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Social workers are frequently meeting families for the first time at crisis point, a survey by UNISON has found.

Social workers who took part in the survey carried out by the public sector union repeatedly said their first point of contact with families was ​often only at crisis point because they have no time for [...]

Attendance rates in schools are rising further as the latest government figures show that around 1.2 million children attended school in England last week.

The Department for Education statistics show that attendance in all state schools on 28 January was 14.9%, up from 14.1% the previous week.

Attendance on 28 January was:

- 22% in state-funded primary [...]

Public services union UNISON is urging the government to clarify how it is going to keep pupils, staff and parents safe in schools before they plan to reopen them.

The government announced on Sunday that the plan is for schools to re-open to children in a phased manner, starting with Reception, Year 1 and Year 6 [...]

UNISON report highlights how social workers overwhelmingly reject the government’s plans to reform the profession in Children and Social Work Bill

The government’s planned reforms of social work have been overwhelmingly rejected by the profession, a report by UNISON has found.

Just 1 per cent of social workers thought the government’s reforms outlined in the Children [...]

An overwhelming 91% of social workers think the introduction of the new assessment and accreditation scheme should not be a priority for the social work profession.

A survey of 100 social workers carried out by public sector union UNISON found that social workers would rather the government focused on funding, training and reducing caseloads.

“The Government’s reform [...]