Government rejects bid to fast-track social media ban for under-16s The government has rejected calls to ban social media for under-16s after it defeated an amendment to the Children’s Wellbeing and School...
Sharpen your children’s social care legal knowledge with training from leading barristers Community Care’s forthcoming legal masterclass includes learning on court skills, care proceedings, parental responsibility, asylum...
DfE slims down social work standards following concerns proposals would be ‘overwhelming’ for practitioners Department halves number of knowledge and skills expectations that will be placed on children’s social workers after two years in p...
Government launches consultation on children’s social media ban The government has launched a consultation on whether young people under 16 should be banned from having social media accounts. The three...
Training schemes for experienced social workers to launch next year, says DfE Department for Education developing advanced child protection practice and social work leadership development programmes for statutory ch...
ASYE replacement limited to social workers carrying out statutory duties, says DfE Two-year early career development programme for new children’s social workers will launch in September 2027, replacing assessed and...
