
Social workers have between 1 September and 30 November to renew their registration with the regulator.
However, each year, Social Work England urges social workers to complete their registration as early as possible to ensure that their renewal can [...]
Children’s charities: The next PM must implement care review recommendations
Leading children’s charities have urged the next prime minister to place vulnerable children at the heart of government.
In an open letter to the final two candidates hoping to become the next leader of the Conservative Party and the UK’s next Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and Liz Truss, the charities warn that spending on late [...]
