Social work news

Unions lodge local government pay claim for 2025-26

31-01-2025 13:40

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

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Judge who returned Sara Sharif to care of murderer father can be named

31-01-2025 13:40

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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Social workers could join neighbourhood teams for people with complex needs

31-01-2025 12:18

Note: There is a poll embedded within this post, please visit the site to participate in this post's poll.Social workers could form part of neighbourhood-based multidisciplinary teams (MDTs) providing support for people with complex health and social care needs.
The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) called on NHS and local authority leaders to establish the teams in guidance on their use of the Better Care Fund (BCF), under which they are required to pool resources to tackle government

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Report serious teacher misconduct

31-01-2025 10:00 via gov.uk

How to report a teacher - what counts as serious misconduct, what information to include in your report, when you may need to attend a teacher misconduct hearing.

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