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How can social workers progress without becoming managers?

Four social workers discuss developing their careers without going into management and offer advice to practitioners considering a similar path

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How digitising practice at the front door is saving social workers time and making children safer

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Domestic abuse practice not sufficiently child-focused, inspectors find

Leaving care: 'There was no plan to help me step into the world'

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10% pay rise 'the least council staff deserve', say social workers

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The state of social work education: key takeaways from Social Work England review

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'Why social work needs to talk about shame'

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Social Work England pauses planned consultation on revising education standards

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OTs report increasing demand and struggle to meet needs

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Social workers from groups overrepresented in fitness to practise sharing experiences in 'safe space', says regulator

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The key drivers of care leaver wellbeing: findings from research

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Child protection social workers face skills and experience requirements

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How one local authority uses a community social work approach to shape support for families and children

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How direct work is transforming support for children

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How can social workers progress without becoming managers?

Leaving care: 'There was no plan to help me step into the world'

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Council social care staff should be excluded from fair pay deals, say ADASS and LGA

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'What I wish I had known when I became completely overwhelmed with work'

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'As a Black early-career social worker, her belief in my potential was a beacon of hope'

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How digitising practice at the front door is saving social workers time and making children safer

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How one local authority uses a community social work approach to shape support for families and children

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A day in the life of three social workers