10+ hour, 38+ min ago  (348+ words) Adult and mental health social workers are still struggling with rising levels of need and administrative burdens, according to an annual survey of practitioners. However, the'employer standards health check 2026 showed adult social workers had consistently higher satisfaction with their working…...

1+ day, 18+ hour ago  (957+ words) I'm struggling at the moment: a feeling of weariness; a drop in motivation about the work, something which usually comes easily; a worry about my effectiveness." It feels excessive to blame it on the new IT system which my organisation…...

1+ day, 22+ hour ago  (1058+ words) The number of adoptions in England has hit a new low, leaving children waiting longer for permanence amid a growing shortage of adopters, data has shown. Just 590 children were placed with an adoptive family in the third quarter of 2025-26 (October…...

4+ day, 13+ hour ago  (541+ words) Councils will face comprehensive assessments of their adult social care performance every three to four years in future, the Care Quality Commission (CQC) has confirmed. Those currently rated good or outstanding will generally go up to four years between assessments,…...

4+ day, 13+ hour ago  (1097+ words) Social workers risk being left in limbo by a seven-month gap between the final children's assessed and supported year in employment (ASYE) closing to new entrants and the start of its replacement scheme. That was the warning from social work…...

5+ day, 21+ hour ago  (11+ words) communitycare. co. uk...

6+ day, 17+ hour ago  (671+ words) In March 2025, the Femicide Census published its 2000 Women Report; particularly shocking was the fact that almost one in 10 of all women killed by men in the UK over the past 15 years were mothers killed by their sons. This statistic challenges…...

1+ week, 18+ hour ago  (1204+ words) My decision to move from child protection in Jamaica to adult social care in Cumbria was driven by a powerful ambition for growth, but the transition plunged me into an unexpected battle against isolation, racialised trauma and professional doubt." After…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (302+ words) Social Work England is commissioning research into the state of practice-based learning for students. The study will examine perceptions and experiences of placement quality, sufficiency and variation across regions, social work qualifying routes and workforce contexts, such as statutory or…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (566+ words) The government has been accused of "stalling" on reforming the law on social care for disabled children following its initial response to a two-year review of the legal framework. Children's minister Josh Mac Alister, who issued the response, made no…...