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Former Children’s Minister Tim Loughton MP has pledged to do everything he can do in Parliament to raise the profile of social workers in a bid to end the unfair portrayal of the profession in the media and in society.

Speaking at a WillisPalmer online Social Work event to celebrate one year since [...]

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 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.

ParentAssess has been nominated for Innovation of the Year in the Family Law Awards and Executive Learning Disability and Autism Award in [...]

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.

The Family Review, which is based on research from a Literature Review, a Call for Evidence, commissioned surveys [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]