Social work news

• The Guardian view on social care: the Lib Dems have a plan. It should be welcomed | Editorial

  04-06-2024 19:30
  
  After years of broken Tory promises, Sir Ed Davey’s policy of free home visits is a step forwardGood for the Liberal Democrats. Sir Ed Davey’s campaign pledge that his party would, if elected, fund free social care at home is the most significant policy announcement so far in a crucial area. The past 14 years have not been short of social policy failures. But the Conservatives’ lack of action on care is one of the most egregious. This is an issue they should have taken a l
  
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• Award-winning manager on why family drug and alcohol court services need a secure future

  04-06-2024 16:21
  
  Note: There is a poll embedded within this post, please visit the site to participate in this post's poll.In 2023, Jane Dunne was named the children’s services team leader of the year for her work with the Coventry and Warwickshire family drug and alcohol court service (FDAC).
  This was not her first award since becoming manager of the then Coventry FDAC in 2016, with the team winning the public sector children’s team prize at the 2018 Children & Young People Now awards.
  In 2021,
  
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• How senior leaders in one authority maintain a culture of excellence

  04-06-2024 12:10
  
  Stuart Ashley and Steph How say neither would be in their senior leadership positions today if Hampshire County Council had not given them the space to innovate, develop and hone their social work skills.
  And it is this space to innovate that they hope will attract a new generation of social care practitioners to the authority.
  Stuart Ashley, director of children’s services
  “It’s a forward-thinking organisation and it’s somewhere where you’re encouraged to try out n
  
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• Guidance: Qualification achievement rates 2023 to 2024

  04-06-2024 10:30 via gov.uk
  
  Explains how qualification achievement rates (QARs) are calculated.
  
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• How to write a court report

  04-06-2024 09:37
  
  This article presents a few key pieces of advice from Community Care Inform Children’s guide on writing court reports. The full guide provides prompts and key questions to consider when writing a court statement and gives tips on writing clearly and analytically. It also provides completed examples of each section of the social work evidence template. Community Care Inform Children subscribers can access the full guide here.
  The guide was written by David Wilkins, programme director for th
  
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