The decision to change the name of the Department for Children, Schools and Families to the Department for Education has sparked particular concerns that children's social care will be a low priority compared with schools.
Nushra Mansuri, professional officer at the British Association of Social Workers (BASW), said the fact that the new Education Secretary Michael Gove had written to civil servants without mentioning social care was "a worry".
"We need them to be very vocal about the work of social workers and the whole safeguarding agenda," she said. "We need them to put their money where their mouth is and come out with strong messages - to lead from the front from the very beginning.
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