Social work news

Lollipop review – impassioned, head-butting indictment of the social-care system

20-08-2024 22:10

Edinburgh international film festival
Informed by her own experiences, Daisy-May Hudson’s portrait of a woman trying to regain custody of her kids is surprisingly even-handedDaisy-May Hudson is the British film-maker who in 2015 made a fiercely personal documentary about homelessness: her own. Half Way told the story of how she, her mum and her 13-year-old sister lost their home and then found themselves in the bureaucratic nightmare of hostels and halfway houses, and her camera showed the

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Decision: Teacher misconduct panel outcome: Mr Guy Hewett

20-08-2024 13:32 via gov.uk

Professional conduct panel outcome, including decision and reasons.

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Social workers split on paying more tax to increase spending on social care, poll finds

20-08-2024 10:00

Social workers are divided on whether they would pay more tax to boost spending on services including social care, a Community Care poll has found.
This follows the government’s decision to scrap the planned cap on care costs and a training fund for adult social care workers, citing the need to address the gap in public finances it claimed had been created by the Conservatives.
The decision was made despite the Labour Party having pledged to implement the cap and associated reforms to adul

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Protecting adults from scams: top tips

20-08-2024 09:27

This article provides practice tips from Community Care Inform Adults’ guide on protecting adults from scams. The full guide is designed to help social workers support people who are at risk of, or experiencing, scams, working in partnership with local trading standards colleagues. It explains the different types of scams, the factors that put people at risk and the impact of scams on health and wellbeing. Inform Adults subscribers can access the full content here.
The guide is written by

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