Skills for Care shared the figures today as its annual State of the Adult Social Care Sector and Workforce in England report ...

Employers' body COSLA says local government pay deal, which is worth 67p an hour or 3.6%, will come into force despite UNISON ...

Jahnine Davis will be tasked with supporting councils to improve practice, amplifying children's voices and championing ...

With rules to curb councils' use of agency staff due to come into force shortly, we asked social workers whether they ...

The DHSC has not paid out the second tranche of the accelerating reform fund despite this being due in August, says Carers ...

Social worker Gretchen Precey celebrates 47 years in the profession this year. She talks to the Social Work Community Podcast ...

Extensive vetting to understand what environments candidates thrive in. Full pre-screening to uncover any safeguarding ...

Social Work England says practitioners' progress on completing renewal tasks was slower than in 2023 as of end of September ...

As more councils employ AI in social work to save time on admin, sector bodies call for regulation to address ethical ...

Charity also finds widespread disparities in recorded disability rates among children in care and care leavers ...