social work

John Lewis Christmas advert highlights important messages regarding foster care and looked after children

09/12/2022
Est. Reading: 2 minutes

Every year people are excited to see what the theme of the John Lewis & Partners Christmas advert will be. This year's advert reminded our Head of Practice, Lucy Hopkins, of all the times she arrived at the homes of foster carers with children or young people who were anxious, scared, worried and hungry, having just [...]

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Former Children’s Minister pledges to raise profile of social workers in Parliament

26/09/2022
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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.

Tim Loughton MP

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

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Social workers urged to renew registration as soon as possible due to changes in CPD requirements

26/09/2022
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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 [...]

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Impact of cost-of-living on social workers

12/08/2022
Est. Reading: 4 minutes

Social workers are being hit by the cost-of-living crisis both professionally, and personally.

This week the British Association of Social Workers has warned that “the cost-of-living crisis is a crisis for social workers”.

While social workers frequently witness the impact of rising energy bills and increased living costs on the people they work with, they are [...]

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Children’s minister pledges to capture good news stories of social work

03/08/2022
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The new children’s minister has pledged to capture the good news stories happening in social work every day.

In a Parliamentary discussion, Brendan Clarke-Smith said that children’s social care is central to the government’s aim to level up the country and enable all children to make the most of their abilities.

“I was in Worksop in [...]

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Home-based learning limits peer support and development opportunities for social workers

27/07/2022
Est. Reading: 2 minutes

Home-based working, introduced in response to the pandemic and which still operates in many areas, limits peer support and learning and development opportunities for social workers and other staff, a report by Ofsted has found.

The inspectorate outlines how face-to-face interaction with colleagues is particularly important for newly qualified social workers, who have mainly operated [...]

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