1+ hour, 4+ min ago   (935+ words) In my 12 years as a residential child care worker, I can’t recall any training courses or written guidance for staff on writing daily logs in children’s homes. This occurred to me recently when reading an article about case recording in…...

2+ day, 14+ hour ago   (484+ words) Social workers broadly back the government’s planned social media ban for under-16s in the UK, a poll has found. Just under half of respondents to the Community Care poll backed the ban outright, while a further quarter gave qualified support…...

2+ day, 23+ hour ago   (339+ words) The government has advised councils to use its standards for early career social workers as a benchmark for family help lead practitioners (FHLPs) who do not have a social work qualification. In an update to guidance on its child and…...

1+ week, 12+ hour ago   (724+ words) Navigating the adult social care system can be challenging. When life throws up something unexpected, our health takes a downward turn or we experience a significant change, getting the help and support we need isn’t always easy. In the midst…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (931+ words) Supported accommodation has continued to grow rapidly, with a 37% rise in the number of organisations delivering the service to 16- and 17-year-old looked-after children and care leavers in the past year. Ofsted reported that, as of 31 March 2026, 1,219 organisations were registered to…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (1588+ words) The number of registered children's homes in England has doubled in the past six years with a 20% hike in the last year alone, Ofsted data has shown. Provider body the Children's Homes Association (CHA) warned that the "scale and pace…...

3+ week, 4+ hour ago   (1055+ words) The Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 mandates councils to offer family group decision making (FGDM) to families involved in pre-proceedings, unless they consider this is not in the best interests of the child concerned. The government is also encouraging its…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago   (469+ words) Social workers are divided on redefining neglect to remove the requirements for it to be persistent and result in serious impairment to the child, a poll has found. This follows a thematic analysis by the Child Safeguarding Practice Review Panel,…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (1075+ words) As a social worker supporting unaccompanied asylum-seeking children, I regularly reflect on power: how these young people experience the power of the immigration regime, and how my role can both support them to navigate such dynamics and unintentionally perpetuate them....

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (728+ words) Social workers practising in Scotland would be required to register with the Scottish Social Services Council (SSSC), under plans issued for consultation. The Scottish Government proposal would end provisions allowing social workers practising in the country to be registered with…...