The social work profession has come under a lot of pressure recently as social workers find themselves caught up in damaging public debates about their role in keeping children and families safe. Accusations of failure and incompetence appear in the press regardless of the myriad reasons behind these so-called practice...
It is Time that we Stand up for Social Workers
13th Jul 2015
It is critical that the next government defines what we should expect of social workers working with our most vulnerable children, young people and families. The five main political parties in England and Wales revealed their manifestos in April outlining plans for the country if elected on 7 May 2015....
Can localism work during a time of huge public sector funding cuts? It’s a question that goes to the heart of front line service delivery. A few months ago Olly Martins, Bedfordshire’s Police & Crime Commissioner, devised what he thought was a practical way to fund 100 more police officers...