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Your social work community, providing social work news, online conferences, webinars, interviews and jobs. Media partner to @IFSW
England, United Kingdom
Joined September 2020
#Foster #care pressures require “society-wide” response, @ADCStweets President says. #RachelWardell spoke to #SocialWorkToday in a wide-ranging interview at the #NationalChildrenandAdultsServicesConference (#NCASC). 🔗 https://t.co/n7ZMkqm6O2
@NFG_Fostering @Coram @fosteringnet
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Children’s minister #JoshMacAlister has warned directors of children’s services (DCSs) that ‘time is ticking away’ and that they may have only one opportunity in a generation to fundamentally reset children’s #socialcare.
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#MacAlister urges sector to seize ‘once-in-a-generation’ chance to reset #children’s social care. 🔗 Read more - https://t.co/fC3sdp1cGL.
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Children’s minister Josh MacAlister has warned directors of children’s services (DCSs) that ‘time is ticking away’ and that they may have only one opportunity in a generation to fundamentally reset...
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#Ofsted will scrap its headline “overall effectiveness” judgement for #councilchildrensservices from April 2026, as part of major overhaul of the #ILACSinspectionframework designed to reflect wider #socialcare reforms & better capture complexity of work with #children & #families
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#Ofsted to remove headline judgement from #children’s services inspections from 2026. 🔗 Read more: https://t.co/pyURzVoAOI.
@Ofstednews @educationgovuk @LGAcomms @ADCStweets @ChildrensComm @ncbtweets (1/2)
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Ofsted will scrap its headline “overall effectiveness” judgement for council children’s services from April 2026, as part of a major overhaul of the ILACS inspection framework designed to reflect...
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#Chancellor confirms #UniversalCredit restriction will end, lifting hundreds of thousands of #children out of #poverty. 🔗 Read more - https://t.co/djZ23jaAOU. (2/2)
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Chancellor confirms Universal Credit restriction will end, lifting hundreds of thousands of children out of poverty.
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Two-child limit to be abolished in major victory for anti-poverty campaigners. @CPAGUK @BASW_UK @childrensociety @barnardos @NSPCC @savechildrenuk @LGAcomms @ncbtweets @ADCStweets @ChildrensComm (1/2)
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Study launched at #NationalChildrenandAdultServicesConference warns that councils& #earlyyearsproviders are facing growing numbers of under 5's with complex needs—especially with communication & interaction—& urges government to strengthen funding, workforce support & #SENDreform
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Rising needs in early years #children seen by councils & practitioners. 🔗 Read: https://t.co/Bioe8vRSLI.
@LGAcomms @IsosPartnership @educationgovuk @savechildrenuk @DHSCgovuk @ChildhoodTrust @FamilyFund @Coram @EduPolicyInst @ADCStweets @CDC_tweets @nasen_org @NSPCC @barnardos
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An independent study launched at the National Children and Adult Services Conference warns that councils and early years providers are facing growing numbers of under-fives with complex needs—espec...
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The #COMPASSJobsFair London was a huge success 🎉 Hundreds of #socialwork professionals enjoyed packed seminars, great discussions & a buzzing exhibition of organisations. @LBofHounslow were the #CPD #sponsors of the #SharedFuturesinSocialWork conference ➡️ https://t.co/RI2kvQyOLr
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Surge in expensive #carepackages for #youngadults with #complexneeds has intensified concerns about England’s #adultsocialcare pressures, with councils projecting record overspends & leaders warning that underfunding is limiting young people’s independence https://t.co/cxzPShVUms
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A surge in expensive care packages for young adults with complex needs has intensified concerns about England’s adult social care pressures, with councils projecting record overspends and leaders...
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High-cost #care for young adults surges as directors warn of “impossible choices”. @1adass @CamdenCouncil @LGAcomms @DHSCgovuk @BASW_UK (1/2)
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New data shows #child #sexualabuse cases in the #CrownCourt have reached a record backlog, prompting renewed calls for faster justice & improved support for #victims. 🔗 Read more - https://t.co/Wc2iFNtkcQ. (2/2)
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New data shows child sexual abuse cases in the Crown Court have reached a record backlog, prompting renewed calls for faster justice and improved support for victims.
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Nearly 7,000 #childsexualabuse cases delayed in courts, new figures show. @MoJGovUK @NSPCC @MindCharity @barnardos @savechildrenuk @ECPATUK @Catch22 (1/2)
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The number of #children in the #care of councils in England has risen to 81,770, according to new #DepartmentforEducation figures published this week, marking an 18 per cent increase compared with a decade ago. 🔗 Read more - https://t.co/HljE0XGheB. (2/2)
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The number of children in the care of councils in England has risen to 81,770, according to new Department for Education figures published this week, marking an 18 per cent increase compared with a...
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#Councils urge #Budget rescue for overstretched services as new figures released. @educationgovuk @LGAcomms @NSPCC @FamilyRightsGp @childrensociety @Ofstednews (1/2)
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Two landmark pilot trials suggest a turning point in efforts to build an evidence base for supporting #childvictims of #domestic #abuse, as researchers call for investment to ensure every #family can access proven, trauma-informed help. 🔗Read more: https://t.co/LfR3ezfxjI (2/2)
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Two landmark pilot trials suggest a turning point in efforts to build an evidence base for supporting child victims of domestic abuse, as researchers call for investment to ensure every family can...
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New research breakthrough in evidence on supporting #child victims of #domesticabuse. @PACTCHARITY @VictimSupport @VAWG_Helpdesk @DAAllianceUK @NSPCC (1/2)
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#SocialWorkers join us on Monday 📢 The #COMPASSJobsFair London is on 24 Nov at @HiltonLondonMet. Enjoy a free day of #CPD, talks, #seminars & a live #podcast. #Network, explore #jobs & meet #socialcare organisations. ➡️ Details & tickets: https://t.co/Lm5Q1QS8uX
@LBofHounslow
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Review aims to tackle the disproportionate criminalisation of #childrenincare by strengthening multi-agency support and ensuring low-level incidents are addressed with care, not custody. 🔗 Read more - https://t.co/N9Df4feLxW (2/2)
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Review aims to tackle the disproportionate criminalisation of children in care by strengthening multi-agency support and ensuring low-level incidents are addressed with care, not custody.
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