Keeping children safe in education (KCSIE) 2026: summary of changes The Department for Education (DfE) has published updates to the statutory safeguarding and child protection guidance for schools in Engla...
Information to safeguard children must be shared other than in ‘extremely limited circumstances’ under new duty, says DfE While information sharing duty under Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act will not apply if it would cause detriment to the child, ...
The risk of over-empathising with a parent as a social worker A social worker with over 20 years’ experience reflects on a case where her empathy for a struggling parent got in the way of her f...
Children’s home review risks being skewed by DfE’s aim to shrink sector, providers warn Children’s Homes Association launches sector-led process to define purpose of residential care in response to DfE-commissioned revi...
DfE to fund national rollout of schemes supporting relationships for children in care and care leavers £8.4m to roll out family finding schemes part of drive to make promotion of enduring relationships for children the “core purpose o...
Have your say on learning, research and AI in social work Take part in Community Care’s annual Learning Landscapes survey and let us know your views on how you learn and if you have enough ...
