Laura MacKinnon took the child, who was said to have been displaying distressed behaviour, off the kitchen floor and placed ...

This two-year professional programme is designed for people who want to qualify and practise as a professional social worker. The programme leads to a nationally and internationally recognised ...

Meet Omar, 22, a social worker for a local authority. Find out more about his job and journey into the role. Part of our Bitesize world of work series. I help empower children to have their voice ...

Social workers are now far less likely to have high ... when there’s been a tragedy,” says McGowan. In fact, the UK has one of the tightest child protection systems in the world, he points ...

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The government has announced its first steps towards tackling the adult social care crisis in England. Health Secretary Wes ...

The UK government on Friday launched the biggest reform in decades of Britain's ailing social care system, aiming to help thousands struggling to look after elderly, sick or disabled relatives.

The UK government usually provides a number of bursaries to postgraduate Social Work students on an MA. These are primarily for home students and will be for both years of study, administered by the ...

A frontline social worker has described children's social care as a "system that's broken" and says her "biggest fear" is that a child in her care will come to harm. Speaking anonymously ...