<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"><channel><title><![CDATA[Social work - Newslocker]]></title><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/social_work/</link><atom:link rel="self" href="https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/social_work/rss/" /><atom:link rel="hub" href="http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com" /><description><![CDATA[Find your latest Social work news with just one click. 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academies, local authorities and further education providers.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/social_work/correspondence-dfe-update-3-june/</link><pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2026 14:05:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/social_work/correspondence-dfe-update-3-june/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[10 million free breakfasts served in schools across country]]></title><description><![CDATA[Over five million hours of childcare have been unlocked thanks to the government's Free Breakfast Club programme]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/social_work/10-million-free-breakfasts-served-in-schools-across-country/</link><pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2026 13:59:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/social_work/10-million-free-breakfasts-served-in-schools-across-country/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Brand new dental school places in 'dental deserts']]></title><description><![CDATA[Patients set to benefit from the first sustained expansion of dental school places in nearly 20 years.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/social_work/brand-new-dental-school-places-in-dental-deserts-2/</link><pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2026 13:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/social_work/brand-new-dental-school-places-in-dental-deserts-2/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Brand new dental school places in “dental deserts”]]></title><description><![CDATA[Patients set to benefit from the first sustained expansion of dental school places in nearly 20 years.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/social_work/brand-new-dental-school-places-in-dental-deserts/</link><pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2026 13:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/social_work/brand-new-dental-school-places-in-dental-deserts/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Official Statistics: UK Clinical Research Delivery key performance indicators: data to June 2026]]></title><description><![CDATA[Report bringing together data on the delivery of globally competitive clinical research through the UK Clinical Research Delivery programme.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/social_work/official-statistics-uk-clinical-research-delivery-key-performance-indicators-data-to-june-2026/</link><pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2026 11:14:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/social_work/official-statistics-uk-clinical-research-delivery-key-performance-indicators-data-to-june-2026/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Official Statistics: Home to school transport: LA data collection 2026/27]]></title><description><![CDATA[Annual data on local authority funded home to school transport, including data on spend, eligibility, mode of transport and school types.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/social_work/official-statistics-home-to-school-transport-la-data-collection-202627/</link><pubDate>Tue, 02 Jun 2026 20:09:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/social_work/official-statistics-home-to-school-transport-la-data-collection-202627/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Official Statistics: Local Authority School Places Scorecards 2026]]></title><description><![CDATA[The scorecard displays a snapshot of the progress local authorities are making in delivering good quality school places.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/social_work/official-statistics-local-authority-school-places-scorecards-2026/</link><pubDate>Tue, 02 Jun 2026 20:05:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/social_work/official-statistics-local-authority-school-places-scorecards-2026/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Official Statistics: Primary and secondary school applications and offers: Academic year 2027/28]]></title><description><![CDATA[Offers made to applicants for secondary and primary school places to start in September 2027, and the number and proportion which received preferred offers.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/social_work/official-statistics-primary-and-secondary-school-applications-and-offers-academic-year-202728/</link><pubDate>Tue, 02 Jun 2026 20:03:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/social_work/official-statistics-primary-and-secondary-school-applications-and-offers-academic-year-202728/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Accredited official statistics: Education, Health and Care Plans: Reporting year 2027]]></title><description><![CDATA[Statistics and analysis on education, health and care (EHC) plans in England.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/social_work/accredited-official-statistics-education-health-and-care-plans-reporting-year-2027/</link><pubDate>Tue, 02 Jun 2026 19:59:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/social_work/accredited-official-statistics-education-health-and-care-plans-reporting-year-2027/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Accredited official statistics: Special educational needs in England: Academic year 2026/27]]></title><description><![CDATA[Information from the school census on pupils with special educational needs (SEN) and SEN provision in schools.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/social_work/accredited-official-statistics-special-educational-needs-in-england-academic-year-202627/</link><pubDate>Tue, 02 Jun 2026 19:57:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/social_work/accredited-official-statistics-special-educational-needs-in-england-academic-year-202627/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Accredited official statistics: Participation in education, training and employment: 16 to 18: 2026]]></title><description><![CDATA[Updates to national participation figures for the end of 2025, released in June 2026, and provisional estimates for the end of 2026.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/social_work/accredited-official-statistics-participation-in-education-training-and-employment-16-to-18-2026/</link><pubDate>Tue, 02 Jun 2026 19:55:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/social_work/accredited-official-statistics-participation-in-education-training-and-employment-16-to-18-2026/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Accredited official statistics: Schools, pupils and their characteristics: Academic year 2026/27]]></title><description><![CDATA[Statistics on pupils in schools in England as collected in the January 2027 school census.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/social_work/accredited-official-statistics-schools-pupils-and-their-characteristics-academic-year-202627/</link><pubDate>Tue, 02 Jun 2026 19:53:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/social_work/accredited-official-statistics-schools-pupils-and-their-characteristics-academic-year-202627/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Accredited official statistics: School Workforce in England: 2026]]></title><description><![CDATA[Statistics on the school workforce in publicly funded schools in England, as collected in the November 2026 school workforce census.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/social_work/accredited-official-statistics-school-workforce-in-england-2026/</link><pubDate>Tue, 02 Jun 2026 19:52:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/social_work/accredited-official-statistics-school-workforce-in-england-2026/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Guidance: DHSC group accounting manual 2026 to 2027]]></title><description><![CDATA[Mandatory annual reports and accounts guidelines for the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) group bodies.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/social_work/guidance-dhsc-group-accounting-manual-2026-to-2027/</link><pubDate>Tue, 02 Jun 2026 17:52:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/social_work/guidance-dhsc-group-accounting-manual-2026-to-2027/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Research: Attendance mentors intervention: year 2 and 3 evaluation]]></title><description><![CDATA[Findings from the year 2 and 3 evaluation of the attendance mentors intervention.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/social_work/research-attendance-mentors-intervention-year-2-and-3-evaluation/</link><pubDate>Tue, 02 Jun 2026 16:22:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/social_work/research-attendance-mentors-intervention-year-2-and-3-evaluation/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Transparency data: DHSC: spending over £500, April 2026]]></title><description><![CDATA[Department of Health and Social Care spending by electronic purchasing card solution (ePCS), over £500.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/social_work/transparency-data-dhsc-spending-over-500-april-2026/</link><pubDate>Tue, 02 Jun 2026 16:14:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/social_work/transparency-data-dhsc-spending-over-500-april-2026/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Major expansion of research and treatment for prostate cancer]]></title><description><![CDATA[Government announces over £20 million to improve prostate cancer research and treatment, including improving access to a major trial for Black men.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/social_work/major-expansion-of-research-and-treatment-for-prostate-cancer/</link><pubDate>Tue, 02 Jun 2026 15:18:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/social_work/major-expansion-of-research-and-treatment-for-prostate-cancer/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Impact assessment: Prostate cancer screening: equality impact assessment]]></title><description><![CDATA[Equality impact assessment of the introduction of targeted screening for prostate cancer.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/social_work/impact-assessment-prostate-cancer-screening-equality-impact-assessment/</link><pubDate>Tue, 02 Jun 2026 13:05:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/social_work/impact-assessment-prostate-cancer-screening-equality-impact-assessment/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Statistics at DHSC]]></title><description><![CDATA[Statistics published by the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC).]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/social_work/statistics-at-dhsc/</link><pubDate>Tue, 02 Jun 2026 12:51:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/social_work/statistics-at-dhsc/</guid></item></channel></rss>