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2 years ago
Senior Social Worker – Life Beyond Care
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External news
2 years ago
Social care funding rise ‘should deliver tangible service improvements’, says government
An increase in adult social care funding next year should deliver tangible improvements to services the government told councils today Authorities should use the - package which the government said amounted to a real-terms increase to go beyond tackling inflationary...
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2 years ago
Locality Principal Social Worker
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2 years ago
Cafcass staff overwhelmingly reject 2.5% pay offer but government says no scope for improved deal
Cafcass staff have overwhelmingly rejected a pay offer for - but the government has said there is no scope for the family courts body to improve it Napo and UNISON said and of their members respectively rejected...
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2 years ago
Fivefold rise in number of social workers hired through agency teams in past year, report directors
There has been a fivefold increase in the number of children's social workers hired by councils as part of project teams supplied by employment agencies directors have reported The situation reflects a growing tendency on the part of agencies to...
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2 years ago
One in five children’s social work posts vacant in wake of rising stress and workloads, finds research
One in five children's social work posts lay vacant in English councils this summer in the wake of practitioners reporting rising stress and workloads and reduced job satisfaction and support from employers Those were among the findings of research released...
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2 years ago
Fostering At Christmas
Christmas can be a complicated time for both foster carers and the children they provide care for Christmas may not Read more...
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2 years ago
Unregulated settings to face inspections a third as often as children’s homes
Currently unregulated services for - and -year-old children in care and care leavers would be inspected a third as often as children's homes once requirements for them to register with Ofsted come into force next year under government plans The...
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2 years ago
Award for ‘Taking Back the Language of Care’ Campaign
Yorkshire Urban and Rural Teaching Partnership would like to congratulate the North Yorkshire Care Champions on winning the Campaign Award at the A National Voice 'Amplify Awards' for their taking back the language of care campaign The training film produced by the Teaching Partnership was developed and starred care leavers and young people in care...
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2 years ago
Minimum price of home care to rise by 12% next year, says provider body
The minimum price commissioners should pay home care providers will rise by next year due to increases in the national living wage and the impact of inflation on services' costs That was the message from the Homecare Association as...