Social work news

• How social work managers can better support staff wellbeing

  25-02-2025 21:34
  
  Last year, Community Care’s annual jobseeker research found that, of those looking to leave social work, 63% cited stress and 56% cited burnout as reasons.
  As well as causing retention issues for organisations, poor emotional health can also affect how social workers practise.
  This highlights the importance of social work managers and leaders promoting the wellbeing of their teams and services.
  In a new article for the The Social Work Community, social work leader and consultant Clair Grah
  
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• Guidance: School workforce census 2025: technical information

  25-02-2025 16:26 via gov.uk
  
  Information on the scope and business rationale of the school workforce census 2025.
  
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• Providers hold day of action in protest against Budget’s impact on social care

  25-02-2025 12:34
  
  Note: There is a poll embedded within this post, please visit the site to participate in this post's poll.Providers are holding a day of action in protest against the impact of the autumn Budget on adult social care.
  The Providers Unite event today includes a rally at the Houses of Parliament to lobby MPs on the implications for the sector of the increases in employer national insurance contributions and the national living wage (NLW), which are due to come into force in April.
  The campaign is c
  
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• Route 5: run a process compliant with the Procurement Act 2023 for high value purchases

  25-02-2025 11:56 via gov.uk
  
  How schools can buy high value things and comply with the Procurement Act 2023.
  
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• Route 4: advertise a contract and run a buying process for high value purchases under the public procurement threshold

  25-02-2025 11:56 via gov.uk
  
  How schools can buy high value things, including how to advertise a contract and run a procurement process.
  
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• Get training on the Procurement Act 2023

  25-02-2025 11:56 via gov.uk
  
  Department for Education (DfE) training is available on the Procurement Act 2023 and registration on the central digital platform.
  
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• Guidance: Family Hubs and Start for Life programme: local authority guide 2025 to 2026

  25-02-2025 11:14 via gov.uk
  
  Guidance for the 75 pre-selected local authorities on the Family Hubs and Start for Life programme, for the 2025 to 2026 financial year.
  
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• Guidance: Family Hubs and Start for Life programme: local authority guide 2022 to 2025

  25-02-2025 11:13 via gov.uk
  
  Guidance for local authorities pre-selected to take part in the Family Hubs and Start for Life programme between financial years 2022 to 2025.
  
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• Corporate report: Assistive technology research and development work: 2023 to 2024

  25-02-2025 11:09 via gov.uk
  
  Sets out government-funded projects supporting the development, implementation and evaluation of assistive technology.
  
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• ‘They shut down the conversation’: frontline practitioners discuss their experiences with management

  25-02-2025 09:26
  
  From the Front Line is a new series where social workers share their experiences on various topics and running issues within the sector. To express an interest in taking part, email us at [email protected]
  Good management can be the difference between a fulfilling career in social work and practitioners being driven out of the profession.
  A 2024 Community Care poll found that social workers were more likely to leave an employer over unsupportive management than pay.
  The sam
  
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