Most social workers reported working at least one hour of unpaid overtime per week. Picture: Adobe Stock

High caseloads and funding cuts ‘risk mass resignation of social workers’

Social Care
Jon Rallings says: 'Children should, wherever possible, be brought up in their families and communities.' Picture: Adobe Stock

The call to keep families together

Guest Blog
Rachel de Souza's review will include an in-depth local at school attendance in 10 local authority areas. Picture: Office of the Children's Commission for England

Half of councils unable to provide data on persistent school absences

Education
The children's social care system should focus on keeping families together, council chiefs say

Children's social care ‘blueprint’ calls for regional system focused on families

Social Care
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NYA launches new round of training bursaries

Youth Work
The guide explores training schemes for youth work professionals. Picture: Adobe Stock
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Children are entering care with more complex needs, councils have said. Picture: Adobe Stock

Councils ‘failing to navigate’ children’s social care market, research shows

Social Care
Kyrell Matthews died in October 2019. Picture: Metropolitan Police

Kyrell Matthews murder: Council and police ‘missed opportunities’ to protect toddler

Social Care
Many nurseries, pre-schools and childminders struggling to remain 'financially sustainable', providers warn. Picture: Adobe Stock

Fury over government refusal to launch childcare funding review

Early Years
Some schools are making further cuts to SEND provision, MPs warn. Picture: Adobe Stock

Financial pressures on deprived schools affecting children’s education, MPs warn

Education
BASW raises concerns over a lack of evidence on the impact of fast-track schemes on children's and families' outcomes. Picture: Adobe Stock

BASW criticises £80m 'expansion' of fast-track social work training

Social Care
Children's services leaders must balance out financial cost with value of outcomes, Mac Heath says. Picture: Adobe Stock

Leaders of steel

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