Social work8 Dec 2024Domestic abuse scheme helps 1,000 familiesThe project places domestic abuse experts with social workers to protect children across Cornwall.8 Dec 20242 Dec 2024Families benefitting from social worker academyParents are benefitting from having better access to qualified social workers for their children.2 Dec 2024Manchester23 Oct 2024School social workers make 'huge difference' for pupilsEight post-primary schools across NI employ a dedicated social worker to help pupils.23 Oct 2024Northern Ireland21 Oct 2024Children's services show signs of improvementOfsted said children were now "better safeguarded" after the service was rated inadequate in 2021.21 Oct 20243 Oct 2024AI software a 'game changer' for social workersSwindon Borough Council said the AI tool had cut admin time by 63% in a recent pilot scheme.3 Oct 2024Wiltshire2 Oct 2024Essential household goods 'multi-bank' to openThe Tees Valley Multi-Bank will provide products like paint, duvets and curtains from November.2 Oct 202418 Sep 2024Unlawful care homes ‘profiteer’ from at-risk kidsPlacing children with complex needs in care threatens to bankrupt some councils, the Family Court is told.18 Sep 2024Family & Education11 Sep 2024Celebrations as youth group gets new homeA Bodmin youth group gets its first permanent home thanks to a grant.11 Sep 2024Cornwall6 Sep 2024Social worker exodus blamed on cost of livingA council says it is facing "challenges to replace staff" after 33 left their jobs in a year.6 Sep 2024Beds, Herts & Bucks