Council staff will get 4% rise this year and 3.5% increase in 2026-27, after union members back improved local government pay ...

A social worker with over 20 years’ experience shares what she would tell her younger self when she was overwhelmed by work ...

We look at how the government expects councils to organise teams and practitioner roles to implement child protection and ...

Money comes from £560m allocated to developing children's homes and foster placements in government spending review ...

Union joins GMB and Unite in urging employers to come back with improvement on 3.2% local government pay offer ...

Government accepts call to develop quality strategy for sector after review finds a lack of attention has been paid what ...

A social work practice lead celebrates her former practice educator for her "exemplary allyship" in supporting black social ...

ADASS and BASW urge government to end 'uncertainty' over whether Liberty Protection Safeguards will be introduced to replace ...

Eileen Munro questions overhaul of child protection conference chair role and raises concerns about non-social work qualified ...

Scottish Social Services Council proposes to introduce English language checks for people registering as social workers ...

Chief social workers Isabelle Trowler and Sarah McClinton to give update on government policy on social work at annual ...

Older less likely to receive funded care in areas with older populations, implying councils are rationing services, says ...