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Proper care for people who are struggling isn’t ‘soft’ – it saves cash | Phillip Inman
New research suggests that spending on those with the most complex needs can release so much financial benefit that it should be regarded as an investmentOne of the reasons Rachel Reeves wants faster growth is the taxes it generates and the possibility of spending them to refurbish the public sector.It’s troubling that, seven months on from last July’s election victory, Labour is still struggling to piece together a coherent answer to the question: where should the government direct -
Social workers have less time for learning than 12 months previously, finds CC Inform research
Most social workers have less time for learning than they did 12 months previously, research for Community Care Inform, set out in a newly published report, has found.
The trend has been driven by high caseloads and team vacancy levels, and has affected practitioners’ career development, confidence and resilience.
The Learning Landscapes study also identified a gap between the time practitioners felt they needed for learning each week and the time they had available, leading almost a fifth -
Open consultation: Changes to DHSC group accounting manual 2025 to 2026
via gov.ukThis consultation seeks views on the DHSC group accounting manual that applies to DHSC bodies for their annual reports and accounts. -
Decision: Revised direction issued to Herefordshire Council: February 2025
via gov.ukStatutory direction issued to Herefordshire Council in relation to children's services. -
Press release: Sir Ian Bauckham named as permanent Chief Regulator of Ofqual
via gov.ukSir Ian Bauckham CBE is appointed Chief Regulator of Ofqual by the Education Secretary. -
Promotional material: SME skills horizon 2025
via gov.ukA 2025 skills and recruitment barometer of feedback from small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) across England. -
Research: Education for wellbeing programme findings
via gov.ukFindings from evaluation of mental health interventions in schools. -
Strong evidence parenting support services improve outcomes for families in adversity, councils told
Note: There is a poll embedded within this post, please visit the site to participate in this post's poll.There is strong evidence that parenting support services improve outcomes for children and adults in families experiencing adversity, councils have been told.
The latest government-commissioned practice guide to what works in children’s social care said interventions for parents of children aged 0-10 could improve parenting practices and child behaviour, lessen levels of stress and sup -
Independent report: Halton Borough Council’s children’s services: commissioner’s report
via gov.ukAn independent report on the delivery of children's services from the Children’s Commissioner in Halton. -
Decision: Revised direction issued to Halton Borough Council: February 2025
via gov.ukRevised statutory direction issued to Halton Borough Council in relation to children’s services. -
The importance of multi-agency collaboration in protecting children from exploitation
Child criminal exploitation (CCE) and child sexual exploitation (CSE) are growing concerns nationally and has been described as a “hidden crisis” (Barnardo’s, 2023).
They include involvement in county lines drug dealing, gang violence, forced criminal activity, grooming and child sex trafficking.
Victims of exploitation have been neglected by different agencies for various reasons, but often due to the lack of sharing of knowledge and data.
With the addition of media interest i -
Guidance: Public health grants to local authorities: 2025 to 2026
via gov.ukThe public health allocations and monetary conditions for local authorities to improve health in local populations. -
Press release: Local public health services given £200 million boost
via gov.ukLocal communities to receive funding for family and school nurses, sexual health clinics and other public health services. -
DfE to quiz councils on balance of social workers and other practitioners in family help teams
Note: There is a poll embedded within this post, please visit the site to participate in this post's poll.The Department for Education (DfE) is to quiz councils on the balance of social workers and alternatively qualified practitioners in family help teams, which authorities are expected to roll out over the next year.
The requirement to provide this information is likely to be included in conditions set by the DfE for councils’ use of the £270m children’s social care preventio -
Guidance: Early years qualifications achieved in the UK
via gov.ukLists of qualifications that meet DfE's criteria for counting in the early years foundation stage framework staff:child ratios. -
Guidance: Post-16 qualifications at level 3 and below for the 2025 to 2026 academic year
via gov.ukThe latest position on funding approval for post-16 qualifications, and information on the next funding approval round in spring 2025. -
Research: Cardiothoracic information collation exercise: additional survey analysis
via gov.ukAdditional findings from patient and staff surveys on heart and lung transplantation in England and Glasgow, collected as part of the Implementation Steering group for Organ Utilisation’s (ISOU) information collation exercise. -
Official Statistics: Adult social care in England, monthly statistics: February 2025
via gov.ukOfficial statistics on a range of topics including occupancy and infection control measures in adult social care settings. -
Poverty often overlooked in social work assessments, say practitioners
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Most social workers believe poverty is not significantly, or at all, considered in social care assessments and plans, a Community Care poll has found.
This follows recent Association of Directors of Children’s Services (ADCS) data highlighting how rising poverty and homelessness are driving demand for children’s social care.
ADCS found that inadequate housing, welfare reforms an -
Press release: Reading and writing boost to drive high and rising standards
via gov.ukThousands of pupils set to benefit from a £2 million investment in reading and writing, breaking down the barriers to opportunity. -
Six social services authorities permitted to increase council tax by more than national limit
Note: There is a poll embedded within this post, please visit the site to participate in this post's poll.The government has let six English councils with responsibility for social care increase council tax rates by more than national limits this year.
Birmingham, Bradford, Newham, Somerset, Trafford and Windsor and Maidenhead will be able to increase levies by more than will the other 147 social services authorities; the latter would need the approval of citizens through a local referendum to r -
Guidance: Supporting higher education providers with T Levels
via gov.ukGuidance to help higher education providers understand T Levels and support students applying to their university. -
‘They don’t have to retell their story’: building long-lasting relationships with children and young people
One of the factors that attracted Lucy to North East Lincolnshire Council was being able to build long-lasting relationships with children and young people.
“At my previous local authority, my experience was predominately assessment, but I wanted to build on my professional development and case-holding and remain their [the children and family’s] social worker longer term,” she said.
This is something she is able to achieve at North East Lincolnshire Council as a social worker -
Social care means-testing thresholds frozen for 15th consecutive year
Note: There is a poll embedded within this post, please visit the site to participate in this post's poll.The social care means-testing thresholds are being frozen for a 15th consecutive year, dragging more people into having to self-fund their care.
The upper and lower capital limits governing access to care in England in 2025-26 will remain at levels set in 2010, the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) said yesterday in its annual social care charging circular.
This means people with a -
Podcast: how to co-create inclusive environments in adult social care
We are back with another live episode of the Social Work Community Podcast – this time from Wiltshire adult social care. The session took place at Community Care Live 2024.
In this episode you will hear from Abbie-Jo Lawrence, who not only works for local disabled people’s organisation Wiltshire Centre for Independent Living (Wiltshire CIL) but also uses Wiltshire adult social care’s services.
This session is about how people with care and support needs and practitioners can wo -
Press release: Tom Kibasi appointed by government to shape 10 Year Health Plan
via gov.ukTom Kibasi has over 20 years of experience working in the healthcare sector and will provide expert advice to government on how to fix the broken NHS -
Press release: Leading figures to help build NHS fit for the future
via gov.ukBaroness Camilla Cavendish, Naomi Eisenstadt CB and Phil Jordan become non-executive directors on the board of the Department of Health and Social Care. -
Open call for evidence: Shaping the national cancer plan
via gov.ukCall for evidence seeking views from individuals, professionals and organisations to inform the development of the government’s national cancer plan for England. -
Writing a social work CV in adults’ services
By Michael Simms
What should your CV look like when applying for a social care role in adults’ services? There are plenty of guides from recruiters, HR professionals and the like, but really, there are no hard and fast rules.
That said, there are some basics that you should cover off to make sure you are ticking all the relevant boxes and giving yourself the best possible chance of your application succeeding.An example CV
Alongside this guide, there is a CV template to provide practitione -
Social Work England probes AI’s impact on profession
Note: There is a poll embedded within this post, please visit the site to participate in this post's poll.Social Work England has commissioned research to examine how artificial intelligence is affecting the profession.
The two pieces of research – one of which is a literature review – are exploring how AI is shaping social work practice and education.
The regulator said the purpose of the research was to help it understand:The areas of Social Work England’s professional standa -
Open consultation: Use of reasonable force and other restrictive interventions guidance: proposed amendments
via gov.ukWe are seeking views on proposed changes to the use of reasonable force and other restrictive interventions guidance for England. -
‘How the Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill can be improved for care-experienced young people’
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By Katharine Sacks-Jones, chief executive, Become
As social workers, playing a leading role in the lives of care-experienced young people, you know more than anyone the immense pressure the system is under.
The Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill, introduced in December, clearly intends to improve children’s social care, through measures including better oversight and regulati -
Press release: World-leading AI trial to tackle breast cancer launched
via gov.ukNearly 700,000 women across the country will take part in a world-leading trial to test how AI tools can be used to catch breast cancer cases earlier. -
Guidance: Social care charging for local authorities: 2025 to 2026
via gov.ukInformation for local authorities on charging for care and support. -
Concerns over future of Adoption and Special Guardianship Support Fund with resourcing unconfirmed
Note: There is a poll embedded within this post, please visit the site to participate in this post's poll.Sector bodies have voiced concerns about the future of the Adoption and Special Guardianship Support Fund (ASGSF), with the government having failed to confirm funding beyond March 2025.
Under the ASGSF, currently worth £48m a year, councils and regional adoption agencies (RAA) apply for funding for therapeutic support for adopted children, those placed with a family awaiting adoption -
Speech: Education Secretary speech on new era of school standards
via gov.ukSpeaking at the Centre for Social Justice, Bridget Phillipson laid out plans for a new era of school standards delivering on the Plan for Change. -
Transparency data: Privacy information: children, young people and care leavers
via gov.ukDetails of the personal data the Department for Education (DfE) processes for under 18s that are not in mainstream education, or care leavers up to age 25. -
The national curriculum
via gov.ukThe English national curriculum means children in different schools (at primary and secondary level) study the same subjects to similar standards - it's split into key stages with tests -
Help and support for foster parents in England
via gov.ukSupport for foster carers, including financial help, tax arrangements, how to make decisions for your foster child, claiming benefit while fostering, and other help. -
Guidance: Home-to-school travel: data collection
via gov.ukGuidance for local authorities to complete the data collection. -
Press release: Government sets out plans to target ‘stuck’ schools
via gov.ukEducation Secretary sets out plan for a new era of school standards. -
Open consultation: School accountability reform
via gov.ukWe are seeking views on school accountability principles, school profiles and a stronger approach to school improvement through intervention for state schools across England. -
Adult Dependants' Grant
via gov.ukAdult Dependants' Grant for full-time students who financially support an adult - funding, how to apply, eligibility. -
Service Director – Practice, Improvement & Quality
https://jobs.communitycare.co.uk/job/1401766427/service-director-practice-improvement-and-quality/ -
Guidance: College and local authority accountability agreements
via gov.ukCollege and local authority annual accountability agreements and Local Needs Duty information for 2025 to 2026. -
DWP ‘blocked whistleblower giving evidence to carer’s allowance review’
Staffer told by official it would be inappropriate for him to give evidence to review of scandal-hit benefitThe Department for Work and Pensions has been accused of blocking a whistleblower who repeatedly raised the alarm about carer’s allowance from giving evidence to an independent review of the scandal-hit benefit.The DWP staffer was told by a senior official it was inappropriate to share with the review their knowledge of the inner workings of a system that has become notorious for its -
Policy paper: Regional improvement for standards and excellence (RISE)
via gov.ukInformation about the Department for Education’s new RISE advisers. -
One in four children in England need social care services by 18, study reveals
New research shows scale of crisis, sparking fears over impact of poverty and funding cuts on young peopleOne in four children in England need social care services by the time they turn 18, a study has found, sparking warnings about the impact of poverty and funding cuts.New research led by academics at University College London (UCL) could dramatically change the government’s understanding of how many children require state support. Officials currently rely on snapshot studies that show a -
Unions lodge local government pay claim for 2025-26
Note: There is a poll embedded within this post, please visit the site to participate in this post's poll.Unions have lodged their pay claim for local government and school support staff in England, Wales and Northern Ireland for 2025-26.
UNISON, the GMB and Unite have called for a £3,000 rise for all staff, on the grounds that council workers are “overdue” a significant increase in salary, having “missed out” on more generous settlements given to other public secto -
Judge who returned Sara Sharif to care of murderer father can be named
Appeal court rules that Mr Justice Williams was misguided and wrong toanonymise three judges connected to caseThe judge who decided that Sara Sharif should live with her father who went on to kill her can be named after a court of appeal ruling.Sara was murdered by Urfan Sharif and his wife, Beinash Batool, in August 2023, less than four years after the designated family judge for Surrey made the decision. Continue reading...
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