Social work news

• Unions agree to accept local government pay deal

  01-11-2023 18:17
  
  Unions have agreed to accept this year’s local government pay deal for England, Wales and Northern Ireland, following a protracted dispute.
  UNISON confirmed today that they had collectively accepted employers’ offer of a £1,925 rise for staff earning up to £49,950 and a 3.88% hike for those on higher wages than that.
  However, employers separately stated that, while UNISON and the GMB had formally agreed to settle, Unite had not added its name to the agreement – thou
  
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• What is the impact of negative media coverage on social workers?

  01-11-2023 18:09
  
   
  The Social Work Community Podcast is a new offering from Community Care.
  It will focus on career and workplace-related issues that affect students, newly qualified social workers and more experienced practitioners.
  In June, Community Care launched our Choose Social Work campaign to champion the social work profession and inspire the next generation of social workers.
  As part of this, we are exploring how the often negative media coverage of the profession affects social workers – an
  
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• One in 10 of England’s largest councils at risk of effective bankruptcy, survey says

  01-11-2023 11:43
  
  County Councils Network says local bodies are ‘running out of road’ to avoid insolvency after sharp rises in child protection costs“Out of control” increases in child protection spending since the outbreak of the Covid pandemic have put one in 10 of England’s biggest councils at risk of effective bankruptcy in the next few months, a survey has revealed.Many county councils and unitary authorities are “running out of road” to avoid insolvency as they grap
  
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• One in 10 of England’s largest councils at risk of bankruptcy, survey shows

  01-11-2023 11:43
  
  County Councils Network says local bodies ‘running out of road’ to avoid insolvency after sharp rises in child protection costs“Out of control” increases in child protection spending since the outbreak of the Covid pandemic have put one in 10 of England’s biggest councils at risk of effective bankruptcy in the next few months, a survey has revealed.Many county councils and unitary authorities are “running out of road” to avoid insolvency as they grapple
  
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• One in 10 biggest English councils risk bankruptcy over child protection bill

  01-11-2023 11:43
  
  County Councils Network says local bodies facing insolvency after increase in children being taken into care and ‘out of control’ costs“Out of control” increases in child protection spending since the outbreak of the Covid pandemic have put one in 10 of England’s biggest councils at risk of effective bankruptcy in the next few months, a survey has revealed.Many county councils and unitary authorities are “running out of road” to avoid insolvency as they
  
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• Fast-track programme to train 320 more social workers in £19m contract extension

  01-11-2023 09:50
  
  Fast-track programme Think Ahead will train 320 more mental health social workers after the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) extended its contract up to 2027.
  The £18.9m extension covers two cohorts, starting in 2024 and 2025, each of 160 trainees, the same size as the 2023 cohort.
  Following a five-week grounding in social work law and theory, mostly delivered online, the participants will be placed in NHS or local authority mental health services and expected to qualify as a so
  
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