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JS moves them at <=768px. CSS styles the relocated buttons so they fit the nav. */ @media (max-width:768px){.c-nav__item--mobile-utility{display:inline-flex;align-items:center;border-left:1px solid var(--sww-border);padding-left:8px;}.c-nav__item--mobile-utility .c-header__button{color:var(--sww-blue) !important;padding:4px 6px !important;font-size:11px !important;background:transparent !important;border:0 !important;}.c-nav__item--mobile-utility .js-mode-toggle-text{display:inline !important;margin-left:4px;font-family:'Archivo',sans-serif;font-weight:600;letter-spacing:0.04em;text-transform:uppercase;}.c-nav__item--mobile-utility svg{width:14px !important;height:14px !important;}}/* Mobile fix v10 â absolute-position the wordmark dead centre. Replaces v6/v9 flex-centre attempts that were defeated by Tripoli's stock 211 asymmetric padding. */ 212@media (max-width: 768px) { 213 /* Header top: turn into a positioning context */ 214 .c-header__top { 215 position: relative !important; 216 display: block !important; 217 min-height: 64px !important; 218 width: 100% !important; 219 max-width: 100% !important; 220 box-sizing: border-box !important; 221 padding: 12px 0 !important; 222 margin: 0 !important; 223 } 224 /* Right block fully hidden on mobile; LEFT block re-shown but locked to 225 the hamburger only (nav was unreachable otherwise). */ 226 .c-header__top-right { 227 display: none !important; 228 } 229 .c-header__top-left { 230 display: flex !important; 231 align-items: center; 232 justify-content: space-between !important; 233 position: absolute !important; 234 left: 0; 235 right: 0; 236 top: 50%; 237 transform: translateY(-50%); 238 z-index: 2; 239 padding: 0 12px !important; 240 gap: 4px !important; 241 pointer-events: none; 242 } 243 .c-header__top-left > *:not(.c-nav-toggle):not(.c-header__button--search) { 244 display: none !important; 245 } 246 .c-header__top-left .c-nav-toggle, 247 .c-header__top-left .c-header__button--search { 248 display: inline-flex !important; 249 color: var(--sww-navy); 250 pointer-events: auto; 251 } 252 .c-header__top-left .c-header__button--search svg { width: 22px; height: 22px; } 253 [data-user-color-scheme='dark'] .c-header__top-left .c-nav-toggle { 254 color: var(--sww-ice); 255 } 256 /* Centre block: absolutely positioned at viewport centre */ 257 .c-header__top-center { 258 position: absolute !important; 259 top: 50% !important; 260 left: 50% !important; 261 transform: translate(-50%, -50%) !important; 262 width: auto !important; 263 max-width: 90vw !important; 264 margin: 0 !important; 265 padding: 0 !important; 266 } 267 /* Wordmark: fill its parent symmetrically */ 268 .sww-wordmark { 269 margin: 0 !important; 270 padding: 0 !important; 271 display: inline-flex !important; 272 align-items: center !important; 273 } 274} 275/* SWW-PALETTE-END */ 276 277/* SWW-BRIEFINGS-START 278 ================================================================ 279 SWW Briefings â end-of-article CTA + footer signup + /briefings page 280 ================================================================ */ 281 282.c-briefings-cta { 283 margin: 48px auto 24px; 284 max-width: 720px; 285 padding: 32px 36px; 286 background: #F1F4F9; 287 border-left: 4px solid #0057B7; 288 border-radius: 4px; 289} 290.c-briefings-cta__heading { 291 font-family: 'Archivo', sans-serif; 292 font-weight: 800; 293 font-size: 22px; 294 color: #0E1B2E; 295 margin: 0 0 8px; 296 letter-spacing: -0.01em; 297} 298.c-briefings-cta__lede { 299 margin: 0 0 18px; 300 color: #0E1B2E; 301 font-size: 15px; 302 line-height: 1.55; 303 opacity: 0.85; 304} 305.c-briefings-cta__form { 306 display: flex; 307 gap: 8px; 308 flex-wrap: wrap; 309 margin-bottom: 12px; 310} 311.c-briefings-cta__input { 312 flex: 1 1 240px; 313 padding: 12px 14px; 314 font-size: 15px; 315 border: 1px solid #d2d8e3; 316 border-radius: 4px; 317 background: #fff; 318 color: #0E1B2E; 319 font-family: inherit; 320} 321.c-briefings-cta__input:focus { 322 outline: 2px solid #0057B7; 323 outline-offset: 1px; 324 border-color: #0057B7; 325} 326.c-briefings-cta__btn { 327 padding: 12px 22px; 328 background: #0057B7; 329 color: #F1F4F9; 330 border: none; 331 border-radius: 4px; 332 font-family: 'Archivo', sans-serif; 333 font-weight: 700; 334 font-size: 14px; 335 letter-spacing: 0.04em; 336 text-transform: uppercase; 337 cursor: pointer; 338} 339.c-briefings-cta__btn:hover { background: #0E1B2E; } 340.c-briefings-cta__choose { 341 margin: 0; 342 font-size: 13px; 343} 344.c-briefings-cta__choose a { 345 color: #0057B7; 346 font-weight: 600; 347 text-decoration: none; 348} 349.c-briefings-cta__choose a:hover { text-decoration: underline; } 350 351/* ----------- Footer signup (global) ----------- */ 352.c-footer-signup { 353 margin: 0 auto 32px; 354 padding: 24px 28px; 355 background: #0E1B2E; 356 border-radius: 4px; 357 color: #F1F4F9; 358 max-width: 640px; 359 width: 100%; 360} 361.c-footer-signup__heading { 362 margin: 0 0 12px; 363 font-family: 'Archivo', sans-serif; 364 font-weight: 800; 365 font-size: 18px; 366 color: #F1F4F9; 367 text-align: center; 368} 369.c-footer-signup__form { 370 display: flex; 371 gap: 8px; 372 flex-wrap: wrap; 373 margin-bottom: 8px; 374} 375.c-footer-signup__input { 376 flex: 1 1 220px; 377 padding: 10px 12px; 378 font-size: 14px; 379 border: 1px solid #2a3a52; 380 border-radius: 4px; 381 background: #1a2840; 382 color: #F1F4F9; 383 font-family: inherit; 384} 385.c-footer-signup__input::placeholder { color: rgba(241, 244, 249, 0.5); } 386.c-footer-signup__input:focus { 387 outline: 2px solid #0057B7; 388 outline-offset: 1px; 389 border-color: #0057B7; 390} 391.c-footer-signup__btn { 392 padding: 10px 18px; 393 background: #0057B7; 394 color: #F1F4F9; 395 border: none; 396 border-radius: 4px; 397 font-family: 'Archivo', sans-serif; 398 font-weight: 700; 399 font-size: 13px; 400 letter-spacing: 0.04em; 401 text-transform: uppercase; 402 cursor: pointer; 403} 404.c-footer-signup__btn:hover { background: #1f6ec7; } 405.c-footer-signup__choose { 406 margin: 0; 407 font-size: 12px; 408 text-align: center; 409} 410.c-footer-signup__choose a { 411 color: #F1F4F9; 412 text-decoration: underline; 413 opacity: 0.85; 414} 415.c-footer-signup__choose a:hover { opacity: 1; } 416 417/* ----------- /briefings â per-edition checkbox rows ----------- */ 418.c-newsletters-label { 419 display: block; 420 margin-bottom: 12px; 421} 422.c-newsletters-label__input { display: none; } 423.c-newsletters-label > label { 424 display: flex; 425 align-items: flex-start; 426 gap: 14px; 427 padding: 14px 18px; 428 background: #fff; 429 border: 1px solid #d2d8e3; 430 border-radius: 6px; 431 cursor: pointer; 432 transition: all 0.15s ease; 433} 434.c-newsletters-label > label:hover { 435 border-color: #0057B7; 436 background: #F1F4F9; 437} 438.c-newsletters-label__input:checked + label { 439 border-color: #0057B7; 440 background: #F1F4F9; 441} 442.c-newsletters-label__checkbox {
443 width: 20px; 444 height: 20px; 445 border: 2px solid #d2d8e3; 446 border-radius: 4px; 447 flex-shrink: 0; 448 margin-top: 2px; 449 background: #fff; 450 position: relative; 451} 452.c-newsletters-label__input:checked + label .c-newsletters-label__checkbox { 453 background: #0057B7; 454 border-color: #0057B7; 455} 456.c-newsletters-label__input:checked + label .c-newsletters-label__checkbox::after { 457 content: ''; 458 position: absolute; 459 top: 2px; 460 left: 5px; 461 width: 5px; 462 height: 10px; 463 border: solid #fff; 464 border-width: 0 2px 2px 0; 465 transform: rotate(45deg); 466} 467.c-newsletters-label__title { 468 font-family: 'Archivo', sans-serif; 469 font-weight: 700; 470 font-size: 16px; 471 color: #0E1B2E; 472 margin: 0 0 2px; 473} 474.c-newsletters-label__description { 475 margin: 0; 476 font-size: 14px; 477 color: #0E1B2E; 478 opacity: 0.75; 479 line-height: 1.45; 480} 481 482/* ----------- Homepage today's-briefing rail (light) ----------- */ .c-today-briefing{background:#F1F4F9;color:#0E1B2E;padding:36px 0;margin:32px 0;border-top:1px solid #c9d3e3;border-bottom:1px solid #c9d3e3;}.c-today-briefing__inner{display:grid;grid-template-columns:1fr;gap:18px;max-width:960px;text-align:center;}.c-today-briefing__eyebrow{margin:0;font-family:'Archivo',sans-serif;font-weight:700;font-size:11px;letter-spacing:0.12em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#0057B7;}.c-today-briefing__heading{margin:4px 0 12px;font-family:'Archivo',sans-serif;font-weight:800;font-size:26px;color:#0E1B2E;line-height:1.2;}.c-today-briefing__cards{display:flex;justify-content:center;}.c-today-briefing__card{max-width:560px;padding:22px 26px;background:#fff;border:1px solid #c9d3e3;border-radius:6px;}.c-today-briefing__edition{margin:0 0 6px;font-family:'Archivo',sans-serif;font-weight:800;font-size:22px;color:#0E1B2E;}.c-today-briefing__lede{margin:0 0 14px;font-size:15px;color:#48587a;line-height:1.5;}.c-today-briefing__cta{display:inline-block;padding:10px 20px;background:#0057B7;color:#F1F4F9;font-family:'Archivo',sans-serif;font-weight:700;font-size:13px;letter-spacing:0.04em;text-transform:uppercase;text-decoration:none;border-radius:4px;}.c-today-briefing__cta:hover{background:#0E1B2E;color:#F1F4F9;}.c-today-briefing__choose{margin:4px 0 0;font-size:13px;color:#48587a;}.c-today-briefing__choose a{color:#0057B7;text-decoration:underline;}/* Mobile tightening */ @media (max-width:600px){.c-briefings-cta{padding:24px 20px;margin:32px auto 20px;}.c-briefings-cta__heading{font-size:19px;}.c-footer-signup{padding:20px;}.c-today-briefing{padding:24px 0;margin:24px 0;}.c-today-briefing__heading{font-size:21px;}.c-today-briefing__card{padding:18px 18px;}.c-today-briefing__edition{font-size:19px;}}/* SWW-BRIEFINGS-END */</style> 483<!-- /SWW support banner --> 484 485<!-- SWW three-tier bylines --> 486<style>/* Default:cards + non-topper bylines stay quiet (current behaviour) */ /* Topper byline base layout â flex with avatar + text */ .c-topper__byline{display:flex;align-items:center;gap:0.6rem;flex-wrap:nowrap;}.c-byline__avatar{flex-shrink:0;display:block;border-radius:50%;overflow:hidden;line-height:0;}.c-byline__avatar img{display:block;width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:cover;}/* default byline avatar size, 11 Sept 2026 (first guest byline with a photo) */.c-byline__avatar{width:52px;height:52px}.c-byline__text{display:flex;flex-direction:column;gap:2px;min-width:0;}.c-byline__name{color:var(--color-text);text-decoration:none;}.c-byline__name:hover{text-decoration:underline;}.c-byline__role{color:var(--color-text-secondary);font-size:0.85rem;line-height:1.35;}/* QUIET tier â News Desk + everyone else not named below. 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486height:64px;border:2px solid #0057B7;}.c-topper__byline[data-author-slug="vince-peart"] .c-byline__name,.c-topper__byline[data-author-slug="maisie-macdonald"] .c-byline__name,.c-topper__byline[data-author-slug="ellie-carter"] .c-byline__name,.c-topper__byline[data-author-slug="tilly-baden"] .c-byline__name,.c-topper__byline[data-author-slug="cara-davis"] .c-byline__name{font-weight:700;font-size:1.05rem;}.c-topper__byline[data-author-slug="vince-peart"] .c-byline__role,.c-topper__byline[data-author-slug="maisie-macdonald"] .c-byline__role,.c-topper__byline[data-author-slug="ellie-carter"] .c-byline__role,.c-topper__byline[data-author-slug="tilly-baden"] .c-byline__role,.c-topper__byline[data-author-slug="cara-davis"] .c-byline__role{font-size:0.9rem;}/* Mobile compaction */ @media (max-width:640px){.c-topper__byline[data-author-slug="vince-peart"] .c-byline__avatar,.c-topper__byline[data-author-slug="maisie-macdonald"] .c-byline__avatar,.c-topper__byline[data-author-slug="ellie-carter"] .c-byline__avatar,.c-topper__byline[data-author-slug="tilly-baden"] .c-byline__avatar,.c-topper__byline[data-author-slug="cara-davis"] .c-byline__avatar{width:52px;height:52px;}}</style> 487<!-- /SWW three-tier bylines --> 488 489<!-- SWW today-briefing hero --> 490<style>.c-today-briefing--hero{background:linear-gradient(135deg,#0E1B2E 0%,#1a2e4d 100%);color:#F1F4F9;padding:2.5rem 1rem 2.25rem;margin:0 0 2.25rem;}.c-today-briefing--hero .c-today-briefing__inner{max-width:980px;margin:0 auto;text-align:center;}.c-today-briefing--hero .c-today-briefing__eyebrow{color:#B6CFFB;font-size:0.78rem;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:0.08em;margin:0 0 0.4rem;font-weight:600;}.c-today-briefing--hero .c-today-briefing__heading{font-family:'Archivo',system-ui,sans-serif;font-weight:700;font-size:clamp(1.4rem,3.2vw,2rem);line-height:1.2;margin:0 0 0.5rem;color:#fff;}.c-today-briefing--hero .c-today-briefing__sub{color:rgba(241,244,249,0.75);font-size:0.95rem;margin:0 auto 1.5rem;max-width:38rem;}.c-today-briefing--hero .c-today-briefing__cards{display:flex;justify-content:center;margin:0 0 1.25rem;}.c-today-briefing--hero .c-today-briefing__card{background:rgba(255,255,255,0.06);border:1px solid rgba(241,244,249,0.18);border-radius:12px;padding:1.5rem 1.5rem 1.25rem;max-width:540px;width:100%;text-align:left;transition:background 0.18s ease,border-color 0.18s ease;}.c-today-briefing--hero .c-today-briefing__card:hover{background:rgba(255,255,255,0.09);border-color:rgba(182,207,251,0.35);}.c-today-briefing--hero .c-today-briefing__edition{font-family:'Archivo',system-ui,sans-serif;font-weight:700;font-size:1.25rem;color:#fff;margin:0 0 0.45rem;}.c-today-briefing--hero .c-today-briefing__lede{color:rgba(241,244,249,0.88);font-size:0.95rem;line-height:1.5;margin:0 0 0.6rem;}.c-today-briefing--hero .c-today-briefing__editor{color:rgba(241,244,249,0.55);font-size:0.78rem;margin:0 0 1rem;font-style:italic;}.c-today-briefing--hero .c-today-briefing__cta{display:inline-block;background:#B6CFFB;color:#0E1B2E;padding:0.55rem 1.1rem;border-radius:6px;text-decoration:none;font-weight:600;font-size:0.92rem;transition:background 0.15s ease;}.c-today-briefing--hero .c-today-briefing__cta:hover{background:#fff;}.c-today-briefing--hero .c-today-briefing__choose{text-align:center;margin:0;}.c-today-briefing--hero .c-today-briefing__choose a{color:rgba(182,207,251,0.85);font-size:0.88rem;text-decoration:none;border-bottom:1px dotted rgba(182,207,251,0.5);}.c-today-briefing--hero .c-today-briefing__choose a:hover{color:#fff;border-bottom-color:#fff;}@media (max-width:600px){.c-today-briefing--hero{padding:1.75rem 1rem 1.5rem;margin:0 0 1.5rem;}.c-today-briefing--hero .c-today-briefing__card{padding:1.25rem;}}</style> 491<!-- /SWW today-briefing hero --> 492 493 494 495 496 497<!-- SWW dark-mode boxed cards + brand-coloured FOOTER-ONLY social icons --> 498<style>/* === Card boxes â uses theme CSS variables for dark-mode support === */ .c-card{background:var(--color-background-primary,#FFFFFF);border:1px solid var(--color-border-secondary,#E2E6EE);border-radius:8px;padding:0;overflow:hidden;transition:border-color 0.15s ease,box-shadow 0.15s ease,transform 0.15s ease;}.c-card:hover{border-color:var(--color-accent,#B6CFFB);box-shadow:0 4px 18px rgba(0,0,0,0.12);transform:translateY(-2px);}@media (prefers-color-scheme:dark){:root.is-darkModeAdminSetting-enabled .c-card,.is-darkMode .c-card{background:var(--color-background-secondary,#1C1C1E);border-color:var(--color-border-primary,#525252);}}.is-darkMode .c-card{background:var(--color-background-secondary,#1C1C1E);border-color:var(--color-border-primary,#525252);}.c-card__media{display:block;}.c-card__content{padding:1rem 1.1rem 1.1rem;}/* === Footer social icons:per-platform brand colours,white glyph === */ .c-footer .c-social-icons{display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:0.55rem;
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916 917<!-- SWW SEO 2026-05-01 EOD: Article-page nav-current fix -->
918<script id="sww-article-nav-current"> 919(function(){ 920 try { 921 var path = location.pathname; 922 // article-shaped path = single segment, trailing slash optional, NOT a known section route 923 var RESERVED = ['/jobs/','/practice/','/shop/','/directory/','/podcast/','/about/', 924 '/about-ownership/','/editorial-standards/','/corrections/','/corrections-log/', 925 '/start-here/','/briefings/','/contact/','/privacy/']; 926 if (RESERVED.indexOf(path) !== -1) return; 927 if (!/^\/[a-z0-9][a-z0-9-]*\/?$/.test(path)) return; 928 929 // Read primary tag from twitter:data2 (Ghost emits this for every post) 930 var primaryTagEl = document.querySelector('meta[name="twitter:data2"]'); 931 if (!primaryTagEl) return; 932 var primaryTag = (primaryTagEl.content || '').trim().toLowerCase(); 933 if (!primaryTag) return; 934 935 // Map primary tag slug to the nav anchor href that should highlight. 936 // Some persona/section tags map to a Tripoli archive that lives at /tag/{slug}/. 937 var TAG_TO_NAV_HREF = { 938 'news': '/tag/news/', 939 'opinion': '/tag/opinion/', 940 'skills': '/tag/skills/', 941 'supervision': '/tag/supervision/', 942 'features': '/tag/features/', 943 'lived-experience': '/lived-experience/', 944 'maisie-macdonald': '/tag/maisie-macdonald/', 945 'ellie-carter': '/tag/ellie-carter/', 946 'briefings': '/briefings/', 947 'podcast': '/podcast/' 948 }; 949 // Best-section-for-this-tag: e.g. Maisie + Ellie posts highlight nothing on the 950 // primary nav (they're columns, not a top-level section). News/Opinion/Skills/ 951 // Supervision/Features highlight their tag link. 952 var SECTION_OF_TAG = { 953 'news': '/tag/news/', 954 'opinion': '/tag/opinion/', 955 'skills': '/tag/skills/', 956 'supervision': '/tag/supervision/', 957 'features': '/tag/features/', 958 'lived-experience': '/lived-experience/', 959 'maisie-macdonald': '/tag/skills/', 960 'ellie-carter': '/tag/skills/', 961 'social-work-supervision': '/tag/supervision/', 962 'social-work-skills': '/tag/skills/' 963 }; 964 var matchHref = SECTION_OF_TAG[primaryTag] || TAG_TO_NAV_HREF[primaryTag]; 965 if (!matchHref) return; 966 967 // Find the primary nav anchor that matches and add the --current class 968 var anchors = document.querySelectorAll('.c-nav.c-nav--main .c-nav__link, nav.c-nav-wrap .c-nav__link'); 969 for (var i = 0; i < anchors.length; i++) { 970 var a = anchors[i]; 971 var href = a.getAttribute('href') || ''; 972 // Match endsWith so absolute apex prefix doesn't break it 973 if (href.indexOf(matchHref) !== -1 || href === matchHref) { 974 a.classList.add('c-nav__link--current'); 975 break; 976 } 977 } 978 } catch (e) { /* never break the page */ } 979})(); 980</script>
980 981<!-- SWW SEO 2026-05-01 EOD: Footer-only-page nav-current fix -->
982<script id="sww-footer-nav-current"> 983(function(){ 984 try { 985 var path = location.pathname; 986 var FOOTER_PAGES = { 987 '/briefings/': '/briefings/', 988 '/about-ownership/': '/about-ownership/', 989 '/corrections-log/': '/corrections/', // log highlights the policy link in footer 990 '/corrections/': '/corrections/', 991 '/privacy/': '/privacy/', 992 '/contact/': '/contact/', 993 '/editorial-standards/': '/editorial-standards/', 994 '/start-here/': '/start-here/' 995 }; 996 var matchHref = FOOTER_PAGES[path]; 997 if (!matchHref) return; 998 var anchors = document.querySelectorAll('.c-footer .c-nav__link, footer .c-nav__link'); 999 for (var i = 0; i < anchors.length; i++) { 1000 var a = anchors[i]; 1001 var href = a.getAttribute('href') || ''; 1002 if (href === matchHref || href.indexOf(matchHref) !== -1) { 1003 a.classList.add('c-nav__link--current'); 1004 } 1005 } 1006 } catch (e) {} 1007})(); 1008</script>
1008 1009<!-- SWW SEO 2026-05-01 EOD: Lazy-load priority for above-fold archive cards -->
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1430w, (max-width: 1100px) 50vw, 360px' src='/content/images/size/w1304/format/webp/2026/10/western-cape-social-workers-hijackings-police-esco.jpg' 1431 > 1432 </a> 1433 1434 <div class='c-card__content'> 1435 <div class='c-card__tag c-tag'> 1436 <a href="/tag/world/">World</a> 1437 </div> 1438 1439 <h3 class='c-card__headline'><a href='/western-cape-social-workers-hijackings-police-escort-home-visits/' class='c-card__link'>Social workers in Cape Town now need a police escort to make a home visit</a></h3> 1440 1441 <p class='c-card__standfirst'>Twenty-seven social services staff have been hijacked in the Western Cape this year. In Khayelitsha visits are now by appointment only, with law enforcement alongside.</p> 1442 1443 <div class='c-card__meta'> 1444 1445 1446 1447<div class='c-byline c-card__byline' data-author-slug='news-desk'> 1448 <span class='u-hidden u-hidden'>, </span> 1449 <span class='u-hidden '> and </span> 1450 <a href='/author/news-desk/'>News Desk</a> 1451</div> 1452 1453 <div class='u-flex u-align-items-center u-gap-8'> 1454 <time class='c-timestamp c-card__timestamp' datetime='2026-10-03'> 1455 3 October 2026 1456 1457 1458 1459 1460 </time> 1461 </div> 1462 </div> 1463 </div> 1464</article> </div> 1465 1466 <div class='right c-stack-stories' data-skip-dedup data-rail-visible-limit='5'> 1467 <div class='c-section-heading'> 1468 <h2 class='c-section-heading__title c-section-heading__title--small'><a href='https://socialworkworld.org/latest'>Latest</a></h2> 1469 </div> 1470 1471 <article class='c-teaser c-teaser--small post tag-skills tag-hash-format-explainer' data-post-id='6a76f165a0b101fe6226b66b'> 1472 <div class='c-teaser__content'> 1473 <div class='c-teaser__tag c-tag'> 1474 <a href="/tag/skills/">Skills</a> 1475 </div> 1476 1477 <h3 class='c-teaser__headline'> 1478 <a href='/building-and-testing-hypotheses-in-assessment/' class='c-teaser__link'>Building and testing hypotheses in assessment</a> 1479 </h3> 1480 1481 1482 <div class='c-teaser__meta'> 1483 1484 1485 1486<div class='c-byline c-teaser__byline' data-author-slug='social-work-skills'> 1487 <span class='u-hidden u-hidden'>, </span> 1488 <span class='u-hidden '> and </span> 1489 <a href='/author/social-work-skills/'>Skills Desk</a> 1490</div> 1491 1492 <time class='c-timestamp c-teaser__timestamp' datetime='2026-10-03'> 1493 3 October 2026 1494 1495 1496 1497 1498 </time> 1499 1500 </div> 1501 </div> 1502 1503 <a href='/building-and-testing-hypotheses-in-assessment/' class='c-teaser__media'> 1504 <img 1505 loading='lazy' 1506 decoding='async' 1507 class='c-teaser__image' 1508 alt="Sleek tablet in a cozy home kitchen with plants and fresh fruits for a productive workspace." 1509 srcset='/content/images/size/w326/format/webp/2026/08/building-and-testing-hypotheses-in-assessment.jpg 326w, /content/images/size/w652/format/webp/2026/08/building-and-testing-hypotheses-in-assessment.jpg 652w, /content/images/size/w1304/format/webp/2026/08/building-and-testing-hypotheses-in-assessment.jpg 1304w' sizes='(max-width: 720px) 100vw, 480px' src='/content/images/size/w1304/format/webp/2026/08/building-and-testing-hypotheses-in-assessment.jpg' 1510 > 1511 </a> 1512</article> <article class='c-teaser c-teaser--small post tag-features tag-hash-format-feature' data-post-id='6a6bf1f3fe061ae00eb128f3'> 1513 <div class='c-teaser__content'> 1514 <div class='c-teaser__tag c-tag'> 1515 <a href="/tag/features/">Features</a> 1516 </div> 1517 1518 <h3 class='c-teaser__headline'> 1519 <a href='/do-i-have-to-let-a-social-worker-in/' class='c-teaser__link'>Do I have to let a social worker into my house</a> 1520 </h3> 1521 1522 1523 <div class='c-teaser__meta'> 1524 1525 1526 1527<div class='c-byline c-teaser__byline' data-author-slug='features-desk'> 1528 <span class='u-hidden u-hidden'>, </span> 1529 <span class='u-hidden '> and </span> 1530 <a href='/author/features-desk/'>Features Desk</a> 1531</div> 1532 1533 <time class='c-timestamp c-teaser__timestamp' datetime='2026-10-03'> 1534 3 October 2026 1535 1536 1537 1538 1539 </time> 1540 1541 </div> 1542 </div> 1543 1544 <a href='/do-i-have-to-let-a-social-worker-in/' class='c-teaser__media'> 1545 <img 1546 loading='lazy' 1547 decoding='async' 1548 class='c-teaser__image' 1549 alt="Modern empty hallway interior with door and walls leading to light spacious room" 1550 srcset='/content/images/size/w326/format/webp/2026/07/do-i-have-to-let-a-social-worker-in.jpg 326w, /content/images/size/w652/format/webp/2026/07/do-i-have-to-let-a-social-worker-in.jpg 652w, /content/images/size/w1304/format/webp/2026/07/do-i-have-to-let-a-social-worker-in.jpg 1304w' sizes='(max-width: 720px) 100v
1550w, 480px' src='/content/images/size/w1304/format/webp/2026/07/do-i-have-to-let-a-social-worker-in.jpg' 1551 > 1552 </a> 1553</article> <article class='c-teaser c-teaser--small post tag-news tag-hash-format-wire featured' data-post-id='6ac0a76d65715a3440e4062c'> 1554 <div class='c-teaser__content'> 1555 <div class='c-teaser__tag c-tag'> 1556 <a href="/tag/news/">News</a> 1557 </div> 1558 1559 <h3 class='c-teaser__headline'> 1560 <a href='/social-work-england-direct-debit-delay-gocardless/' class='c-teaser__link'>Social Work England delays Direct Debit payments after a fault at its payment provider</a> 1561 </h3> 1562 1563 1564 <div class='c-teaser__meta'> 1565 1566 1567 1568<div class='c-byline c-teaser__byline' data-author-slug='news-desk'> 1569 <span class='u-hidden u-hidden'>, </span> 1570 <span class='u-hidden '> and </span> 1571 <a href='/author/news-desk/'>News Desk</a> 1572</div> 1573 1574 <time class='c-timestamp c-teaser__timestamp' datetime='2026-10-03'> 1575 3 October 2026 1576 1577 1578 1579 1580 </time> 1581 1582 </div> 1583 </div> 1584 1585 <a href='/social-work-england-direct-debit-delay-gocardless/' class='c-teaser__media'> 1586 <img 1587 loading='lazy' 1588 decoding='async' 1589 class='c-teaser__image' 1590 alt="A person's hands holding a bank card and a mobile phone at a desk with a keyboard" 1591 srcset='/content/images/size/w326/format/webp/2026/10/social-work-england-direct-debit-delay-gocardless.jpg 326w, /content/images/size/w652/format/webp/2026/10/social-work-england-direct-debit-delay-gocardless.jpg 652w, /content/images/size/w1304/format/webp/2026/10/social-work-england-direct-debit-delay-gocardless.jpg 1304w' sizes='(max-width: 720px) 100vw, 480px' src='/content/images/size/w1304/format/webp/2026/10/social-work-england-direct-debit-delay-gocardless.jpg' 1592 > 1593 </a> 1594</article> <article class='c-teaser c-teaser--small post tag-news tag-hash-format-wire featured' data-post-id='6ac0a3a465715a3440e4061d'> 1595 <div class='c-teaser__content'> 1596 <div class='c-teaser__tag c-tag'> 1597 <a href="/tag/news/">News</a> 1598 </div> 1599 1600 <h3 class='c-teaser__headline'> 1601 <a href='/kinship-care-statutory-guidance-national-kinship-standards/' class='c-teaser__link'>Councils told kinship carers should not need a court order to get help</a> 1602 </h3> 1603 1604 1605 <div class='c-teaser__meta'> 1606 1607 1608 1609<div class='c-byline c-teaser__byline' data-author-slug='news-desk'> 1610 <span class='u-hidden u-hidden'>, </span> 1611 <span class='u-hidden '> and </span> 1612 <a href='/author/news-desk/'>News Desk</a> 1613</div> 1614 1615 <time class='c-timestamp c-teaser__timestamp' datetime='2026-10-03'> 1616 3 October 2026 1617 1618 1619 1620 1621 </time> 1622 1623 </div> 1624 </div> 1625 1626 <a href='/kinship-care-statutory-guidance-national-kinship-standards/' class='c-teaser__media'> 1627 <img 1628 loading='lazy' 1629 decoding='async' 1630 class='c-teaser__image' 1631 alt="An older woman and a young child in a patterned dress holding hands, seen from the shoulders down" 1632 srcset='/content/images/size/w326/format/webp/2026/10/kinship-care-statutory-guidance-national-kinship-s.jpg 326w, /content/images/size/w652/format/webp/2026/10/kinship-care-statutory-guidance-national-kinship-s.jpg 652w, /content/images/size/w1304/format/webp/2026/10/kinship-care-statutory-guidance-national-kinship-s.jpg 1304w' sizes='(max-width: 720px) 100vw, 480px' src='/content/images/size/w1304/format/webp/2026/10/kinship-care-statutory-guidance-national-kinship-s.jpg' 1633 > 1634 </a> 1635</article> <article class='c-teaser c-teaser--small post tag-skills tag-hash-format-explainer' data-post-id='6a76f162a0b101fe6226b664'> 1636 <div class='c-teaser__content'> 1637 <div class='c-teaser__tag c-tag'> 1638 <a href="/tag/skills/">Skills</a> 1639 </div> 1640 1641 <h3 class='c-teaser__headline'> 1642 <a href='/assessment-interviews-past-rehearsed-answers/' class='c-teaser__link'>Assessment interviews that get past rehearsed answers</a> 1643 </h3> 1644 1645 1646 <div class='c-teaser__meta'> 1647 1648 1649 1650<div class='c-byline c-teaser__byline' data-author-slug='social-work-skills'>
1651 <span class='u-hidden u-hidden'>, </span> 1652 <span class='u-hidden '> and </span> 1653 <a href='/author/social-work-skills/'>Skills Desk</a> 1654</div> 1655 1656 <time class='c-timestamp c-teaser__timestamp' datetime='2026-10-02'> 1657 2 October 2026 1658 1659 1660 1661 1662 </time> 1663 1664 </div> 1665 </div> 1666 1667 <a href='/assessment-interviews-past-rehearsed-answers/' class='c-teaser__media'> 1668 <img 1669 loading='lazy' 1670 decoding='async' 1671 class='c-teaser__image' 1672 alt="Sleek tablet in a cozy home kitchen with plants and fresh fruits for a productive workspace." 1673 srcset='/content/images/size/w326/format/webp/2026/08/assessment-interviews-past-rehearsed-answers.jpg 326w, /content/images/size/w652/format/webp/2026/08/assessment-interviews-past-rehearsed-answers.jpg 652w, /content/images/size/w1304/format/webp/2026/08/assessment-interviews-past-rehearsed-answers.jpg 1304w' sizes='(max-width: 720px) 100vw, 480px' src='/content/images/size/w1304/format/webp/2026/08/assessment-interviews-past-rehearsed-answers.jpg' 1674 > 1675 </a> 1676</article> <article class='c-teaser c-teaser--small post tag-news tag-hash-format-wire featured' data-post-id='6abf978c65715a3440e405e9'> 1677 <div class='c-teaser__content'> 1678 <div class='c-teaser__tag c-tag'> 1679 <a href="/tag/news/">News</a> 1680 </div> 1681 1682 <h3 class='c-teaser__headline'> 1683 <a href='/children-in-need-reading-gap-trusted-adult/' class='c-teaser__link'>Children in need are 29 points behind on reading at 11, and the gap has not moved in six years</a> 1684 </h3> 1685 1686 1687 <div class='c-teaser__meta'> 1688 1689 1690 1691<div class='c-byline c-teaser__byline' data-author-slug='news-desk'> 1692 <span class='u-hidden u-hidden'>, </span> 1693 <span class='u-hidden '> and </span> 1694 <a href='/author/news-desk/'>News Desk</a> 1695</div> 1696 1697 <time class='c-timestamp c-teaser__timestamp' datetime='2026-10-02'> 1698 2 October 2026 1699 1700 1701 1702 1703 </time> 1704 1705 </div> 1706 </div> 1707 1708 <a href='/children-in-need-reading-gap-trusted-adult/' class='c-teaser__media'> 1709 <img 1710 loading='lazy' 1711 decoding='async' 1712 class='c-teaser__image' 1713 alt="An adult's hand turning the page of an illustrated picture book for a young child sitting on the floor" 1714 srcset='/content/images/size/w326/format/webp/2026/10/children-in-need-reading-gap-trusted-adult.jpg 326w, /content/images/size/w652/format/webp/2026/10/children-in-need-reading-gap-trusted-adult.jpg 652w, /content/images/size/w1304/format/webp/2026/10/children-in-need-reading-gap-trusted-adult.jpg 1304w' sizes='(max-width: 720px) 100vw, 480px' src='/content/images/size/w1304/format/webp/2026/10/children-in-need-reading-gap-trusted-adult.jpg' 1715 > 1716 </a> 1717</article> <article class='c-teaser c-teaser--small post tag-world tag-hash-format-wire featured' data-post-id='6abf4d3c65715a3440e405ae'> 1718 <div class='c-teaser__content'> 1719 <div class='c-teaser__tag c-tag'> 1720 <a href="/tag/world/">World</a> 1721 </div> 1722 1723 <h3 class='c-teaser__headline'> 1724 <a href='/australia-esafety-gaming-platforms-child-safety-gaps/' class='c-teaser__link'>Australian regulator finds child safety gaps on Roblox, Fortnite, Minecraft and Steam</a> 1725 </h3> 1726 1727 1728 <div class='c-teaser__meta'> 1729 1730 1731 1732<div class='c-byline c-teaser__byline' data-author-slug='news-desk'> 1733 <span class='u-hidden u-hidden'>, </span> 1734 <span class='u-hidden '> and </span> 1735 <a href='/author/news-desk/'>News Desk</a> 1736</div> 1737 1738 <time class='c-timestamp c-teaser__timestamp' datetime='2026-10-02'> 1739 2 October 2026 1740 1741 1742 1743 1744 </time> 1745 1746 </div> 1747 </div> 1748 1749 <a href='/australia-esafety-gaming-platforms-child-safety-gaps/' class='c-teaser__media'> 1750 <img 1751 loading='lazy' 1752 decoding='async' 1753 class='c-teaser__image' 1754 alt="A person in a hood, seen from behind, holding a games controller in front of a screen" 1755 srcset='/content/images/size/w326/format/webp/2026/10/australia-esafety-gaming-platforms-child-safety-ga.jpg 326w, /content/images/size/w652/format/webp/2026/10/australia-esafety-gaming-platforms-child-safety-ga.jpg 652w, /content/images/size/w1304/format/webp/2026/10/australia-esafety-gaming-platforms-child-safety-ga.jpg 1304w' sizes='(max-width: 720px) 100v
1755w, 480px' src='/content/images/size/w1304/format/webp/2026/10/australia-esafety-gaming-platforms-child-safety-ga.jpg' 1756 > 1757 </a> 1758</article> <article class='c-teaser c-teaser--small post tag-features tag-hash-format-feature' data-post-id='6a6bd3a5fe061ae00eb128a8'> 1759 <div class='c-teaser__content'> 1760 <div class='c-teaser__tag c-tag'> 1761 <a href="/tag/features/">Features</a> 1762 </div> 1763 1764 <h3 class='c-teaser__headline'> 1765 <a href='/parentification-eldest-daughter/' class='c-teaser__link'>Parentification, and what eldest daughter syndrome gets right</a> 1766 </h3> 1767 1768 1769 <div class='c-teaser__meta'> 1770 1771 1772 1773<div class='c-byline c-teaser__byline' data-author-slug='features-desk'> 1774 <span class='u-hidden u-hidden'>, </span> 1775 <span class='u-hidden '> and </span> 1776 <a href='/author/features-desk/'>Features Desk</a> 1777</div> 1778 1779 <time class='c-timestamp c-teaser__timestamp' datetime='2026-10-02'> 1780 2 October 2026 1781 1782 1783 1784 1785 </time> 1786 1787 </div> 1788 </div> 1789 1790 <a href='/parentification-eldest-daughter/' class='c-teaser__media'> 1791 <img 1792 loading='lazy' 1793 decoding='async' 1794 class='c-teaser__image' 1795 alt="Two young women study together at a table filled with books and papers, focused on learning" 1796 srcset='/content/images/size/w326/format/webp/2026/07/parentification-eldest-daughter.jpg 326w, /content/images/size/w652/format/webp/2026/07/parentification-eldest-daughter.jpg 652w, /content/images/size/w1304/format/webp/2026/07/parentification-eldest-daughter.jpg 1304w' sizes='(max-width: 720px) 100vw, 480px' src='/content/images/size/w1304/format/webp/2026/07/parentification-eldest-daughter.jpg' 1797 > 1798 </a> 1799</article> <article class='c-teaser c-teaser--small post tag-opinion tag-hash-format-column featured' data-post-id='6abf6aa365715a3440e405c0'> 1800 <div class='c-teaser__content'> 1801 <div class='c-teaser__tag c-tag'> 1802 <a href="/tag/opinion/">Opinion</a> 1803 </div> 1804 1805 <h3 class='c-teaser__headline'> 1806 <a href='/the-transformative-power-of-listening/' class='c-teaser__link'>The transformative power of listening</a> 1807 </h3> 1808 1809 1810 <div class='c-teaser__meta'> 1811 1812 1813 1814<div class='c-byline c-teaser__byline' data-author-slug='david-joseph'> 1815 <span class='u-hidden u-hidden'>, </span> 1816 <span class='u-hidden '> and </span> 1817 <a href='/author/david-joseph/'>Dr David I. Joseph</a> 1818</div> 1819 1820 <time class='c-timestamp c-teaser__timestamp' datetime='2026-10-02'> 1821 2 October 2026 1822 1823 1824 1825 1826 </time> 1827 1828 </div> 1829 </div> 1830 1831 <a href='/the-transformative-power-of-listening/' class='c-teaser__media'> 1832 <img 1833 loading='lazy' 1834 decoding='async' 1835 class='c-teaser__image' 1836 alt="Two people sitting across a white table from each other, each holding a grey mug" 1837 srcset='/content/images/size/w326/format/webp/2026/10/the-transformative-power-of-listening.jpg 326w, /content/images/size/w652/format/webp/2026/10/the-transformative-power-of-listening.jpg 652w, /content/images/size/w1304/format/webp/2026/10/the-transformative-power-of-listening.jpg 1304w' sizes='(max-width: 720px) 100vw, 480px' src='/content/images/size/w1304/format/webp/2026/10/the-transformative-power-of-listening.jpg' 1838 > 1839 </a> 1840</article> <article class='c-teaser c-teaser--small post tag-supervision tag-hash-format-column featured' data-post-id='6abe535865715a3440e404ff'> 1841 <div class='c-teaser__content'> 1842 <div class='c-teaser__tag c-tag'> 1843 <a href="/tag/supervision/">supervision</a> 1844 </div> 1845 1846 <h3 class='c-teaser__headline'> 1847 <a href='/ten-years-adult-mental-health-burnt-out-adhd-assessor/' class='c-teaser__link'>Ten years in adult mental health and I'm burnt out. Should I move to children's ADHD assessments?</a> 1848 </h3> 1849 1850 1851 <div class='c-teaser__meta'> 1852 1853 1854 1855<div class='c-byline c-teaser__byline' data-author-slug='social-work-supervision'> 1856 <span class='u-hidden u-hidden'>, </span> 1857 <span class='u-hidden '> and </span> 1858 <a href='/author/social-work-supervision/'>Supervision Desk</a> 1859</div> 1860 1861 <time class='c-timestamp c-teaser__timestamp' datetime='2026-10-02'> 1862 2 October 2026 1863 1864 1865 1866 1867 </time> 1868 1869 </div> 1870 </div> 1871 1872 <a href='/ten-years-adult-mental-health-burnt-out-adhd-assessor/' class='c-teaser__media'> 1873 <img 1874 loading='lazy' 1875 decoding='async' 1876 class='c-teaser__image' 1877 alt="A rural road dividing in two beside green fields under a pale winter sky" 1878 srcset='/content/images/size/w326/format/webp/2026/10/ten-years-adult-mental-health-burnt-out-adhd-asses.jpg 326w, /content/images/size/w652/format/webp/2026/10/ten-years-adult-mental-health-burnt-out-adhd-asses.jpg 652w, /content/images/size/w1304/format/webp/2026/10/ten-years-adult-mental-health-burnt-out-adhd-asses.jpg 1304w' sizes='(max-width: 720px) 100v
1878w, 480px' src='/content/images/size/w1304/format/webp/2026/10/ten-years-adult-mental-health-burnt-out-adhd-asses.jpg' 1879 > 1880 </a> 1881</article> <article class='c-teaser c-teaser--small post tag-news tag-hash-format-wire featured' data-post-id='6abf4b6465715a3440e405a6'> 1882 <div class='c-teaser__content'> 1883 <div class='c-teaser__tag c-tag'> 1884 <a href="/tag/news/">News</a> 1885 </div> 1886 1887 <h3 class='c-teaser__headline'> 1888 <a href='/drug-alcohol-services-children-social-care-referrals-first/' class='c-teaser__link'>Drug and alcohol services told to put referrals from children's social care first</a> 1889 </h3> 1890 1891 1892 <div class='c-teaser__meta'> 1893 1894 1895 1896<div class='c-byline c-teaser__byline' data-author-slug='news-desk'> 1897 <span class='u-hidden u-hidden'>, </span> 1898 <span class='u-hidden '> and </span> 1899 <a href='/author/news-desk/'>News Desk</a> 1900</div> 1901 1902 <time class='c-timestamp c-teaser__timestamp' datetime='2026-10-02'> 1903 2 October 2026 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 </time> 1909 1910 </div> 1911 </div> 1912 1913 <a href='/drug-alcohol-services-children-social-care-referrals-first/' class='c-teaser__media'> 1914 <img 1915 loading='lazy' 1916 decoding='async' 1917 class='c-teaser__image' 1918 alt="A child's hands drawing flowers in crayon on a large sheet of paper at a wooden table" 1919 srcset='/content/images/size/w326/format/webp/2026/10/drug-alcohol-services-children-social-care-referra.jpg 326w, /content/images/size/w652/format/webp/2026/10/drug-alcohol-services-children-social-care-referra.jpg 652w, /content/images/size/w1304/format/webp/2026/10/drug-alcohol-services-children-social-care-referra.jpg 1304w' sizes='(max-width: 720px) 100vw, 480px' src='/content/images/size/w1304/format/webp/2026/10/drug-alcohol-services-children-social-care-referra.jpg' 1920 > 1921 </a> 1922</article> <article class='c-teaser c-teaser--small post tag-skills tag-hash-format-explainer' data-post-id='6a76f15fa0b101fe6226b65d'> 1923 <div class='c-teaser__content'> 1924 <div class='c-teaser__tag c-tag'> 1925 <a href="/tag/skills/">Skills</a> 1926 </div> 1927 1928 <h3 class='c-teaser__headline'> 1929 <a href='/when-records-are-requested-by-court-or-police/' class='c-teaser__link'>When your records are requested by the court or the police</a> 1930 </h3> 1931 1932 1933 <div class='c-teaser__meta'> 1934 1935 1936 1937<div class='c-byline c-teaser__byline' data-author-slug='social-work-skills'> 1938 <span class='u-hidden u-hidden'>, </span> 1939 <span class='u-hidden '> and </span> 1940 <a href='/author/social-work-skills/'>Skills Desk</a> 1941</div> 1942 1943 <time class='c-timestamp c-teaser__timestamp' datetime='2026-10-01'> 1944 1 October 2026 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 </time> 1950 1951 </div> 1952 </div> 1953 1954 <a href='/when-records-are-requested-by-court-or-police/' class='c-teaser__media'> 1955 <img 1956 loading='lazy' 1957 decoding='async' 1958 class='c-teaser__image' 1959 alt="Top-down view of a desk with laptop, planner, and notebooks. Perfect for business and productivity themes." 1960 srcset='/content/images/size/w326/format/webp/2026/08/when-records-are-requested-by-court-or-police.jpg 326w, /content/images/size/w652/format/webp/2026/08/when-records-are-requested-by-court-or-police.jpg 652w, /content/images/size/w1304/format/webp/2026/08/when-records-are-requested-by-court-or-police.jpg 1304w' sizes='(max-width: 720px) 100vw, 480px' src='/content/images/size/w1304/format/webp/2026/08/when-records-are-requested-by-court-or-police.jpg' 1961 > 1962 </a> 1963</article> </div> 1964 1965 </div> 1966</div> 1967 1968<section class='c-today-briefing c-today-briefing--hero'> 1969 <div class='o-grid c-today-briefing__inner'> 1970 <div class='c-today-briefing__intro'> 1971 <p class='c-today-briefing__eyebrow'>Today's edition</p> 1972 <h2 class='c-today-briefing__heading' data-day-heading>Today's briefing</h2> 1973 <p class='c-today-briefing__sub'> 1974 Seven briefings, one a day, all free. Pick the ones you want. 1975 </p> 1976 </div> 1977 1978 <div class='c-today-briefing__cards'> 1979 <div class='c-today-briefing__card' data-day='1'> 1980 <p class='c-today-briefing__edition'>The Week Ahead</p> 1981 <p class='c-today-briefing__lede'>What's landing in social work this week. The stories, the calendar, the angle to come back to on Frid
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2057 2058 2059 <div class='c-section c-section--news'> 2060 <div class='o-grid'> 2061 <div class='c-section-heading'> 2062 <h2 class='c-section-heading__title'><a href='/tag/news/'>News</a></h2> 2063 2064 <a href='/tag/news/' aria-label='See all News' class='c-section-heading__all 2065 u-block 2066 '> 2067 See all 2068 </a> 2069 </div> 2070 </div> 2071 2072 <div class='o-grid o-grid--4-columns' data-grid-visible-limit='4'> 2073 <article class='js-card c-card c-card-- c-card-- post tag-news tag-hash-format-wire featured' data-post-id='6ac0ab8b65715a3440e4063c'> 2074 <a href='/social-work-england-cpd-three-year-cycle-consultation/' class='c-card__media'> 2075 <img 2076 loading='lazy' 2077 decoding='async' 2078 2079 class='c-card__image' 2080 alt="An open lined notebook with a pen resting on it, beside a laptop and a mug on a dark desk" 2081 srcset='/content/images/size/w326/format/webp/2026/10/social-work-england-cpd-three-year-cycle-consultat.jpg 326w, /content/images/size/w652/format/webp/2026/10/social-work-england-cpd-three-year-cycle-consultat.jpg 652w, /content/images/size/w1304/format/webp/2026/10/social-work-england-cpd-three-year-cycle-consultat.jpg 1304w' sizes='(max-width: 720px) 100vw, (max-width: 1100px) 50vw, 360px' src='/content/images/size/w1304/format/webp/2026/10/social-work-england-cpd-three-year-cycle-consultat.jpg' 2082 > 2083 </a> 2084 2085 <div class='c-card__content'> 2086 <div class='c-card__tag c-tag'> 2087 <a href="/tag/news/">News</a> 2088 </div> 2089 2090 <h3 class='c-card__headline'><a href='/social-work-england-cpd-three-year-cycle-consultation/' class='c-card__link'>Social Work England asks whether CPD should move to a three-year cycle</a></h3> 2091 2092 <p class='c-card__standfirst'>The regulator is asking social workers about a longer CPD cycle, how impact should be shown and whether records should be externally moderated, ahead of a consultation in January.</p> 2093 2094 <div class='c-card__meta'> 2095 2096 2097 2098<div class='c-byline c-card__byline' data-author-slug='news-desk'> 2099 <span class='u-hidden u-hidden'>, </span> 2100 <span class='u-hidden '> and </span> 2101 <a href='/author/news-desk/'>News Desk</a> 2102</div> 2103 2104 <div class='u-flex u-align-items-center u-gap-8'> 2105 <time class='c-timestamp c-card__timestamp' datetime='2026-10-03'> 2106 3 October 2026 2107 2108 2109 2110 2111 </time> 2112 </div> 2113 </div> 2114 </div> 2115</article> <article class='js-card c-card c-card-- c-card-- post tag-news tag-hash-format-wire featured' data-post-id='6ac0a76d65715a3440e4062c'> 2116 <a href='/social-work-england-direct-debit-delay-gocardless/' class='c-card__media'> 2117 <img 2118 loading='lazy' 2119 decoding='async' 2120 2121 class='c-card__image' 2122 alt="A person's hands holding a bank card and a mobile phone at a desk with a keyboard" 2123 srcset='/content/images/size/w326/format/webp/2026/10/social-work-england-direct-debit-delay-gocardless.jpg 326w, /content/images/size/w652/format/webp/2026/10/social-work-england-direct-debit-delay-gocardless.jpg 652w, /content/images/size/w1304/format/webp/2026/10/social-work-england-direct-debit-delay-gocardless.jpg 1304w' sizes='(max-width: 720px) 100vw, (max-width: 1100px) 50vw, 360px' src='/content/images/size/w1304/format/webp/2026/10/social-work-england-direct-debit-delay-gocardless.jpg' 2124 > 2125 </a> 2126 2127 <div class='c-card__content'> 2128 <div class='c-card__tag c-tag'> 2129 <a href="/tag/news/">News</a> 2130 </div> 2131 2132 <h3 class='c-card__headline'><a href='/social-work-england-direct-debit-delay-gocardless/' class='c-card__link'>Social Work England delays Direct Debit payments after a fault at its payment provider</a></h3> 2133 2134 <p class='c-card__standfirst'>An email to registrants says the £61 instalment due on Friday will be taken on Monday 5 October. Some social workers say theirs has already gone out and fear paying twice.</p> 2135 2136 <div class='c-card__meta'> 2137 2138 2139 2140<div class='c-byline c-card__byline' data-author-slug='news-desk'> 2141 <span class='u-hidden u-hidden'>, </span>
2142 <span class='u-hidden '> and </span> 2143 <a href='/author/news-desk/'>News Desk</a> 2144</div> 2145 2146 <div class='u-flex u-align-items-center u-gap-8'> 2147 <time class='c-timestamp c-card__timestamp' datetime='2026-10-03'> 2148 3 October 2026 2149 2150 2151 2152 2153 </time> 2154 </div> 2155 </div> 2156 </div> 2157</article> <article class='js-card c-card c-card-- c-card-- post tag-news tag-hash-format-wire featured' data-post-id='6ac0a3a465715a3440e4061d'> 2158 <a href='/kinship-care-statutory-guidance-national-kinship-standards/' class='c-card__media'> 2159 <img 2160 loading='lazy' 2161 decoding='async' 2162 2163 class='c-card__image' 2164 alt="An older woman and a young child in a patterned dress holding hands, seen from the shoulders down" 2165 srcset='/content/images/size/w326/format/webp/2026/10/kinship-care-statutory-guidance-national-kinship-s.jpg 326w, /content/images/size/w652/format/webp/2026/10/kinship-care-statutory-guidance-national-kinship-s.jpg 652w, /content/images/size/w1304/format/webp/2026/10/kinship-care-statutory-guidance-national-kinship-s.jpg 1304w' sizes='(max-width: 720px) 100vw, (max-width: 1100px) 50vw, 360px' src='/content/images/size/w1304/format/webp/2026/10/kinship-care-statutory-guidance-national-kinship-s.jpg' 2166 > 2167 </a> 2168 2169 <div class='c-card__content'> 2170 <div class='c-card__tag c-tag'> 2171 <a href="/tag/news/">News</a> 2172 </div> 2173 2174 <h3 class='c-card__headline'><a href='/kinship-care-statutory-guidance-national-kinship-standards/' class='c-card__link'>Councils told kinship carers should not need a court order to get help</a></h3> 2175 2176 <p class='c-card__standfirst'>Rewritten statutory guidance took effect on Friday with six National Kinship Standards and a legal duty to consult families before a council publishes its kinship local offer.</p> 2177 2178 <div class='c-card__meta'> 2179 2180 2181 2182<div class='c-byline c-card__byline' data-author-slug='news-desk'> 2183 <span class='u-hidden u-hidden'>, </span> 2184 <span class='u-hidden '> and </span> 2185 <a href='/author/news-desk/'>News Desk</a> 2186</div> 2187 2188 <div class='u-flex u-align-items-center u-gap-8'> 2189 <time class='c-timestamp c-card__timestamp' datetime='2026-10-03'> 2190 3 October 2026 2191 2192 2193 2194 2195 </time> 2196 </div> 2197 </div> 2198 </div> 2199</article> <article class='js-card c-card c-card-- c-card-- post tag-news tag-hash-format-wire featured' data-post-id='6abf978c65715a3440e405e9'> 2200 <a href='/children-in-need-reading-gap-trusted-adult/' class='c-card__media'> 2201 <img 2202 loading='lazy' 2203 decoding='async' 2204 2205 class='c-card__image' 2206 alt="An adult's hand turning the page of an illustrated picture book for a young child sitting on the floor" 2207 srcset='/content/images/size/w326/format/webp/2026/10/children-in-need-reading-gap-trusted-adult.jpg 326w, /content/images/size/w652/format/webp/2026/10/children-in-need-reading-gap-trusted-adult.jpg 652w, /content/images/size/w1304/format/webp/2026/10/children-in-need-reading-gap-trusted-adult.jpg 1304w' sizes='(max-width: 720px) 100vw, (max-width: 1100px) 50vw, 360px' src='/content/images/size/w1304/format/webp/2026/10/children-in-need-reading-gap-trusted-adult.jpg' 2208 > 2209 </a> 2210 2211 <div class='c-card__content'> 2212 <div class='c-card__tag c-tag'> 2213 <a href="/tag/news/">News</a> 2214 </div> 2215 2216 <h3 class='c-card__headline'><a href='/children-in-need-reading-gap-trusted-adult/' class='c-card__link'>Children in need are 29 points behind on reading at 11, and the gap has not moved in six years</a></h3> 2217 2218 <p class='c-card__standfirst'>46% of children in need met the key stage 2 reading standard last year, the same as in 2018/19. A new survey says what teachers think is missing: a steady adult to read with.</p> 2219 2220 <div class='c-card__meta'> 2221 2222 2223 2224<div class='c-byline c-card__byline' data-author-slug='news-desk'> 2225 <span class='u-hidden u-hidden'>, </span> 2226 <span class='u-hidden '> and </span> 2227 <a href='/author/news-desk/'>News Desk</a> 2228</div> 2229 2230 <div class='u-flex u-align-items-center u-gap-8'> 2231 <time class='c-timestamp c-card__timestamp' datetime='2026-10-02'> 2232 2 October 2026 2233 2234 2235 2236 2237 </time> 2238 </div> 2239 </div> 2240 </div> 2241</article> <article class='js-card c-card c-card-- c-card-- post tag-news tag-hash-format-wire featured' data-post-id='6abf4b6465715a3440e405a6'>
2242 <a href='/drug-alcohol-services-children-social-care-referrals-first/' class='c-card__media'> 2243 <img 2244 loading='lazy' 2245 decoding='async' 2246 2247 class='c-card__image' 2248 alt="A child's hands drawing flowers in crayon on a large sheet of paper at a wooden table" 2249 srcset='/content/images/size/w326/format/webp/2026/10/drug-alcohol-services-children-social-care-referra.jpg 326w, /content/images/size/w652/format/webp/2026/10/drug-alcohol-services-children-social-care-referra.jpg 652w, /content/images/size/w1304/format/webp/2026/10/drug-alcohol-services-children-social-care-referra.jpg 1304w' sizes='(max-width: 720px) 100vw, (max-width: 1100px) 50vw, 360px' src='/content/images/size/w1304/format/webp/2026/10/drug-alcohol-services-children-social-care-referra.jpg' 2250 > 2251 </a> 2252 2253 <div class='c-card__content'> 2254 <div class='c-card__tag c-tag'> 2255 <a href="/tag/news/">News</a> 2256 </div> 2257 2258 <h3 class='c-card__headline'><a href='/drug-alcohol-services-children-social-care-referrals-first/' class='c-card__link'>Drug and alcohol services told to put referrals from children's social care first</a></h3> 2259 2260 <p class='c-card__standfirst'>Rewritten government guidance says adult treatment services should prioritise families referred by children's services, and that social workers must plan contact when a parent goes into rehab.</p> 2261 2262 <div class='c-card__meta'> 2263 2264 2265 2266<div class='c-byline c-card__byline' data-author-slug='news-desk'> 2267 <span class='u-hidden u-hidden'>, </span> 2268 <span class='u-hidden '> and </span> 2269 <a href='/author/news-desk/'>News Desk</a> 2270</div> 2271 2272 <div class='u-flex u-align-items-center u-gap-8'> 2273 <time class='c-timestamp c-card__timestamp' datetime='2026-10-02'> 2274 2 October 2026 2275 2276 2277 2278 2279 </time> 2280 </div> 2281 </div> 2282 </div> 2283</article> <article class='js-card c-card c-card-- c-card-- post tag-news tag-hash-format-wire featured' data-post-id='6abe459865715a3440e404f5'> 2284 <a href='/care-workers-national-collective-pension-scheme/' class='c-card__media'> 2285 <img 2286 loading='lazy' 2287 decoding='async' 2288 2289 class='c-card__image' 2290 alt="A younger woman embracing an older woman from behind, their hands and wristwatches resting together" 2291 srcset='/content/images/size/w326/format/webp/2026/10/care-workers-national-collective-pension-scheme.jpg 326w, /content/images/size/w652/format/webp/2026/10/care-workers-national-collective-pension-scheme.jpg 652w, /content/images/size/w1304/format/webp/2026/10/care-workers-national-collective-pension-scheme.jpg 1304w' sizes='(max-width: 720px) 100vw, (max-width: 1100px) 50vw, 360px' src='/content/images/size/w1304/format/webp/2026/10/care-workers-national-collective-pension-scheme.jpg' 2292 > 2293 </a> 2294 2295 <div class='c-card__content'> 2296 <div class='c-card__tag c-tag'> 2297 <a href="/tag/news/">News</a> 2298 </div> 2299 2300 <h3 class='c-card__headline'><a href='/care-workers-national-collective-pension-scheme/' class='c-card__link'>Care workers are getting a national pension scheme. Nobody has said who will pay into it</a></h3> 2301 2302 <p class='c-card__standfirst'>Yvette Cooper announced the first national collective pension scheme for adult social care. Providers and councils welcomed it and asked the same question: who funds the employer contributions?</p> 2303 2304 <div class='c-card__meta'> 2305 2306 2307 2308<div class='c-byline c-card__byline' data-author-slug='news-desk'> 2309 <span class='u-hidden u-hidden'>, </span> 2310 <span class='u-hidden '> and </span> 2311 <a href='/author/news-desk/'>News Desk</a> 2312</div> 2313 2314 <div class='u-flex u-align-items-center u-gap-8'> 2315 <time class='c-timestamp c-card__timestamp' datetime='2026-10-01'> 2316 1 October 2026 2317 2318 2319 2320 2321 </time> 2322 </div> 2323 </div> 2324 </div> 2325</article> <article class='js-card c-card c-card-- c-card-- post tag-news tag-hash-format-wire featured' data-post-id='6abe441165715a3440e404e5'> 2326 <a href='/agency-rules-one-year-experience-outside-england/' class='c-card__media'> 2327 <img 2328 loading='lazy' 2329 decoding='async' 2330 2331 class='c-card__image' 2332 alt="The Second Severn Crossing spanning the river between England and Wales" 2333 srcset='/content/images/size/w326/format/webp/2026/10/agency-rules-one-year-experience-outside-england.jpg 326w, /content/images/size/w652/format/webp/2026/10/agency-rules-one-year-experience-outside-england.jpg 652w, /content/images/size/w1304/format/webp/2026/10/agency-rules-one-year-experience-outside-england.jpg 1304w' sizes='(max-width: 720px) 100v
2333w, (max-width: 1100px) 50vw, 360px' src='/content/images/size/w1304/format/webp/2026/10/agency-rules-one-year-experience-outside-england.jpg' 2334 > 2335 </a> 2336 2337 <div class='c-card__content'> 2338 <div class='c-card__tag c-tag'> 2339 <a href="/tag/news/">News</a> 2340 </div> 2341 2342 <h3 class='c-card__headline'><a href='/agency-rules-one-year-experience-outside-england/' class='c-card__link'>A year into the full agency rules, fifteen years in a Welsh council still counts for nothing</a></h3> 2343 2344 <p class='c-card__standfirst'>The experience threshold for agency social workers in England's children's services excludes practice outside England by definition. Regulations are due from 2028, and the consultation is the chance to change it.</p> 2345 2346 <div class='c-card__meta'> 2347 2348 2349 2350<div class='c-byline c-card__byline' data-author-slug='news-desk'> 2351 <span class='u-hidden u-hidden'>, </span> 2352 <span class='u-hidden '> and </span> 2353 <a href='/author/news-desk/'>News Desk</a> 2354</div> 2355 2356 <div class='u-flex u-align-items-center u-gap-8'> 2357 <time class='c-timestamp c-card__timestamp' datetime='2026-10-01'> 2358 1 October 2026 2359 2360 2361 2362 2363 </time> 2364 </div> 2365 </div> 2366 </div> 2367</article> <article class='js-card c-card c-card-- c-card-- post tag-news tag-hash-format-wire featured' data-post-id='6abd199e65715a3440e404b5'> 2368 <a href='/sssc-fitness-to-practise-referrals-2025-26/' class='c-card__media'> 2369 <img 2370 loading='lazy' 2371 decoding='async' 2372 2373 class='c-card__image' 2374 alt="A stack of papers on a desk with a pair of glasses resting on top" 2375 srcset='/content/images/size/w326/format/webp/2026/09/sssc-fitness-to-practise-referrals-2025-26.jpg 326w, /content/images/size/w652/format/webp/2026/09/sssc-fitness-to-practise-referrals-2025-26.jpg 652w, /content/images/size/w1304/format/webp/2026/09/sssc-fitness-to-practise-referrals-2025-26.jpg 1304w' sizes='(max-width: 720px) 100vw, (max-width: 1100px) 50vw, 360px' src='/content/images/size/w1304/format/webp/2026/09/sssc-fitness-to-practise-referrals-2025-26.jpg' 2376 > 2377 </a> 2378 2379 <div class='c-card__content'> 2380 <div class='c-card__tag c-tag'> 2381 <a href="/tag/news/">News</a> 2382 </div> 2383 2384 <h3 class='c-card__headline'><a href='/sssc-fitness-to-practise-referrals-2025-26/' class='c-card__link'>Referrals to Scotland's social care regulator rose 15.5% in a year, and open cases by a third</a></h3> 2385 2386 <p class='c-card__standfirst'>The SSSC's third fitness to practise snapshot: 5,584 referrals, 2,437 open cases, 139 removals, 1.4 per cent of registrants under investigation, and a register that shrank by 2,285.</p> 2387 2388 <div class='c-card__meta'> 2389 2390 2391 2392<div class='c-byline c-card__byline' data-author-slug='news-desk'> 2393 <span class='u-hidden u-hidden'>, </span> 2394 <span class='u-hidden '> and </span> 2395 <a href='/author/news-desk/'>News Desk</a> 2396</div> 2397 2398 <div class='u-flex u-align-items-center u-gap-8'> 2399 <time class='c-timestamp c-card__timestamp' datetime='2026-09-30'> 2400 30 September 2026 2401 2402 2403 2404 2405 </time> 2406 </div> 2407 </div> 2408 </div> 2409</article> <article class='js-card c-card c-card-- c-card-- post tag-news tag-hash-format-wire featured' data-post-id='6abcb5cb65715a3440e404a8'> 2410 <a href='/think-ahead-closing-august-2027/' class='c-card__media'> 2411 <img 2412 loading='lazy' 2413 decoding='async' 2414 2415 class='c-card__image' 2416 alt="Rows of empty wooden seats in a lecture theatre" 2417 srcset='/content/images/size/w326/format/webp/2026/09/think-ahead-closing-august-2027.jpg 326w, /content/images/size/w652/format/webp/2026/09/think-ahead-closing-august-2027.jpg 652w, /content/images/size/w1304/format/webp/2026/09/think-ahead-closing-august-2027.jpg 1304w' sizes='(max-width: 720px) 100vw, (max-width: 1100px) 50vw, 360px' src='/content/images/size/w1304/format/webp/2026/09/think-ahead-closing-august-2027.jpg' 2418 > 2419 </a> 2420 2421 <div class='c-card__content'> 2422 <div class='c-card__tag c-tag'> 2423 <a href="/tag/news/">News</a> 2424 </div> 2425 2426 <h3 class='c-card__headline'><a href='/think-ahead-closing-august-2027/' class='c-card__link'>Think Ahead to close in August 2027 after the government ended its funding</a></h3> 2427 2428 <p class='c-card__standfirst'>The fast-track route into mental health social work trained 1,270 specialists in twelve years. DHSC stopped funding it from the 2026 cohort, and the charity will shut once the last trainees qualify.</p> 2429 2430 <div class='c-card__meta'> 2431 2432 2433 2434<div class='c-byline c-card__byline' data-author-slug='news-desk'>
2435 <span class='u-hidden u-hidden'>, </span> 2436 <span class='u-hidden '> and </span> 2437 <a href='/author/news-desk/'>News Desk</a> 2438</div> 2439 2440 <div class='u-flex u-align-items-center u-gap-8'> 2441 <time class='c-timestamp c-card__timestamp' datetime='2026-09-30'> 2442 30 September 2026 2443 2444 2445 2446 2447 </time> 2448 </div> 2449 </div> 2450 </div> 2451</article> <article class='js-card c-card c-card-- c-card-- post tag-news tag-hash-format-wire featured' data-post-id='6abca73a65715a3440e4049e'> 2452 <a href='/victoria-ombudsman-child-transferred-adult-prison/' class='c-card__media'> 2453 <img 2454 loading='lazy' 2455 decoding='async' 2456 2457 class='c-card__image' 2458 alt="An empty prison cell seen through blue bars, with a narrow bed and a small sink" 2459 srcset='/content/images/size/w326/format/webp/2026/09/victoria-ombudsman-child-transferred-adult-prison.jpg 326w, /content/images/size/w652/format/webp/2026/09/victoria-ombudsman-child-transferred-adult-prison.jpg 652w, /content/images/size/w1304/format/webp/2026/09/victoria-ombudsman-child-transferred-adult-prison.jpg 1304w' sizes='(max-width: 720px) 100vw, (max-width: 1100px) 50vw, 360px' src='/content/images/size/w1304/format/webp/2026/09/victoria-ombudsman-child-transferred-adult-prison.jpg' 2460 > 2461 </a> 2462 2463 <div class='c-card__content'> 2464 <div class='c-card__tag c-tag'> 2465 <a href="/tag/news/">News</a> 2466 </div> 2467 2468 <h3 class='c-card__headline'><a href='/victoria-ombudsman-child-transferred-adult-prison/' class='c-card__link'>A boy of 16 moved to an adult prison spent over 22 hours a day in his cell, Ombudsman finds</a></h3> 2469 2470 <p class='c-card__standfirst'>Victoria's Ombudsman found the justice department did not properly weigh a child's human rights before he was moved from youth detention to a maximum-security adult prison, where the conditions bordered on solitary.</p> 2471 2472 <div class='c-card__meta'> 2473 2474 2475 2476<div class='c-byline c-card__byline' data-author-slug='news-desk'> 2477 <span class='u-hidden u-hidden'>, </span> 2478 <span class='u-hidden '> and </span> 2479 <a href='/author/news-desk/'>News Desk</a> 2480</div> 2481 2482 <div class='u-flex u-align-items-center u-gap-8'> 2483 <time class='c-timestamp c-card__timestamp' datetime='2026-09-30'> 2484 30 September 2026 2485 2486 2487 2488 2489 </time> 2490 </div> 2491 </div> 2492 </div> 2493</article> <article class='js-card c-card c-card-- c-card-- post tag-news tag-hash-format-wire featured' data-post-id='6abb904965715a3440e40461'> 2494 <a href='/ranulph-fiennes-dols-who-must-apply/' class='c-card__media'> 2495 <img 2496 loading='lazy' 2497 decoding='async' 2498 2499 class='c-card__image' 2500 alt="Two keys on a ring hanging from a hook on a wooden door" 2501 srcset='/content/images/size/w326/format/webp/2026/09/ranulph-fiennes-dols-who-must-apply.jpg 326w, /content/images/size/w652/format/webp/2026/09/ranulph-fiennes-dols-who-must-apply.jpg 652w, /content/images/size/w1304/format/webp/2026/09/ranulph-fiennes-dols-who-must-apply.jpg 1304w' sizes='(max-width: 720px) 100vw, (max-width: 1100px) 50vw, 360px' src='/content/images/size/w1304/format/webp/2026/09/ranulph-fiennes-dols-who-must-apply.jpg' 2502 > 2503 </a> 2504 2505 <div class='c-card__content'> 2506 <div class='c-card__tag c-tag'> 2507 <a href="/tag/news/">News</a> 2508 </div> 2509 2510 <h3 class='c-card__headline'><a href='/ranulph-fiennes-dols-who-must-apply/' class='c-card__link'>What the Ranulph Fiennes case tells us about who must apply for a DoLS</a></h3> 2511 2512 <p class='c-card__standfirst'>The care home asks for the authorisation and the council decides it. What the law says about attorneys, and why a finding made under the old acid test cannot simply be read across.</p> 2513 2514 <div class='c-card__meta'> 2515 2516 2517 2518<div class='c-byline c-card__byline' data-author-slug='news-desk'> 2519 <span class='u-hidden u-hidden'>, </span> 2520 <span class='u-hidden '> and </span> 2521 <a href='/author/news-desk/'>News Desk</a> 2522</div> 2523 2524 <div class='u-flex u-align-items-center u-gap-8'> 2525 <time class='c-timestamp c-card__timestamp' datetime='2026-09-29'> 2526 29 September 2026 2527 2528 2529 2530 2531 </time> 2532 </div> 2533 </div> 2534 </div> 2535</article> <article class='js-card c-card c-card-- c-card-- post tag-news tag-hash-format-wire featured' data-post-id='6abb842765715a3440e40447'> 2536 <a href='/burnham-free-adult-social-care-pledge-2029/' class='c-card__media'> 2537 <img 2538 loading='lazy' 2539 decoding='async' 2540 2541 class='c-card__image' 2542 alt="An older person'
2542s hands, one wearing a wedding ring, folded over the handle of a walking stick" 2543 srcset='/content/images/size/w326/format/webp/2026/09/burnham-free-adult-social-care-pledge-2029.jpg 326w, /content/images/size/w652/format/webp/2026/09/burnham-free-adult-social-care-pledge-2029.jpg 652w, /content/images/size/w1304/format/webp/2026/09/burnham-free-adult-social-care-pledge-2029.jpg 1304w' sizes='(max-width: 720px) 100vw, (max-width: 1100px) 50vw, 360px' src='/content/images/size/w1304/format/webp/2026/09/burnham-free-adult-social-care-pledge-2029.jpg' 2544 > 2545 </a> 2546 2547 <div class='c-card__content'> 2548 <div class='c-card__tag c-tag'> 2549 <a href="/tag/news/">News</a> 2550 </div> 2551 2552 <h3 class='c-card__headline'><a href='/burnham-free-adult-social-care-pledge-2029/' class='c-card__link'>Burnham will change the pension triple lock from 2030 to pay for free adult social care</a></h3> 2553 2554 <p class='c-card__standfirst'>The Prime Minister told Labour's conference the triple lock holds until the election and then changes, with the savings going to a national care service. What he said, what he left out, and the questions for adult social workers.</p> 2555 2556 <div class='c-card__meta'> 2557 2558 2559 2560<div class='c-byline c-card__byline' data-author-slug='news-desk'> 2561 <span class='u-hidden u-hidden'>, </span> 2562 <span class='u-hidden '> and </span> 2563 <a href='/author/news-desk/'>News Desk</a> 2564</div> 2565 2566 <div class='u-flex u-align-items-center u-gap-8'> 2567 <time class='c-timestamp c-card__timestamp' datetime='2026-09-29'> 2568 29 September 2026 2569 2570 2571 2572 2573 </time> 2574 </div> 2575 </div> 2576 </div> 2577</article> <article class='js-card c-card c-card-- c-card-- post tag-news tag-hash-format-wire featured' data-post-id='6abb81e665715a3440e40433'> 2578 <a href='/glasgow-equal-pay-social-work-managers-pay-cuts/' class='c-card__media'> 2579 <img 2580 loading='lazy' 2581 decoding='async' 2582 2583 class='c-card__image' 2584 alt="A wet city centre street in Glasgow on a grey day, with a bus and sandstone buildings" 2585 srcset='/content/images/size/w326/format/webp/2026/09/glasgow-equal-pay-social-work-managers-pay-cuts.jpg 326w, /content/images/size/w652/format/webp/2026/09/glasgow-equal-pay-social-work-managers-pay-cuts.jpg 652w, /content/images/size/w1304/format/webp/2026/09/glasgow-equal-pay-social-work-managers-pay-cuts.jpg 1304w' sizes='(max-width: 720px) 100vw, (max-width: 1100px) 50vw, 360px' src='/content/images/size/w1304/format/webp/2026/09/glasgow-equal-pay-social-work-managers-pay-cuts.jpg' 2586 > 2587 </a> 2588 2589 <div class='c-card__content'> 2590 <div class='c-card__tag c-tag'> 2591 <a href="/tag/news/">News</a> 2592 </div> 2593 2594 <h3 class='c-card__headline'><a href='/glasgow-equal-pay-social-work-managers-pay-cuts/' class='c-card__link'>Glasgow pauses fire and rehire threat as social work unions warn managers face pay cuts</a></h3> 2595 2596 <p class='c-card__standfirst'>The council has paused its threat to fire and rehire more than 23,000 staff. SASW and SWU say the pay deal behind it would cut pay for social work team leaders and managers, and put statutory services at risk.</p> 2597 2598 <div class='c-card__meta'> 2599 2600 2601 2602<div class='c-byline c-card__byline' data-author-slug='news-desk'> 2603 <span class='u-hidden u-hidden'>, </span> 2604 <span class='u-hidden '> and </span> 2605 <a href='/author/news-desk/'>News Desk</a> 2606</div> 2607 2608 <div class='u-flex u-align-items-center u-gap-8'> 2609 <time class='c-timestamp c-card__timestamp' datetime='2026-09-29'> 2610 29 September 2026 2611 2612 2613 2614 2615 </time> 2616 </div> 2617 </div> 2618 </div> 2619</article> <article class='js-card c-card c-card-- c-card-- post tag-news tag-hash-format-wire featured' data-post-id='6abb81a065715a3440e4042b'> 2620 <a href='/independent-scrutiny-safeguarding-partnerships-research-2026/' class='c-card__media'> 2621 <img 2622 loading='lazy' 2623 decoding='async' 2624 2625 class='c-card__image' 2626 alt="An empty Victorian council chamber with wood panelled walls, leather benches and a domed skylight" 2627 srcset='/content/images/size/w326/format/webp/2026/09/independent-scrutiny-safeguarding-partnerships-res.jpg 326w, /content/images/size/w652/format/webp/2026/09/independent-scrutiny-safeguarding-partnerships-res.jpg 652w, /content/images/size/w1304/format/webp/2026/09/independent-scrutiny-safeguarding-partnerships-res.jpg 1304w' sizes='(max-width: 720px) 100v
2627w, (max-width: 1100px) 50vw, 360px' src='/content/images/size/w1304/format/webp/2026/09/independent-scrutiny-safeguarding-partnerships-res.jpg' 2628 > 2629 </a> 2630 2631 <div class='c-card__content'> 2632 <div class='c-card__tag c-tag'> 2633 <a href="/tag/news/">News</a> 2634 </div> 2635 2636 <h3 class='c-card__headline'><a href='/independent-scrutiny-safeguarding-partnerships-research-2026/' class='c-card__link'>Most safeguarding partnerships buy 40 days or fewer of independent scrutiny a year</a></h3> 2637 2638 <p class='c-card__standfirst'>DfE research on the independent scrutineers every safeguarding partnership must have finds a typical budget under £20,000, uneven involvement of children, and little appetite for tighter regulation.</p> 2639 2640 <div class='c-card__meta'> 2641 2642 2643 2644<div class='c-byline c-card__byline' data-author-slug='news-desk'> 2645 <span class='u-hidden u-hidden'>, </span> 2646 <span class='u-hidden '> and </span> 2647 <a href='/author/news-desk/'>News Desk</a> 2648</div> 2649 2650 <div class='u-flex u-align-items-center u-gap-8'> 2651 <time class='c-timestamp c-card__timestamp' datetime='2026-09-29'> 2652 29 September 2026 2653 2654 2655 2656 2657 </time> 2658 </div> 2659 </div> 2660 </div> 2661</article> <article class='js-card c-card c-card-- c-card-- post tag-news tag-hash-format-wire featured' data-post-id='6abb815e65715a3440e40423'> 2662 <a href='/latvia-childrens-home-ombudsperson-latgale/' class='c-card__media'> 2663 <img 2664 loading='lazy' 2665 decoding='async' 2666 2667 class='c-card__image' 2668 alt="An empty grey bowl with a spoon resting in it on a table by a window" 2669 srcset='/content/images/size/w326/format/webp/2026/09/latvia-childrens-home-ombudsperson-latgale.jpg 326w, /content/images/size/w652/format/webp/2026/09/latvia-childrens-home-ombudsperson-latgale.jpg 652w, /content/images/size/w1304/format/webp/2026/09/latvia-childrens-home-ombudsperson-latgale.jpg 1304w' sizes='(max-width: 720px) 100vw, (max-width: 1100px) 50vw, 360px' src='/content/images/size/w1304/format/webp/2026/09/latvia-childrens-home-ombudsperson-latgale.jpg' 2670 > 2671 </a> 2672 2673 <div class='c-card__content'> 2674 <div class='c-card__tag c-tag'> 2675 <a href="/tag/news/">News</a> 2676 </div> 2677 2678 <h3 class='c-card__headline'><a href='/latvia-childrens-home-ombudsperson-latgale/' class='c-card__link'>A Latvian children's home spent as little as 55 cents a child on breakfast, Ombudsperson finds</a></h3> 2679 2680 <p class='c-card__standfirst'>Latvia's Ombudsperson found the lowest budget her office has recorded at a home in Latgale, and staff who barely spoke the children's language. It lands amid her push to rebuild the country's orphan's courts.</p> 2681 2682 <div class='c-card__meta'> 2683 2684 2685 2686<div class='c-byline c-card__byline' data-author-slug='news-desk'> 2687 <span class='u-hidden u-hidden'>, </span> 2688 <span class='u-hidden '> and </span> 2689 <a href='/author/news-desk/'>News Desk</a> 2690</div> 2691 2692 <div class='u-flex u-align-items-center u-gap-8'> 2693 <time class='c-timestamp c-card__timestamp' datetime='2026-09-29'> 2694 29 September 2026 2695 2696 2697 2698 2699 </time> 2700 </div> 2701 </div> 2702 </div> 2703</article> </div> 2704</div> 2705 2706<section class='c-jobs-strip' aria-labelledby='c-jobs-strip-heading'> 2707 <div class='c-jobs-strip__inner'> 2708 <p class='c-jobs-strip__eyebrow'>Jobs</p> 2709 <h2 class='c-jobs-strip__heading' id='c-jobs-strip-heading'> 2710 <span data-jobs-count>1,470</span> live UK social work jobs 2711 </h2> 2712 <p class='c-jobs-strip__sub'> 2713 The whole market in one place. Salaries shown, updated every morning. 2714 </p> 2715 2716 <div class='c-jobs-strip__cards' data-jobs-cards> 2717 <a class='c-jobs-strip__card' href='/jobs/adzuna-5830973747/?ref=home_strip'> 2718 <span class='c-jobs-strip__mono' style='background:#5b2d5e'>C</span> 2719 <span class='c-jobs-strip__body'> 2720 <span class='c-jobs-strip__title'>Qualified Children’s Social Worker</span> 2721 <span class='c-jobs-strip__employer'>Cafcass</span>
2722 <span class='c-jobs-strip__location'>Farringdon, Central London</span> 2723 <span class='c-jobs-strip__salary'>£51,700–£55,817</span> 2724 </span> 2725 </a> 2726 <a class='c-jobs-strip__card' href='/jobs/adzuna-5830892556/?ref=home_strip'> 2727 <span class='c-jobs-strip__mono' style='background:#1d4f3f'>LC</span> 2728 <span class='c-jobs-strip__body'> 2729 <span class='c-jobs-strip__title'>Adults MASh Social Worker</span> 2730 <span class='c-jobs-strip__employer'>Leaders in Care</span> 2731 <span class='c-jobs-strip__location'>Manchester</span> 2732 <span class='c-jobs-strip__salary'>£30–£34/hour</span> 2733 </span> 2734 </a> 2735 <a class='c-jobs-strip__card' href='/jobs/adzuna-5830860390/?ref=home_strip'> 2736 <span class='c-jobs-strip__mono' style='background:#20406b'>EC</span> 2737 <span class='c-jobs-strip__body'> 2738 <span class='c-jobs-strip__title'>Adults Social Worker, West Essex</span> 2739 <span class='c-jobs-strip__employer'>Essex County Council</span> 2740 <span class='c-jobs-strip__location'>Harlow, Essex</span> 2741 <span class='c-jobs-strip__salary'>£36,124–£51,834</span> 2742 </span> 2743 </a> 2744 </div> 2745 2746 <div class='c-jobs-strip__ctas'> 2747 <a class='c-jobs-strip__btn' href='/jobs/?ref=home_strip'>Browse all jobs →</a> 2748 <a class='c-jobs-strip__btn c-jobs-strip__btn--secondary' href='/jobs/?ref=home_strip#alerts'>Free job alerts</a> 2749 <a class='c-jobs-strip__link' href='/jobs/map/?ref=home_strip'>See them on the map</a> 2750 </div> 2751 </div> 2752</section> 2753 2754<style> 2755 .c-jobs-strip{background:linear-gradient(135deg,#0E1B2E 0%,#1a2e4d 100%);color:#F1F4F9;padding:2.5rem 1rem 2.25rem;margin:2.25rem 0;} 2756 .c-jobs-strip__inner{max-width:980px;margin:0 auto;text-align:center;} 2757 .c-jobs-strip__eyebrow{color:#B6CFFB;font-size:0.78rem;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:0.08em;margin:0 0 0.4rem;font-weight:600;} 2758 .c-jobs-strip__heading{font-family:'Archivo',system-ui,sans-serif;font-weight:700;font-size:clamp(1.4rem,3.2vw,2rem);line-height:1.2;margin:0 0 0.5rem;color:#fff;} 2759 .c-jobs-strip__sub{color:rgba(241,244,249,0.75);font-size:0.95rem;margin:0 auto 1.5rem;max-width:38rem;} 2760 .c-jobs-strip__cards{display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(3,1fr);gap:0.85rem;margin:0 0 1.25rem;text-align:left;} 2761 .c-jobs-strip__card{display:flex;gap:0.75rem;
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2786<script> 2787 (function () { 2788 var wrap = document.querySelector('[data-jobs-cards]'); 2789 var count = document.querySelector('[data-jobs-count]'); 2790 if (!wrap || !window.fetch) return; 2791 2792 // Deterministic monogram colour so the same employer keeps the same swatch 2793 // between renders. All five are dark enough for white letters (>=4.5:1). 2794 var SWATCHES = ['#5b2d5e', '#1d4f3f', '#20406b', '#6b3410', '#4a2a6b']; 2795 function swatch(name) { 2796 var n = 0; 2797 for (var i = 0; i < name.length; i++) n = (n + name.charCodeAt(i)) % 997; 2798 return SWATCHES[n % SWATCHES.length]; 2799 } 2800 function initials(name) { 2801 var parts = String(name || '').trim().split(/\s+/).slice(0, 2); 2802 return parts.map(function (p) { return p.charAt(0).toUpperCase(); }).join('') || '?'; 2803 } 2804 function esc(s) { 2805 return String(s == null ? '' : s).replace(/[&<>"']/g, function (c) { 2806 return { '&': '&', '<': '<', '>': '>', '"': '"', "'": ''' }[c]; 2807 }); 2808 } 2809 2810 fetch('/api/jobs/list?limit=3&sort=newest', { headers: { accept: 'application/json' } }) 2811 .then(function (r) { return r.ok ? r.json() : null; }) 2812 .then(function (d) { 2813 if (!d || !Array.isArray(d.jobs) || d.jobs.length < 3) return; 2814 if (count && typeof d.totalCount === 'number') { 2815 count.textContent = d.totalCount.toLocaleString('en-GB'); 2816 } 2817 wrap.innerHTML = d.jobs.slice(0, 3).map(function (j) { 2818 var emp = j.employer_name || 'Employer'; 2819 var sal = j.salary_visible && j.salary_text 2820 ? '<span class="c-jobs-strip__salary">' + esc(j.salary_text) + '</span>' : ''; 2821 return '<a class="c-jobs-strip__card" href="/jobs/' + esc(j.slug) + '/?ref=home_strip">' 2822 + '<span class="c-jobs-strip__mono" style="background:' + swatch(emp) + '">' + esc(initials(emp)) + '</span>' 2823 + '<span class="c-jobs-strip__body">' 2824 + '<span class="c-jobs-strip__title">' + esc(j.title) + '</span>' 2825 + '<span class="c-jobs-strip__employer">' + esc(emp) + '</span>' 2826 + '<span class="c-jobs-strip__location">' + esc(j.location_text || '') + '</span>' 2827 + sal 2828 + '</span></a>'; 2829 }).join(''); 2830 }) 2831 .catch(function () { /* baked cards stand */ }); 2832 })(); 2833</script>
2833 2834 2835 <div class='c-section c-section--opinion'> 2836 <div class='o-grid'> 2837 <div class='c-section-heading'> 2838 <h2 class='c-section-heading__title'><a href='/tag/opinion/'>Opinion</a></h2> 2839 2840 <a href='/tag/opinion/' aria-label='See all Opinion' class='c-section-heading__all 2841 u-block 2842 '> 2843 See all 2844 </a> 2845 </div> 2846 </div> 2847 2848 <div class='o-grid o-grid--4-columns' data-grid-visible-limit='4'> 2849 <article class='js-card c-card c-card-- c-card-- post tag-opinion tag-hash-format-column featured' data-post-id='6abe72da65715a3440e40587'> 2850 <a href='/maisie-first-cold-visit-of-the-year/' class='c-card__media'> 2851 <img 2852 loading='lazy' 2853 decoding='async' 2854 2855 class='c-card__image' 2856 alt="A white and tabby cat asleep, stretched out along the top of a white radiator" 2857 srcset='/content/images/size/w326/format/webp/2026/10/maisie-first-cold-visit-of-the-year.jpg 326w, /content/images/size/w652/format/webp/2026/10/maisie-first-cold-visit-of-the-year.jpg 652w, /content/images/size/w1304/format/webp/2026/10/maisie-first-cold-visit-of-the-year.jpg 1304w' sizes='(max-width: 720px) 100vw, (max-width: 1100px) 50vw, 360px' src='/content/images/size/w1304/format/webp/2026/10/maisie-first-cold-visit-of-the-year.jpg' 2858 > 2859 </a> 2860 2861 <div class='c-card__content'> 2862 <div class='c-card__tag c-tag'> 2863 <a href="/tag/opinion/">Opinion</a> 2864 </div> 2865 2866 <h3 class='c-card__headline'><a href='/maisie-first-cold-visit-of-the-year/' class='c-card__link'>The first cold visit of the year, and the coat I nearly wrote down</a></h3> 2867 2868 <p class='c-card__standfirst'>The heating went on at Maisie's on the first of October. At a family's house the same morning it was off, and the children were in their coats. On a cold house, a cold parent, and the sentence she nearly wrote.</p> 2869 2870 <div class='c-card__meta'> 2871 2872 2873 2874<div class='c-byline c-card__byline' data-author-slug='maisie-macdonald'> 2875 <span class='u-hidden u-hidden'>, </span> 2876 <span class='u-hidden '> and </span> 2877 <a href='/author/maisie-macdonald/'>Maisie MacDonald</a> 2878</div> 2879 2880 <div class='u-flex u-align-items-center u-gap-8'> 2881 <time class='c-timestamp c-card__timestamp' datetime='2026-10-03'> 2882 3 October 2026 2883 2884 2885 2886 2887 </time> 2888 </div> 2889 </div> 2890 </div> 2891</article> <article class='js-card c-card c-card-- c-card-- post tag-opinion tag-hash-format-column featured' data-post-id='6abf6aa365715a3440e405c0'> 2892 <a href='/the-transformative-power-of-listening/' class='c-card__media'> 2893 <img 2894 loading='lazy' 2895 decoding='async' 2896 2897 class='c-card__image' 2898 alt="Two people sitting across a white table from each other, each holding a grey mug" 2899 srcset='/content/images/size/w326/format/webp/2026/10/the-transformative-power-of-listening.jpg 326w, /content/images/size/w652/format/webp/2026/10/the-transformative-power-of-listening.jpg 652w, /content/images/size/w1304/format/webp/2026/10/the-transformative-power-of-listening.jpg 1304w' sizes='(max-width: 720px) 100vw, (max-width: 1100px) 50vw, 360px' src='/content/images/size/w1304/format/webp/2026/10/the-transformative-power-of-listening.jpg' 2900 > 2901 </a> 2902 2903 <div class='c-card__content'> 2904 <div class='c-card__tag c-tag'> 2905 <a href="/tag/opinion/">Opinion</a> 2906 </div> 2907 2908 <h3 class='c-card__headline'><a href='/the-transformative-power-of-listening/' class='c-card__link'>The transformative power of listening</a></h3> 2909 2910 <p class='c-card__standfirst'>A psychiatrist with more than 50 years of practice on why being listened to is not a step towards the help a social worker gives, but part of the help itself.</p> 2911 2912 <div class='c-card__meta'> 2913 2914 2915 2916<div class='c-byline c-card__byline' data-author-slug='david-joseph'> 2917 <span class='u-hidden u-hidden'>, </span> 2918 <span class='u-hidden '> and </span> 2919 <a href='/author/david-joseph/'>Dr David I. Joseph</a> 2920</div> 2921 2922 <div class='u-flex u-align-items-center u-gap-8'> 2923 <time class='c-timestamp c-card__timestamp' datetime='2026-10-02'> 2924 2 October 2026 2925 2926 2927 2928 2929 </time> 2930 </div> 2931 </div> 2932 </div> 2933</article> <article class='js-card c-card c-card-- c-card-- post tag-opinion tag-hash-format-column tag-lived-experience featured' data-post-id='6abbc6fd65715a3440e40482'> 2934 <a href='/every-day-is-everything-what-permanence-means-decades-later/' class='c-card__media'> 2935 <img 2936 loading='lazy' 2937 decoding='async' 2938 2939 class='c-card__image' 2940 alt="A hand holding a small bunch of wildflowers, with a daisy and a clover flower" 2941 srcset='/content/images/size/w326/format/webp/2026/09/every-day-is-everything-what-permanence-means-deca.jpg 326w, /content/images/size/w652/format/webp/2026/09/every-day-is-everything-what-permanence-means-deca.jpg 652w, /content/images/size/w1304/format/webp/2026/09/every-day-is-everything-what-permanence-means-deca.jpg 1304w' sizes='(max-width: 720px) 100v
2941w, (max-width: 1100px) 50vw, 360px' src='/content/images/size/w1304/format/webp/2026/09/every-day-is-everything-what-permanence-means-deca.jpg' 2942 > 2943 </a> 2944 2945 <div class='c-card__content'> 2946 <div class='c-card__tag c-tag'> 2947 <a href="/tag/opinion/">Opinion</a> 2948 </div> 2949 2950 <h3 class='c-card__headline'><a href='/every-day-is-everything-what-permanence-means-decades-later/' class='c-card__link'>Every day is everything, and what permanence means decades later</a></h3> 2951 2952 <p class='c-card__standfirst'>Adopted in Watford at nine months old and now 58, The Hidden Voice on what made a family, what her records still cannot tell her, and what she would ask of a social worker writing a later-life letter today.</p> 2953 2954 <div class='c-card__meta'> 2955 2956 2957 2958<div class='c-byline c-card__byline' data-author-slug='the-hidden-voice'> 2959 <span class='u-hidden u-hidden'>, </span> 2960 <span class='u-hidden '> and </span> 2961 <a href='/author/the-hidden-voice/'>The Hidden Voice</a> 2962</div> 2963 2964 <div class='u-flex u-align-items-center u-gap-8'> 2965 <time class='c-timestamp c-card__timestamp' datetime='2026-09-30'> 2966 30 September 2026 2967 2968 2969 2970 2971 </time> 2972 </div> 2973 </div> 2974 </div> 2975</article> <article class='js-card c-card c-card-- c-card-- post tag-opinion tag-hash-format-column featured' data-post-id='6ab51ca065715a3440e40311'> 2976 <a href='/ellie-i-wrote-it-down-and-carried-on/' class='c-card__media'> 2977 <img 2978 loading='lazy' 2979 decoding='async' 2980 2981 class='c-card__image' 2982 alt="Two closed front doors, one red and one green, in a brick terrace" 2983 srcset='/content/images/size/w326/format/webp/2026/09/ellie-i-wrote-it-down-and-carried-on.jpg 326w, /content/images/size/w652/format/webp/2026/09/ellie-i-wrote-it-down-and-carried-on.jpg 652w, /content/images/size/w1304/format/webp/2026/09/ellie-i-wrote-it-down-and-carried-on.jpg 1304w' sizes='(max-width: 720px) 100vw, (max-width: 1100px) 50vw, 360px' src='/content/images/size/w1304/format/webp/2026/09/ellie-i-wrote-it-down-and-carried-on.jpg' 2984 > 2985 </a> 2986 2987 <div class='c-card__content'> 2988 <div class='c-card__tag c-tag'> 2989 <a href="/tag/opinion/">Opinion</a> 2990 </div> 2991 2992 <h3 class='c-card__headline'><a href='/ellie-i-wrote-it-down-and-carried-on/' class='c-card__link'>I wrote the warning down in the right box, and then I carried on</a></h3> 2993 2994 <p class='c-card__standfirst'>There is a box on the visit form for risk, about the width of Ellie's thumb. This week she went back and read everything she had put in it.</p> 2995 2996 <div class='c-card__meta'> 2997 2998 2999 3000<div class='c-byline c-card__byline' data-author-slug='ellie-carter'> 3001 <span class='u-hidden u-hidden'>, </span> 3002 <span class='u-hidden '> and </span> 3003 <a href='/author/ellie-carter/'>Ellie Carter</a> 3004</div> 3005 3006 <div class='u-flex u-align-items-center u-gap-8'> 3007 <time class='c-timestamp c-card__timestamp' datetime='2026-09-27'> 3008 27 September 2026 3009 3010 3011 3012 3013 </time> 3014 </div> 3015 </div> 3016 </div> 3017</article> <article class='js-card c-card c-card-- c-card-- post tag-opinion tag-hash-format-column featured' data-post-id='6ab51c9e65715a3440e4030a'> 3018 <a href='/maisie-the-file-everyone-could-open/' class='c-card__media'> 3019 <img 3020 loading='lazy' 3021 decoding='async' 3022 3023 class='c-card__image' 3024 alt="A hand typing on a keyboard beside a computer mouse on an office desk" 3025 srcset='/content/images/size/w326/format/webp/2026/09/maisie-the-file-everyone-could-open.jpg 326w, /content/images/size/w652/format/webp/2026/09/maisie-the-file-everyone-could-open.jpg 652w, /content/images/size/w1304/format/webp/2026/09/maisie-the-file-everyone-could-open.jpg 1304w' sizes='(max-width: 720px) 100vw, (max-width: 1100px) 50vw, 360px' src='/content/images/size/w1304/format/webp/2026/09/maisie-the-file-everyone-could-open.jpg' 3026 > 3027 </a> 3028 3029 <div class='c-card__content'> 3030 <div class='c-card__tag c-tag'> 3031 <a href="/tag/opinion/">Opinion</a> 3032 </div> 3033 3034 <h3 class='c-card__headline'><a href='/maisie-the-file-everyone-could-open/' class='c-card__link'>Everybody in the office knew the name, and the file was one click away</a></h3> 3035 3036 <p class='c-card__standfirst'>Maisie has never opened a file she had no reason to open. She has typed the name, though. On curiosity dressed up as professionalism, and the list she would never want to be on.</p> 3037 3038 <div class='c-card__meta'> 3039 3040 3041 3042<div class='c-byline c-card__byline' data-author-slug='maisie-macdonald'>
3043 <span class='u-hidden u-hidden'>, </span> 3044 <span class='u-hidden '> and </span> 3045 <a href='/author/maisie-macdonald/'>Maisie MacDonald</a> 3046</div> 3047 3048 <div class='u-flex u-align-items-center u-gap-8'> 3049 <time class='c-timestamp c-card__timestamp' datetime='2026-09-26'> 3050 26 September 2026 3051 3052 3053 3054 3055 </time> 3056 </div> 3057 </div> 3058 </div> 3059</article> <article class='js-card c-card c-card-- c-card-- post tag-opinion tag-hash-format-column featured' data-post-id='6ab3c34165715a3440e40250'> 3060 <a href='/the-words-in-the-file-oxford-case-recording/' class='c-card__media'> 3061 <img 3062 loading='lazy' 3063 decoding='async' 3064 3065 class='c-card__image' 3066 alt="Overstuffed ring binders full of paper stacked on a desk in low light" 3067 srcset='/content/images/size/w326/format/webp/2026/09/the-words-in-the-file-oxford-case-recording.jpg 326w, /content/images/size/w652/format/webp/2026/09/the-words-in-the-file-oxford-case-recording.jpg 652w, /content/images/size/w1304/format/webp/2026/09/the-words-in-the-file-oxford-case-recording.jpg 1304w' sizes='(max-width: 720px) 100vw, (max-width: 1100px) 50vw, 360px' src='/content/images/size/w1304/format/webp/2026/09/the-words-in-the-file-oxford-case-recording.jpg' 3068 > 3069 </a> 3070 3071 <div class='c-card__content'> 3072 <div class='c-card__tag c-tag'> 3073 <a href="/tag/opinion/">Opinion</a> 3074 </div> 3075 3076 <h3 class='c-card__headline'><a href='/the-words-in-the-file-oxford-case-recording/' class='c-card__link'>The words in the file</a></h3> 3077 3078 <p class='c-card__standfirst'>The Oxford serious case review found no wicked people. It found words. Those phrases have gone from our recording, and the ones that replaced them do the same work. One small habit that costs nothing.</p> 3079 3080 <div class='c-card__meta'> 3081 3082 3083 3084<div class='c-byline c-card__byline' data-author-slug='vince-peart'> 3085 <span class='u-hidden u-hidden'>, </span> 3086 <span class='u-hidden '> and </span> 3087 <a href='/author/vince-peart/'>Vince Peart</a> 3088</div> 3089 3090 <div class='u-flex u-align-items-center u-gap-8'> 3091 <time class='c-timestamp c-card__timestamp' datetime='2026-09-25'> 3092 25 September 2026 3093 3094 3095 3096 3097 </time> 3098 </div> 3099 </div> 3100 </div> 3101</article> <article class='js-card c-card c-card-- c-card-- post tag-opinion tag-hash-format-column featured' data-post-id='6ab3d12c65715a3440e40275'> 3102 <a href='/time-with-children-three-years-past-the-peak/' class='c-card__media'> 3103 <img 3104 loading='lazy' 3105 decoding='async' 3106 3107 class='c-card__image' 3108 alt="Line chart of hours a day spent with children by age, rising to a peak of 4.3 hours at 39 and falling after" 3109 srcset='/content/images/size/w326/format/webp/2026/09/time-with-children-three-years-past-the-peak.jpg 326w, /content/images/size/w652/format/webp/2026/09/time-with-children-three-years-past-the-peak.jpg 652w, /content/images/size/w1304/format/webp/2026/09/time-with-children-three-years-past-the-peak.jpg 1304w' sizes='(max-width: 720px) 100vw, (max-width: 1100px) 50vw, 360px' src='/content/images/size/w1304/format/webp/2026/09/time-with-children-three-years-past-the-peak.jpg' 3110 > 3111 </a> 3112 3113 <div class='c-card__content'> 3114 <div class='c-card__tag c-tag'> 3115 <a href="/tag/opinion/">Opinion</a> 3116 </div> 3117 3118 <h3 class='c-card__headline'><a href='/time-with-children-three-years-past-the-peak/' class='c-card__link'>I am three years past the peak</a></h3> 3119 3120 <p class='c-card__standfirst'>The time we spend with children peaks at 39 and then falls away. For men, the years of three hours a day run from about 33 to 45. What that means for the orders we write, and for our own evenings.</p> 3121 3122 <div class='c-card__meta'> 3123 3124 3125 3126<div class='c-byline c-card__byline' data-author-slug='vince-peart'> 3127 <span class='u-hidden u-hidden'>, </span> 3128 <span class='u-hidden '> and </span> 3129 <a href='/author/vince-peart/'>Vince Peart</a> 3130</div> 3131 3132 <div class='u-flex u-align-items-center u-gap-8'> 3133 <time class='c-timestamp c-card__timestamp' datetime='2026-09-24'> 3134 24 September 2026 3135 3136 3137 3138 3139 </time> 3140 </div> 3141 </div> 3142 </div> 3143</article> <article class='js-card c-card c-card-- c-card-- post tag-opinion tag-hash-format-column' data-post-id='6aace18865715a3440e3fbb7'> 3144 <a href='/ellie-grandmother-rang-persistent/' class='c-card__media'> 3145 <img 3146 loading='lazy' 3147 decoding='async' 3148 3149 class='c-card__image' 3150 alt="A phone with a dark screen on a glass table in a quiet room with an empty chair behind it" 3151 srcset='/content/images/size/w326/format/webp/2026/09/ellie-grandmother-rang-persistent.jpg 326w, /content/images/size/w652/format/webp/2026/09/ellie-grandmother-rang-persistent.jpg 652w, /content/images/size/w1304/format/webp/2026/09/ellie-grandmother-rang-persistent.jpg 1304w' sizes='(max-width: 720px) 100v
3151w, (max-width: 1100px) 50vw, 360px' src='/content/images/size/w1304/format/webp/2026/09/ellie-grandmother-rang-persistent.jpg' 3152 > 3153 </a> 3154 3155 <div class='c-card__content'> 3156 <div class='c-card__tag c-tag'> 3157 <a href="/tag/opinion/">Opinion</a> 3158 </div> 3159 3160 <h3 class='c-card__headline'><a href='/ellie-grandmother-rang-persistent/' class='c-card__link'>A grandmother rang me five times last month and I wrote the word persistent</a></h3> 3161 3162 <p class='c-card__standfirst'>An inquiry found that a family's warnings had been heard as a parenting dispute, and Ellie recognised the filing system. On the adjective that outlives the decision, and why the person who keeps ringing is usually the only one who has not given up. Cares Too Much Club.</p> 3163 3164 <div class='c-card__meta'> 3165 3166 3167 3168<div class='c-byline c-card__byline' data-author-slug='ellie-carter'> 3169 <span class='u-hidden u-hidden'>, </span> 3170 <span class='u-hidden '> and </span> 3171 <a href='/author/ellie-carter/'>Ellie Carter</a> 3172</div> 3173 3174 <div class='u-flex u-align-items-center u-gap-8'> 3175 <time class='c-timestamp c-card__timestamp' datetime='2026-09-20'> 3176 20 September 2026 3177 3178 3179 3180 3181 </time> 3182 </div> 3183 </div> 3184 </div> 3185</article> <article class='js-card c-card c-card-- c-card-- post tag-opinion tag-hash-format-column' data-post-id='6aace18665715a3440e3fbb0'> 3186 <a href='/maisie-inspection-pause-button/' class='c-card__media'> 3187 <img 3188 loading='lazy' 3189 decoding='async' 3190 3191 class='c-card__image' 3192 alt="An empty office corridor with frosted glass meeting rooms and a numbered door" 3193 srcset='/content/images/size/w326/format/webp/2026/09/maisie-inspection-pause-button.jpg 326w, /content/images/size/w652/format/webp/2026/09/maisie-inspection-pause-button.jpg 652w, /content/images/size/w1304/format/webp/2026/09/maisie-inspection-pause-button.jpg 1304w' sizes='(max-width: 720px) 100vw, (max-width: 1100px) 50vw, 360px' src='/content/images/size/w1304/format/webp/2026/09/maisie-inspection-pause-button.jpg' 3194 > 3195 </a> 3196 3197 <div class='c-card__content'> 3198 <div class='c-card__tag c-tag'> 3199 <a href="/tag/opinion/">Opinion</a> 3200 </div> 3201 3202 <h3 class='c-card__headline'><a href='/maisie-inspection-pause-button/' class='c-card__link'>I found out this week there is a pause button, and it is not for the likes of me</a></h3> 3203 3204 <p class='c-card__standfirst'>A headteacher was taken out of her own school by ambulance on day two of an inspection and the inspectors stopped. Maisie went and read the policy. They can stop, it covers us too, and every line of it is written about leaders. On the week of the laminating.</p> 3205 3206 <div class='c-card__meta'> 3207 3208 3209 3210<div class='c-byline c-card__byline' data-author-slug='maisie-macdonald'> 3211 <span class='u-hidden u-hidden'>, </span> 3212 <span class='u-hidden '> and </span> 3213 <a href='/author/maisie-macdonald/'>Maisie MacDonald</a> 3214</div> 3215 3216 <div class='u-flex u-align-items-center u-gap-8'> 3217 <time class='c-timestamp c-card__timestamp' datetime='2026-09-19'> 3218 19 September 2026 3219 3220 3221 3222 3223 </time> 3224 </div> 3225 </div> 3226 </div> 3227</article> <article class='js-card c-card c-card-- c-card-- post tag-opinion tag-hash-format-column' data-post-id='6aabbf3665715a3440e3fa8d'> 3228 <a href='/swe-hearing-delay-eight-years-is-the-sanction/' class='c-card__media'> 3229 <img 3230 loading='lazy' 3231 decoding='async' 3232 3233 class='c-card__image' 3234 alt="A worn waiting-room bench against a pale wall, one black seat set apart from two faded ones" 3235 srcset='/content/images/size/w326/format/webp/2026/09/swe-hearing-delay-eight-years-is-the-sanction.jpg 326w, /content/images/size/w652/format/webp/2026/09/swe-hearing-delay-eight-years-is-the-sanction.jpg 652w, /content/images/size/w1304/format/webp/2026/09/swe-hearing-delay-eight-years-is-the-sanction.jpg 1304w' sizes='(max-width: 720px) 100vw, (max-width: 1100px) 50vw, 360px' src='/content/images/size/w1304/format/webp/2026/09/swe-hearing-delay-eight-years-is-the-sanction.jpg' 3236 > 3237 </a> 3238 3239 <div class='c-card__content'> 3240 <div class='c-card__tag c-tag'> 3241 <a href="/tag/opinion/">Opinion</a> 3242 </div> 3243 3244 <h3 class='c-card__headline'><a href='/swe-hearing-delay-eight-years-is-the-sanction/' class='c-card__link'>Eight years is the sanction</a></h3> 3245 3246 <p class='c-card__standfirst'>A social worker was cleared of everything this month, eight and a half years after the events. Nobody decided he deserved that wait. Three things a regulator could do about time, none of which need legislation.</p> 3247 3248 <div class='c-card__meta'> 3249 3250 3251 3252<div class='c-byline c-card__byline' data-author-slug='vince-peart'>
3253 <span class='u-hidden u-hidden'>, </span> 3254 <span class='u-hidden '> and </span> 3255 <a href='/author/vince-peart/'>Vince Peart</a> 3256</div> 3257 3258 <div class='u-flex u-align-items-center u-gap-8'> 3259 <time class='c-timestamp c-card__timestamp' datetime='2026-09-17'> 3260 17 September 2026 3261 3262 3263 3264 3265 </time> 3266 </div> 3267 </div> 3268 </div> 3269</article> <article class='js-card c-card c-card-- c-card-- post tag-opinion tag-hash-format-column' data-post-id='6aa7e23e65715a3440e3f6e5'> 3270 <a href='/ai-note-takers-keep-the-tape/' class='c-card__media'> 3271 <img 3272 loading='lazy' 3273 decoding='async' 3274 3275 class='c-card__image' 3276 alt="The two tape reels and the red record button of an old Grundig reel-to-reel recorder, seen from above" 3277 srcset='/content/images/size/w326/format/webp/2026/09/ai-note-takers-keep-the-tape.jpg 326w, /content/images/size/w652/format/webp/2026/09/ai-note-takers-keep-the-tape.jpg 652w, /content/images/size/w1304/format/webp/2026/09/ai-note-takers-keep-the-tape.jpg 1304w' sizes='(max-width: 720px) 100vw, (max-width: 1100px) 50vw, 360px' src='/content/images/size/w1304/format/webp/2026/09/ai-note-takers-keep-the-tape.jpg' 3278 > 3279 </a> 3280 3281 <div class='c-card__content'> 3282 <div class='c-card__tag c-tag'> 3283 <a href="/tag/opinion/">Opinion</a> 3284 </div> 3285 3286 <h3 class='c-card__headline'><a href='/ai-note-takers-keep-the-tape/' class='c-card__link'>Keep the tape</a></h3> 3287 3288 <p class='c-card__standfirst'>Councils are setting AI note takers to delete the recording of a visit after 30 days. When a mother in the witness box says she never said it, the court has nothing to listen to. Three things a director could do this week, none of which need a working party.</p> 3289 3290 <div class='c-card__meta'> 3291 3292 3293 3294<div class='c-byline c-card__byline' data-author-slug='vince-peart'> 3295 <span class='u-hidden u-hidden'>, </span> 3296 <span class='u-hidden '> and </span> 3297 <a href='/author/vince-peart/'>Vince Peart</a> 3298</div> 3299 3300 <div class='u-flex u-align-items-center u-gap-8'> 3301 <time class='c-timestamp c-card__timestamp' datetime='2026-09-15'> 3302 15 September 2026 3303 3304 3305 3306 3307 </time> 3308 </div> 3309 </div> 3310 </div> 3311</article> <article class='js-card c-card c-card-- c-card-- post tag-opinion tag-hash-format-column' data-post-id='6aa7b7ae65715a3440e3f6a8'> 3312 <a href='/sara-sharif-anonymity-i-would-have-asked-too/' class='c-card__media'> 3313 <img 3314 loading='lazy' 3315 decoding='async' 3316 3317 class='c-card__image' 3318 alt="A person walking alone down a long tiled corridor under strip lights, photographed in black and white" 3319 srcset='/content/images/size/w326/format/webp/2026/09/sara-sharif-anonymity-i-would-have-asked-too.jpg 326w, /content/images/size/w652/format/webp/2026/09/sara-sharif-anonymity-i-would-have-asked-too.jpg 652w, /content/images/size/w1304/format/webp/2026/09/sara-sharif-anonymity-i-would-have-asked-too.jpg 1304w' sizes='(max-width: 720px) 100vw, (max-width: 1100px) 50vw, 360px' src='/content/images/size/w1304/format/webp/2026/09/sara-sharif-anonymity-i-would-have-asked-too.jpg' 3320 > 3321 </a> 3322 3323 <div class='c-card__content'> 3324 <div class='c-card__tag c-tag'> 3325 <a href="/tag/opinion/">Opinion</a> 3326 </div> 3327 3328 <h3 class='c-card__headline'><a href='/sara-sharif-anonymity-i-would-have-asked-too/' class='c-card__link'>I would have asked for anonymity too</a></h3> 3329 3330 <p class='c-card__standfirst'>Three social workers have asked the Sara Sharif inquest not to let the press name them. Every answer Sara's family is owed will still be given. What a name in a headline adds is not accountability, and I have watched what it takes away.</p> 3331 3332 <div class='c-card__meta'> 3333 3334 3335 3336<div class='c-byline c-card__byline' data-author-slug='vince-peart'> 3337 <span class='u-hidden u-hidden'>, </span> 3338 <span class='u-hidden '> and </span> 3339 <a href='/author/vince-peart/'>Vince Peart</a> 3340</div> 3341 3342 <div class='u-flex u-align-items-center u-gap-8'> 3343 <time class='c-timestamp c-card__timestamp' datetime='2026-09-14'> 3344 14 September 2026 3345 3346 3347 3348 3349 </time> 3350 </div> 3351 </div> 3352 </div> 3353</article> <article class='js-card c-card c-card-- c-card-- post tag-opinion tag-hash-format-column' data-post-id='6a9d942bc4fb34aafb473cf7'> 3354 <a href='/ellie-monday-morning-edge-of-the-bed/' class='c-card__media'> 3355 <img 3356 loading='lazy' 3357 decoding='async' 3358 3359 class='c-card__image' 3360 alt="Bare feet on the edge of a bed in a strip of morning light" 3361 srcset='/content/images/size/w326/format/webp/2026/09/ellie-monday-morning-edge-of-the-bed.jpg 326w, /content/images/size/w652/format/webp/2026/09/ellie-monday-morning-edge-of-the-bed.jpg 652w, /content/images/size/w1304/format/webp/2026/09/ellie-monday-morning-edge-of-the-bed.jpg 1304w' sizes='(max-width: 720px) 100v
3361w, (max-width: 1100px) 50vw, 360px' src='/content/images/size/w1304/format/webp/2026/09/ellie-monday-morning-edge-of-the-bed.jpg' 3362 > 3363 </a> 3364 3365 <div class='c-card__content'> 3366 <div class='c-card__tag c-tag'> 3367 <a href="/tag/opinion/">Opinion</a> 3368 </div> 3369 3370 <h3 class='c-card__headline'><a href='/ellie-monday-morning-edge-of-the-bed/' class='c-card__link'>The Monday morning I got dressed, picked up my keys and could not stand up</a></h3> 3371 3372 <p class='c-card__standfirst'>About once every couple of months there is a morning where Ellie Carter gets as far as the edge of the bed, lanyard on, keys in hand, and cannot stand up. Three minutes nobody sees. On what it is, what it is not, and what a manager might notice by eleven. Cares Too Much Club.</p> 3373 3374 <div class='c-card__meta'> 3375 3376 3377 3378<div class='c-byline c-card__byline' data-author-slug='ellie-carter'> 3379 <span class='u-hidden u-hidden'>, </span> 3380 <span class='u-hidden '> and </span> 3381 <a href='/author/ellie-carter/'>Ellie Carter</a> 3382</div> 3383 3384 <div class='u-flex u-align-items-center u-gap-8'> 3385 <time class='c-timestamp c-card__timestamp' datetime='2026-09-13'> 3386 13 September 2026 3387 3388 3389 3390 3391 </time> 3392 </div> 3393 </div> 3394 </div> 3395</article> <article class='js-card c-card c-card-- c-card-- post tag-opinion tag-hash-format-column' data-post-id='6a9d9429c4fb34aafb473cee'> 3396 <a href='/maisie-burned-out-after-all/' class='c-card__media'> 3397 <img 3398 loading='lazy' 3399 decoding='async' 3400 3401 class='c-card__image' 3402 alt="An unmade bed in low morning sunlight, with a rubber chicken on the bedside table" 3403 srcset='/content/images/size/w326/format/webp/2026/09/maisie-burned-out-after-all.jpg 326w, /content/images/size/w652/format/webp/2026/09/maisie-burned-out-after-all.jpg 652w, /content/images/size/w1304/format/webp/2026/09/maisie-burned-out-after-all.jpg 1304w' sizes='(max-width: 720px) 100vw, (max-width: 1100px) 50vw, 360px' src='/content/images/size/w1304/format/webp/2026/09/maisie-burned-out-after-all.jpg' 3404 > 3405 </a> 3406 3407 <div class='c-card__content'> 3408 <div class='c-card__tag c-tag'> 3409 <a href="/tag/opinion/">Opinion</a> 3410 </div> 3411 3412 <h3 class='c-card__headline'><a href='/maisie-burned-out-after-all/' class='c-card__link'>I am embarrassed to say this, but I think I am burned out after all</a></h3> 3413 3414 <p class='c-card__standfirst'>Three weeks of working through it, and now Maisie is on the sick for the first time in her career, typing this at 3am. On the two years before the day you go off, the sister who said her name in that voice, and why the system marked the wrong lesson as correct every time.</p> 3415 3416 <div class='c-card__meta'> 3417 3418 3419 3420<div class='c-byline c-card__byline' data-author-slug='maisie-macdonald'> 3421 <span class='u-hidden u-hidden'>, </span> 3422 <span class='u-hidden '> and </span> 3423 <a href='/author/maisie-macdonald/'>Maisie MacDonald</a> 3424</div> 3425 3426 <div class='u-flex u-align-items-center u-gap-8'> 3427 <time class='c-timestamp c-card__timestamp' datetime='2026-09-12'> 3428 12 September 2026 3429 3430 3431 3432 3433 </time> 3434 </div> 3435 </div> 3436 </div> 3437</article> <article class='js-card c-card c-card-- c-card-- post tag-opinion tag-hash-format-column' data-post-id='6a9ebe63c4fb34aafb473d96'> 3438 <a href='/resilience-organisational-expectation-who-supports-the-social-worker/' class='c-card__media'> 3439 <img 3440 loading='lazy' 3441 decoding='async' 3442 3443 class='c-card__image' 3444 alt="A woman in a dark coat walks along a grey pavement carrying a large blue bag, her face out of frame" 3445 srcset='/content/images/size/w326/format/webp/2026/09/resilience-organisational-expectation-who-supports-v2.jpg 326w, /content/images/size/w652/format/webp/2026/09/resilience-organisational-expectation-who-supports-v2.jpg 652w, /content/images/size/w1304/format/webp/2026/09/resilience-organisational-expectation-who-supports-v2.jpg 1304w' sizes='(max-width: 720px) 100v
3445w, (max-width: 1100px) 50vw, 360px' src='/content/images/size/w1304/format/webp/2026/09/resilience-organisational-expectation-who-supports-v2.jpg' 3446 > 3447 </a> 3448 3449 <div class='c-card__content'> 3450 <div class='c-card__tag c-tag'> 3451 <a href="/tag/opinion/">Opinion</a> 3452 </div> 3453 3454 <h3 class='c-card__headline'><a href='/resilience-organisational-expectation-who-supports-the-social-worker/' class='c-card__link'>Resilience has become something my employer expects of me and nobody asks what I am carrying</a></h3> 3455 3456 <p class='c-card__standfirst'>Three years with one family, then several weeks in court hearing the evidence, then back to the desk. A children's social worker on the difference between case supervision and somewhere to put what the work does to you, and why resilience has become the organisation's word for absorbing it alone.</p> 3457 3458 <div class='c-card__meta'> 3459 3460 3461 3462<div class='c-byline c-card__byline' data-author-slug='anonymous'> 3463 <span class='u-hidden u-hidden'>, </span> 3464 <span class='u-hidden '> and </span> 3465 <a href='/author/anonymous/'>Anonymous</a> 3466</div> 3467 3468 <div class='u-flex u-align-items-center u-gap-8'> 3469 <time class='c-timestamp c-card__timestamp' datetime='2026-09-11'> 3470 11 September 2026 3471 3472 3473 3474 3475 </time> 3476 </div> 3477 </div> 3478 </div> 3479</article> </div> 3480</div> 3481 3482 <div class='c-section c-section--skills'> 3483 <div class='o-grid'> 3484 <div class='c-section-heading'> 3485 <h2 class='c-section-heading__title'><a href='/tag/skills/'>Skills</a></h2> 3486 3487 <a href='/tag/skills/' aria-label='See all Skills' class='c-section-heading__all 3488 u-block 3489 '> 3490 See all 3491 </a> 3492 </div> 3493 </div> 3494 3495 <div class='o-grid o-grid--4-columns' data-grid-visible-limit='4'> 3496 <article class='js-card c-card c-card-- c-card-- post tag-skills tag-hash-format-explainer' data-post-id='6a76f165a0b101fe6226b66b'> 3497 <a href='/building-and-testing-hypotheses-in-assessment/' class='c-card__media'> 3498 <img 3499 loading='lazy' 3500 decoding='async' 3501 3502 class='c-card__image' 3503 alt="Sleek tablet in a cozy home kitchen with plants and fresh fruits for a productive workspace." 3504 srcset='/content/images/size/w326/format/webp/2026/08/building-and-testing-hypotheses-in-assessment.jpg 326w, /content/images/size/w652/format/webp/2026/08/building-and-testing-hypotheses-in-assessment.jpg 652w, /content/images/size/w1304/format/webp/2026/08/building-and-testing-hypotheses-in-assessment.jpg 1304w' sizes='(max-width: 720px) 100vw, (max-width: 1100px) 50vw, 360px' src='/content/images/size/w1304/format/webp/2026/08/building-and-testing-hypotheses-in-assessment.jpg' 3505 > 3506 </a> 3507 3508 <div class='c-card__content'> 3509 <div class='c-card__tag c-tag'> 3510 <a href="/tag/skills/">Skills</a> 3511 </div> 3512 3513 <h3 class='c-card__headline'><a href='/building-and-testing-hypotheses-in-assessment/' class='c-card__link'>Building and testing hypotheses in assessment</a></h3> 3514 3515 <p class='c-card__standfirst'>How to build competing hypotheses in a social work assessment and test them against evidence, rather than gathering information to confirm the first explanation you reached.</p> 3516 3517 <div class='c-card__meta'> 3518 3519 3520 3521<div class='c-byline c-card__byline' data-author-slug='social-work-skills'> 3522 <span class='u-hidden u-hidden'>, </span> 3523 <span class='u-hidden '> and </span> 3524 <a href='/author/social-work-skills/'>Skills Desk</a> 3525</div> 3526 3527 <div class='u-flex u-align-items-center u-gap-8'> 3528 <time class='c-timestamp c-card__timestamp' datetime='2026-10-03'> 3529 3 October 2026 3530 3531 3532 3533 3534 </time> 3535 </div> 3536 </div> 3537 </div> 3538</article> <article class='js-card c-card c-card-- c-card-- post tag-skills tag-hash-format-explainer' data-post-id='6a76f162a0b101fe6226b664'> 3539 <a href='/assessment-interviews-past-rehearsed-answers/' class='c-card__media'> 3540 <img 3541 loading='lazy' 3542 decoding='async' 3543 3544 class='c-card__image' 3545 alt="Sleek tablet in a cozy home kitchen with plants and fresh fruits for a productive workspace." 3546 srcset='/content/images/size/w326/format/webp/2026/08/assessment-interviews-past-rehearsed-answers.jpg 326w, /content/images/size/w652/format/webp/2026/08/assessment-interviews-past-rehearsed-answers.jpg 652w, /content/images/size/w1304/format/webp/2026/08/assessment-interviews-past-rehearsed-answers.jpg 1304w' sizes='(max-width: 720px) 100v
3546w, (max-width: 1100px) 50vw, 360px' src='/content/images/size/w1304/format/webp/2026/08/assessment-interviews-past-rehearsed-answers.jpg' 3547 > 3548 </a> 3549 3550 <div class='c-card__content'> 3551 <div class='c-card__tag c-tag'> 3552 <a href="/tag/skills/">Skills</a> 3553 </div> 3554 3555 <h3 class='c-card__headline'><a href='/assessment-interviews-past-rehearsed-answers/' class='c-card__link'>Assessment interviews that get past rehearsed answers</a></h3> 3556 3557 <p class='c-card__standfirst'>Parents have usually answered your questions before you ask them. How to run assessment interviews that reach specifics, sequence and detail instead of the polished version.</p> 3558 3559 <div class='c-card__meta'> 3560 3561 3562 3563<div class='c-byline c-card__byline' data-author-slug='social-work-skills'> 3564 <span class='u-hidden u-hidden'>, </span> 3565 <span class='u-hidden '> and </span> 3566 <a href='/author/social-work-skills/'>Skills Desk</a> 3567</div> 3568 3569 <div class='u-flex u-align-items-center u-gap-8'> 3570 <time class='c-timestamp c-card__timestamp' datetime='2026-10-02'> 3571 2 October 2026 3572 3573 3574 3575 3576 </time> 3577 </div> 3578 </div> 3579 </div> 3580</article> <article class='js-card c-card c-card-- c-card-- post tag-skills tag-hash-format-explainer' data-post-id='6a76f15fa0b101fe6226b65d'> 3581 <a href='/when-records-are-requested-by-court-or-police/' class='c-card__media'> 3582 <img 3583 loading='lazy' 3584 decoding='async' 3585 3586 class='c-card__image' 3587 alt="Top-down view of a desk with laptop, planner, and notebooks. Perfect for business and productivity themes." 3588 srcset='/content/images/size/w326/format/webp/2026/08/when-records-are-requested-by-court-or-police.jpg 326w, /content/images/size/w652/format/webp/2026/08/when-records-are-requested-by-court-or-police.jpg 652w, /content/images/size/w1304/format/webp/2026/08/when-records-are-requested-by-court-or-police.jpg 1304w' sizes='(max-width: 720px) 100vw, (max-width: 1100px) 50vw, 360px' src='/content/images/size/w1304/format/webp/2026/08/when-records-are-requested-by-court-or-police.jpg' 3589 > 3590 </a> 3591 3592 <div class='c-card__content'> 3593 <div class='c-card__tag c-tag'> 3594 <a href="/tag/skills/">Skills</a> 3595 </div> 3596 3597 <h3 class='c-card__headline'><a href='/when-records-are-requested-by-court-or-police/' class='c-card__link'>When your records are requested by the court or the police</a></h3> 3598 3599 <p class='c-card__standfirst'>What to do when a court orders disclosure of social work records or the police ask for them. Who decides, what the law allows, section 98, PD12G and the practitioner's part in getting it right.</p> 3600 3601 <div class='c-card__meta'> 3602 3603 3604 3605<div class='c-byline c-card__byline' data-author-slug='social-work-skills'> 3606 <span class='u-hidden u-hidden'>, </span> 3607 <span class='u-hidden '> and </span> 3608 <a href='/author/social-work-skills/'>Skills Desk</a> 3609</div> 3610 3611 <div class='u-flex u-align-items-center u-gap-8'> 3612 <time class='c-timestamp c-card__timestamp' datetime='2026-10-01'> 3613 1 October 2026 3614 3615 3616 3617 3618 </time> 3619 </div> 3620 </div> 3621 </div> 3622</article> <article class='js-card c-card c-card-- c-card-- post tag-skills tag-hash-format-explainer featured' data-post-id='6abe448f65715a3440e404ed'> 3623 <a href='/pre-proceedings-letter-before-proceedings-explained/' class='c-card__media'> 3624 <img 3625 loading='lazy' 3626 decoding='async' 3627 3628 class='c-card__image' 3629 alt="Two hands opening a brown envelope with a white card inside, on a wooden table" 3630 srcset='/content/images/size/w326/format/webp/2026/10/pre-proceedings-letter-before-proceedings-explaine.jpg 326w, /content/images/size/w652/format/webp/2026/10/pre-proceedings-letter-before-proceedings-explaine.jpg 652w, /content/images/size/w1304/format/webp/2026/10/pre-proceedings-letter-before-proceedings-explaine.jpg 1304w' sizes='(max-width: 720px) 100vw, (max-width: 1100px) 50vw, 360px' src='/content/images/size/w1304/format/webp/2026/10/pre-proceedings-letter-before-proceedings-explaine.jpg' 3631 > 3632 </a> 3633 3634 <div class='c-card__content'> 3635 <div class='c-card__tag c-tag'> 3636 <a href="/tag/skills/">Skills</a> 3637 </div> 3638 3639 <h3 class='c-card__headline'><a href='/pre-proceedings-letter-before-proceedings-explained/' class='c-card__link'>Pre-proceedings and the letter before proceedings explained</a></h3> 3640 3641 <p class='c-card__standfirst'>What the pre-proceedings stage is for, how long it should last, what the letter must say since section 31ZA, the free legal advice it unlocks for parents, and what to record.</p> 3642 3643 <div class='c-card__meta'> 3644 3645 3646 3647<div class='c-byline c-card__byline' data-author-slug='social-work-skills'>
3648 <span class='u-hidden u-hidden'>, </span> 3649 <span class='u-hidden '> and </span> 3650 <a href='/author/social-work-skills/'>Skills Desk</a> 3651</div> 3652 3653 <div class='u-flex u-align-items-center u-gap-8'> 3654 <time class='c-timestamp c-card__timestamp' datetime='2026-10-01'> 3655 1 October 2026 3656 3657 3658 3659 3660 </time> 3661 </div> 3662 </div> 3663 </div> 3664</article> <article class='js-card c-card c-card-- c-card-- post tag-skills tag-hash-format-explainer featured' data-post-id='6abb970065715a3440e40478'> 3665 <a href='/regulation-24-temporary-approval-connected-carers-explained/' class='c-card__media'> 3666 <img 3667 loading='lazy' 3668 decoding='async' 3669 3670 class='c-card__image' 3671 alt="A folded duvet and two pillows on a bed, seen through a half open bedroom door" 3672 srcset='/content/images/size/w326/format/webp/2026/09/regulation-24-temporary-approval-connected-carers-.jpg 326w, /content/images/size/w652/format/webp/2026/09/regulation-24-temporary-approval-connected-carers-.jpg 652w, /content/images/size/w1304/format/webp/2026/09/regulation-24-temporary-approval-connected-carers-.jpg 1304w' sizes='(max-width: 720px) 100vw, (max-width: 1100px) 50vw, 360px' src='/content/images/size/w1304/format/webp/2026/09/regulation-24-temporary-approval-connected-carers-.jpg' 3673 > 3674 </a> 3675 3676 <div class='c-card__content'> 3677 <div class='c-card__tag c-tag'> 3678 <a href="/tag/skills/">Skills</a> 3679 </div> 3680 3681 <h3 class='c-card__headline'><a href='/regulation-24-temporary-approval-connected-carers-explained/' class='c-card__link'>Regulation 24 explained, when a relative or friend becomes a temporary foster carer</a></h3> 3682 3683 <p class='c-card__standfirst'>The 16 week temporary approval of a connected person, the checks that must come first, the one eight week extension, and what happens to the child and the carer when the time runs out.</p> 3684 3685 <div class='c-card__meta'> 3686 3687 3688 3689<div class='c-byline c-card__byline' data-author-slug='social-work-skills'> 3690 <span class='u-hidden u-hidden'>, </span> 3691 <span class='u-hidden '> and </span> 3692 <a href='/author/social-work-skills/'>Skills Desk</a> 3693</div> 3694 3695 <div class='u-flex u-align-items-center u-gap-8'> 3696 <time class='c-timestamp c-card__timestamp' datetime='2026-10-01'> 3697 1 October 2026 3698 3699 3700 3701 3702 </time> 3703 </div> 3704 </div> 3705 </div> 3706</article> <article class='js-card c-card c-card-- c-card-- post tag-skills tag-hash-format-explainer' data-post-id='6a76f15ca0b101fe6226b656'> 3707 <a href='/third-party-information-and-consent-in-case-records/' class='c-card__media'> 3708 <img 3709 loading='lazy' 3710 decoding='async' 3711 3712 class='c-card__image' 3713 alt="A close-up of a notebook and pen in a classroom setting in Buenos Aires, Argentina." 3714 srcset='/content/images/size/w326/format/webp/2026/08/third-party-information-and-consent-in-case-record.jpg 326w, /content/images/size/w652/format/webp/2026/08/third-party-information-and-consent-in-case-record.jpg 652w, /content/images/size/w1304/format/webp/2026/08/third-party-information-and-consent-in-case-record.jpg 1304w' sizes='(max-width: 720px) 100vw, (max-width: 1100px) 50vw, 360px' src='/content/images/size/w1304/format/webp/2026/08/third-party-information-and-consent-in-case-record.jpg' 3715 > 3716 </a> 3717 3718 <div class='c-card__content'> 3719 <div class='c-card__tag c-tag'> 3720 <a href="/tag/skills/">Skills</a> 3721 </div> 3722 3723 <h3 class='c-card__headline'><a href='/third-party-information-and-consent-in-case-records/' class='c-card__link'>Third party information and consent in case records</a></h3> 3724 3725 <p class='c-card__standfirst'>What you can record and share about people who are not your service user. Lawful basis versus consent, recording other people's information fairly, and what happens when files are later disclosed.</p> 3726 3727 <div class='c-card__meta'> 3728 3729 3730 3731<div class='c-byline c-card__byline' data-author-slug='social-work-skills'> 3732 <span class='u-hidden u-hidden'>, </span>
3733 <span class='u-hidden '> and </span> 3734 <a href='/author/social-work-skills/'>Skills Desk</a> 3735</div> 3736 3737 <div class='u-flex u-align-items-center u-gap-8'> 3738 <time class='c-timestamp c-card__timestamp' datetime='2026-09-30'> 3739 30 September 2026 3740 3741 3742 3743 3744 </time> 3745 </div> 3746 </div> 3747 </div> 3748</article> <article class='js-card c-card c-card-- c-card-- post tag-skills tag-hash-format-explainer featured' data-post-id='6abc02ac65715a3440e4048b'> 3749 <a href='/emergency-protection-orders-police-protection-explained/' class='c-card__media'> 3750 <img 3751 loading='lazy' 3752 decoding='async' 3753 3754 class='c-card__image' 3755 alt="A Metropolitan Police car parked on a London street" 3756 srcset='/content/images/size/w326/format/webp/2026/09/emergency-protection-orders-police-protection-expl.jpg 326w, /content/images/size/w652/format/webp/2026/09/emergency-protection-orders-police-protection-expl.jpg 652w, /content/images/size/w1304/format/webp/2026/09/emergency-protection-orders-police-protection-expl.jpg 1304w' sizes='(max-width: 720px) 100vw, (max-width: 1100px) 50vw, 360px' src='/content/images/size/w1304/format/webp/2026/09/emergency-protection-orders-police-protection-expl.jpg' 3757 > 3758 </a> 3759 3760 <div class='c-card__content'> 3761 <div class='c-card__tag c-tag'> 3762 <a href="/tag/skills/">Skills</a> 3763 </div> 3764 3765 <h3 class='c-card__headline'><a href='/emergency-protection-orders-police-protection-explained/' class='c-card__link'>Emergency protection orders and police protection explained</a></h3> 3766 3767 <p class='c-card__standfirst'>The two short emergency powers under the Children Act 1989: the tests, the 72 hours and the eight days, the duty to return the child, and what parents can do when there is no appeal.</p> 3768 3769 <div class='c-card__meta'> 3770 3771 3772 3773<div class='c-byline c-card__byline' data-author-slug='social-work-skills'> 3774 <span class='u-hidden u-hidden'>, </span> 3775 <span class='u-hidden '> and </span> 3776 <a href='/author/social-work-skills/'>Skills Desk</a> 3777</div> 3778 3779 <div class='u-flex u-align-items-center u-gap-8'> 3780 <time class='c-timestamp c-card__timestamp' datetime='2026-09-30'> 3781 30 September 2026 3782 3783 3784 3785 3786 </time> 3787 </div> 3788 </div> 3789 </div> 3790</article> <article class='js-card c-card c-card-- c-card-- post tag-skills tag-hash-format-explainer featured' data-post-id='6abb811d65715a3440e4041b'> 3791 <a href='/carers-assessment-explained/' class='c-card__media'> 3792 <img 3793 loading='lazy' 3794 decoding='async' 3795 3796 class='c-card__image' 3797 alt="A younger woman talking with an older woman holding crutches in a small, busy kitchen" 3798 srcset='/content/images/size/w326/format/webp/2026/09/carers-assessment-explained.jpg 326w, /content/images/size/w652/format/webp/2026/09/carers-assessment-explained.jpg 652w, /content/images/size/w1304/format/webp/2026/09/carers-assessment-explained.jpg 1304w' sizes='(max-width: 720px) 100vw, (max-width: 1100px) 50vw, 360px' src='/content/images/size/w1304/format/webp/2026/09/carers-assessment-explained.jpg' 3799 > 3800 </a> 3801 3802 <div class='c-card__content'> 3803 <div class='c-card__tag c-tag'> 3804 <a href="/tag/skills/">Skills</a> 3805 </div> 3806 3807 <h3 class='c-card__headline'><a href='/carers-assessment-explained/' class='c-card__link'>What a carer's assessment is, who can have one and what to ask for</a></h3> 3808 3809 <p class='c-card__standfirst'>If you look after an adult who could not manage without you, the council must assess your own needs. Who counts, what it covers, the eligibility test and what you can expect afterwards.<
3809/p> 3810 3811 <div class='c-card__meta'> 3812 3813 3814 3815<div class='c-byline c-card__byline' data-author-slug='social-work-skills'> 3816 <span class='u-hidden u-hidden'>, </span> 3817 <span class='u-hidden '> and </span> 3818 <a href='/author/social-work-skills/'>Skills Desk</a> 3819</div> 3820 3821 <div class='u-flex u-align-items-center u-gap-8'> 3822 <time class='c-timestamp c-card__timestamp' datetime='2026-09-29'> 3823 29 September 2026 3824 3825 3826 3827 3828 </time> 3829 </div> 3830 </div> 3831 </div> 3832</article> <article class='js-card c-card c-card-- c-card-- post tag-skills tag-hash-format-explainer featured' data-post-id='6a76f159a0b101fe6226b64f'> 3833 <a href='/the-court-bundle-explained/' class='c-card__media'> 3834 <img 3835 loading='lazy' 3836 decoding='async' 3837 3838 class='c-card__image' 3839 alt="Top-down view of a desk with laptop, planner, and notebooks. Perfect for business and productivity themes." 3840 srcset='/content/images/size/w326/format/webp/2026/08/the-court-bundle-explained.jpg 326w, /content/images/size/w652/format/webp/2026/08/the-court-bundle-explained.jpg 652w, /content/images/size/w1304/format/webp/2026/08/the-court-bundle-explained.jpg 1304w' sizes='(max-width: 720px) 100vw, (max-width: 1100px) 50vw, 360px' src='/content/images/size/w1304/format/webp/2026/08/the-court-bundle-explained.jpg' 3841 > 3842 </a> 3843 3844 <div class='c-card__content'> 3845 <div class='c-card__tag c-tag'> 3846 <a href="/tag/skills/">Skills</a> 3847 </div> 3848 3849 <h3 class='c-card__headline'><a href='/the-court-bundle-explained/' class='c-card__link'>The court bundle explained</a></h3> 3850 3851 <p class='c-card__standfirst'>What the court bundle is in family proceedings, who compiles it, what Practice Direction 27A requires and what social workers must supply. Page limits, preliminary documents and deadlines explained.</p> 3852 3853 <div class='c-card__meta'> 3854 3855 3856 3857<div class='c-byline c-card__byline' data-author-slug='social-work-skills'> 3858 <span class='u-hidden u-hidden'>, </span> 3859 <span class='u-hidden '> and </span> 3860 <a href='/author/social-work-skills/'>Skills Desk</a> 3861</div> 3862 3863 <div class='u-flex u-align-items-center u-gap-8'> 3864 <time class='c-timestamp c-card__timestamp' datetime='2026-09-29'> 3865 29 September 2026 3866 3867 3868 3869 3870 </time> 3871 </div> 3872 </div> 3873 </div> 3874</article> <article class='js-card c-card c-card-- c-card-- post tag-skills tag-hash-format-explainer featured' data-post-id='6a76f156a0b101fe6226b648'> 3875 <a href='/subject-access-requests-and-your-case-notes/' class='c-card__media'> 3876 <img 3877 loading='lazy' 3878 decoding='async' 3879 3880 class='c-card__image' 3881 alt="Comfortable seating area in a cozy indoor cafe, with wooden table and red chairs." 3882 srcset='/content/images/size/w326/format/webp/2026/08/subject-access-requests-and-your-case-notes.jpg 326w, /content/images/size/w652/format/webp/2026/08/subject-access-requests-and-your-case-notes.jpg 652w, /content/images/size/w1304/format/webp/2026/08/subject-access-requests-and-your-case-notes.jpg 1304w' sizes='(max-width: 720px) 100vw, (max-width: 1100px) 50vw, 360px' src='/content/images/size/w1304/format/webp/2026/08/subject-access-requests-and-your-case-notes.jpg' 3883 > 3884 </a> 3885 3886 <div class='c-card__content'> 3887 <div class='c-card__tag c-tag'> 3888 <a href="/tag/skills/">Skills</a> 3889 </div> 3890 3891 <h3 class='c-card__headline'><a href='/subject-access-requests-and-your-case-notes/' class='c-card__link'>Subject access requests and your case notes</a></h3> 3892 3893 <p class='c-card__standfirst'>What happens when a family requests their social work records, and how to write case notes that survive being read by their subject. The right of access, the social work exemption and third party data.</p> 3894 3895 <div class='c-card__meta'> 3896 3897 3898 3899<div class='c-byline c-card__byline' data-author-slug='social-work-skills'> 3900 <span class='u-hidden u-hidden'>, </span> 3901 <span class='u-hidden '> and </span> 3902 <a href='/author/social-work-skills/'>Skills Desk</a> 3903</div> 3904 3905 <div class='u-flex u-align-items-center u-gap-8'> 3906 <time class='c-timestamp c-card__timestamp' datetime='2026-09-28'> 3907 28 September 2026 3908 3909 3910 3911 3912 </time> 3913 </div> 3914 </div> 3915 </div> 3916</article> <article class='js-card c-card c-card-- c-card-- post tag-skills tag-hash-format-explainer featured' data-post-id='6a76f152a0b101fe6226b641'> 3917 <a href='/recording-what-you-observe/' class='c-card__media'> 3918 <img 3919 loading='lazy' 3920 decoding='async' 3921 3922 class='c-card__image' 3923 alt="A close-up of a notebook and pen in a classroom setting in Buenos Aires, Argentina." 3924 srcset='/content/images/size/w326/format/webp/2026/08/recording-what-you-observe.jpg 326w, /content/images/size/w652/format/webp/2026/08/recording-what-you-observe.jpg 652w, /content/images/size/w1304/format/webp/2026/08/recording-what-you-observe.jpg 1304w' sizes='(max-width: 720px) 100v
3924w, (max-width: 1100px) 50vw, 360px' src='/content/images/size/w1304/format/webp/2026/08/recording-what-you-observe.jpg' 3925 > 3926 </a> 3927 3928 <div class='c-card__content'> 3929 <div class='c-card__tag c-tag'> 3930 <a href="/tag/skills/">Skills</a> 3931 </div> 3932 3933 <h3 class='c-card__headline'><a href='/recording-what-you-observe/' class='c-card__link'>Recording what you observe before someone asks you to prove it</a></h3> 3934 3935 <p class='c-card__standfirst'>How to record observations from visits, injuries, home conditions and presentation, so they hold up as evidence. Describe, measure and locate rather than label, and know your limits on injuries.</p> 3936 3937 <div class='c-card__meta'> 3938 3939 3940 3941<div class='c-byline c-card__byline' data-author-slug='social-work-skills'> 3942 <span class='u-hidden u-hidden'>, </span> 3943 <span class='u-hidden '> and </span> 3944 <a href='/author/social-work-skills/'>Skills Desk</a> 3945</div> 3946 3947 <div class='u-flex u-align-items-center u-gap-8'> 3948 <time class='c-timestamp c-card__timestamp' datetime='2026-09-27'> 3949 27 September 2026 3950 3951 3952 3953 3954 </time> 3955 </div> 3956 </div> 3957 </div> 3958</article> <article class='js-card c-card c-card-- c-card-- post tag-skills tag-hash-format-explainer featured' data-post-id='6a76f14ea0b101fe6226b63a'> 3959 <a href='/recording-the-childs-voice-for-court/' class='c-card__media'> 3960 <img 3961 loading='lazy' 3962 decoding='async' 3963 3964 class='c-card__image' 3965 alt="A close-up of a notebook and pen in a classroom setting in Buenos Aires, Argentina." 3966 srcset='/content/images/size/w326/format/webp/2026/08/recording-the-childs-voice-for-court.jpg 326w, /content/images/size/w652/format/webp/2026/08/recording-the-childs-voice-for-court.jpg 652w, /content/images/size/w1304/format/webp/2026/08/recording-the-childs-voice-for-court.jpg 1304w' sizes='(max-width: 720px) 100vw, (max-width: 1100px) 50vw, 360px' src='/content/images/size/w1304/format/webp/2026/08/recording-the-childs-voice-for-court.jpg' 3967 > 3968 </a> 3969 3970 <div class='c-card__content'> 3971 <div class='c-card__tag c-tag'> 3972 <a href="/tag/skills/">Skills</a> 3973 </div> 3974 3975 <h3 class='c-card__headline'><a href='/recording-the-childs-voice-for-court/' class='c-card__link'>Recording the child's voice so it reaches the judge</a></h3> 3976 3977 <p class='c-card__standfirst'>How to record a child's wishes, feelings and actual words so they survive the distance from living room to judgment. Exact words, context, and the difference between voice and verdict.</p> 3978 3979 <div class='c-card__meta'> 3980 3981 3982 3983<div class='c-byline c-card__byline' data-author-slug='social-work-skills'> 3984 <span class='u-hidden u-hidden'>, </span> 3985 <span class='u-hidden '> and </span> 3986 <a href='/author/social-work-skills/'>Skills Desk</a> 3987</div> 3988 3989 <div class='u-flex u-align-items-center u-gap-8'> 3990 <time class='c-timestamp c-card__timestamp' datetime='2026-09-26'> 3991 26 September 2026 3992 3993 3994 3995 3996 </time> 3997 </div> 3998 </div> 3999 </div> 4000</article> <article class='js-card c-card c-card-- c-card-- post tag-skills tag-hash-format-explainer featured' data-post-id='6a76f14ba0b101fe6226b633'> 4001 <a href='/recording-disputed-accounts/' class='c-card__media'> 4002 <img 4003 loading='lazy' 4004 decoding='async' 4005 4006 class='c-card__image' 4007 alt="A close-up of a notebook and pen in a classroom setting in Buenos Aires, Argentina." 4008 srcset='/content/images/size/w326/format/webp/2026/08/recording-disputed-accounts.jpg 326w, /content/images/size/w652/format/webp/2026/08/recording-disputed-accounts.jpg 652w, /content/images/size/w1304/format/webp/2026/08/recording-disputed-accounts.jpg 1304w' sizes='(max-width: 720px) 100vw, (max-width: 1100px) 50vw, 360px' src='/content/images/size/w1304/format/webp/2026/08/recording-disputed-accounts.jpg' 4009 > 4010 </a> 4011 4012 <div class='c-card__content'> 4013 <div class='c-card__tag c-tag'> 4014 <a href="/tag/skills/">Skills</a> 4015 </div> 4016 4017 <h3 class='c-card__headline'><a href='/recording-disputed-accounts/' class='c-card__link'>Recording disputed accounts when everyone tells a different story</a></h3> 4018 4019 <p class='c-card__standfirst'>How to record conflicting accounts in social work without becoming the judge of them. Attribution, exact words, recording the dispute itself, and keeping your file fair when stories collide.</p> 4020 4021 <div class='c-card__meta'> 4022 4023 4024 4025<div class='c-byline c-card__byline' data-author-slug='social-work-skills'>
4026 <span class='u-hidden u-hidden'>, </span> 4027 <span class='u-hidden '> and </span> 4028 <a href='/author/social-work-skills/'>Skills Desk</a> 4029</div> 4030 4031 <div class='u-flex u-align-items-center u-gap-8'> 4032 <time class='c-timestamp c-card__timestamp' datetime='2026-09-25'> 4033 25 September 2026 4034 4035 4036 4037 4038 </time> 4039 </div> 4040 </div> 4041 </div> 4042</article> <article class='js-card c-card c-card-- c-card-- post tag-skills tag-hash-format-explainer featured' data-post-id='6ab5165665715a3440e402fa'> 4043 <a href='/contact-after-domestic-abuse-practice-direction-12j-explained/' class='c-card__media'> 4044 <img 4045 loading='lazy' 4046 decoding='async' 4047 4048 class='c-card__image' 4049 alt="An adult hand holding the hand of a small child, seen from behind" 4050 srcset='/content/images/size/w326/format/webp/2026/09/contact-after-domestic-abuse-practice-direction-12.jpg 326w, /content/images/size/w652/format/webp/2026/09/contact-after-domestic-abuse-practice-direction-12.jpg 652w, /content/images/size/w1304/format/webp/2026/09/contact-after-domestic-abuse-practice-direction-12.jpg 1304w' sizes='(max-width: 720px) 100vw, (max-width: 1100px) 50vw, 360px' src='/content/images/size/w1304/format/webp/2026/09/contact-after-domestic-abuse-practice-direction-12.jpg' 4051 > 4052 </a> 4053 4054 <div class='c-card__content'> 4055 <div class='c-card__tag c-tag'> 4056 <a href="/tag/skills/">Skills</a> 4057 </div> 4058 4059 <h3 class='c-card__headline'><a href='/contact-after-domestic-abuse-practice-direction-12j-explained/' class='c-card__link'>How the family court decides contact when there has been domestic abuse</a></h3> 4060 4061 <p class='c-card__standfirst'>Practice Direction 12J sets the rules when abuse is alleged in a child arrangements case. The presumption of parental involvement, the unmanageable risk test, and what it means for social workers.</p> 4062 4063 <div class='c-card__meta'> 4064 4065 4066 4067<div class='c-byline c-card__byline' data-author-slug='social-work-skills'> 4068 <span class='u-hidden u-hidden'>, </span> 4069 <span class='u-hidden '> and </span> 4070 <a href='/author/social-work-skills/'>Skills Desk</a> 4071</div> 4072 4073 <div class='u-flex u-align-items-center u-gap-8'> 4074 <time class='c-timestamp c-card__timestamp' datetime='2026-09-24'> 4075 24 September 2026 4076 4077 4078 4079 4080 </time> 4081 </div> 4082 </div> 4083 </div> 4084</article> <article class='js-card c-card c-card-- c-card-- post tag-skills tag-hash-format-explainer' data-post-id='6a76f148a0b101fe6226b62c'> 4085 <a href='/recording-direct-work-sessions/' class='c-card__media'> 4086 <img 4087 loading='lazy' 4088 decoding='async' 4089 4090 class='c-card__image' 4091 alt="A close-up of a notebook and pen in a classroom setting in Buenos Aires, Argentina." 4092 srcset='/content/images/size/w326/format/webp/2026/08/recording-direct-work-sessions.jpg 326w, /content/images/size/w652/format/webp/2026/08/recording-direct-work-sessions.jpg 652w, /content/images/size/w1304/format/webp/2026/08/recording-direct-work-sessions.jpg 1304w' sizes='(max-width: 720px) 100vw, (max-width: 1100px) 50vw, 360px' src='/content/images/size/w1304/format/webp/2026/08/recording-direct-work-sessions.jpg' 4093 > 4094 </a> 4095 4096 <div class='c-card__content'> 4097 <div class='c-card__tag c-tag'> 4098 <a href="/tag/skills/">Skills</a> 4099 </div> 4100 4101 <h3 class='c-card__headline'><a href='/recording-direct-work-sessions/' class='c-card__link'>Recording direct work so it shows the work and not just the date</a></h3> 4102 4103 <p class='c-card__standfirst'>How to record direct work sessions with children so the file shows what the work was, what it produced and what it changed. Purpose, method, the child's response and where the materials go.</p> 4104 4105 <div class='c-card__meta'> 4106 4107 4108 4109<div class='c-byline c-card__byline' data-author-slug='social-work-skills'> 4110 <span class='u-hidden u-hidden'>, </span> 4111 <span class='u-hidden '> and </span> 4112 <a href='/author/social-work-skills/'>Skills Desk</a> 4113</div> 4114 4115 <div class='u-flex u-align-items-center u-gap-8'> 4116 <time class='c-timestamp c-card__timestamp' datetime='2026-09-24'> 4117 24 September 2026 4118 4119 4120 4121 4122 </time> 4123 </div> 4124 </div> 4125 </div> 4126</article> </div> 4127</div> 4128 4129 <div class='c-section c-section--features'>
4130 <div class='o-grid'> 4131 <div class='c-section-heading'> 4132 <h2 class='c-section-heading__title'><a href='/tag/features/'>Features</a></h2> 4133 4134 <a href='/tag/features/' aria-label='See all Features' class='c-section-heading__all 4135 u-block 4136 '> 4137 See all 4138 </a> 4139 </div> 4140 </div> 4141 4142 <div class='o-grid o-grid--4-columns' data-grid-visible-limit='4'> 4143 <article class='js-card c-card c-card-- c-card-- post tag-features tag-hash-format-feature' data-post-id='6a6bf1f3fe061ae00eb128f3'> 4144 <a href='/do-i-have-to-let-a-social-worker-in/' class='c-card__media'> 4145 <img 4146 loading='lazy' 4147 decoding='async' 4148 4149 class='c-card__image' 4150 alt="Modern empty hallway interior with door and walls leading to light spacious room" 4151 srcset='/content/images/size/w326/format/webp/2026/07/do-i-have-to-let-a-social-worker-in.jpg 326w, /content/images/size/w652/format/webp/2026/07/do-i-have-to-let-a-social-worker-in.jpg 652w, /content/images/size/w1304/format/webp/2026/07/do-i-have-to-let-a-social-worker-in.jpg 1304w' sizes='(max-width: 720px) 100vw, (max-width: 1100px) 50vw, 360px' src='/content/images/size/w1304/format/webp/2026/07/do-i-have-to-let-a-social-worker-in.jpg' 4152 > 4153 </a> 4154 4155 <div class='c-card__content'> 4156 <div class='c-card__tag c-tag'> 4157 <a href="/tag/features/">Features</a> 4158 </div> 4159 4160 <h3 class='c-card__headline'><a href='/do-i-have-to-let-a-social-worker-in/' class='c-card__link'>Do I have to let a social worker into my house</a></h3> 4161 4162 <p class='c-card__standfirst'>No, and that answer on its own is close to useless. What the Children Act tells the local authority to do about a refusal, why they usually do not need to come in at all, and the sentence that gets recorded permanently.</p> 4163 4164 <div class='c-card__meta'> 4165 4166 4167 4168<div class='c-byline c-card__byline' data-author-slug='features-desk'> 4169 <span class='u-hidden u-hidden'>, </span> 4170 <span class='u-hidden '> and </span> 4171 <a href='/author/features-desk/'>Features Desk</a> 4172</div> 4173 4174 <div class='u-flex u-align-items-center u-gap-8'> 4175 <time class='c-timestamp c-card__timestamp' datetime='2026-10-03'> 4176 3 October 2026 4177 4178 4179 4180 4181 </time> 4182 </div> 4183 </div> 4184 </div> 4185</article> <article class='js-card c-card c-card-- c-card-- post tag-features tag-hash-format-feature' data-post-id='6a6bd3a5fe061ae00eb128a8'> 4186 <a href='/parentification-eldest-daughter/' class='c-card__media'> 4187 <img 4188 loading='lazy' 4189 decoding='async' 4190 4191 class='c-card__image' 4192 alt="Two young women study together at a table filled with books and papers, focused on learning" 4193 srcset='/content/images/size/w326/format/webp/2026/07/parentification-eldest-daughter.jpg 326w, /content/images/size/w652/format/webp/2026/07/parentification-eldest-daughter.jpg 652w, /content/images/size/w1304/format/webp/2026/07/parentification-eldest-daughter.jpg 1304w' sizes='(max-width: 720px) 100vw, (max-width: 1100px) 50vw, 360px' src='/content/images/size/w1304/format/webp/2026/07/parentification-eldest-daughter.jpg' 4194 > 4195 </a> 4196 4197 <div class='c-card__content'> 4198 <div class='c-card__tag c-tag'> 4199 <a href="/tag/features/">Features</a> 4200 </div> 4201 4202 <h3 class='c-card__headline'><a href='/parentification-eldest-daughter/' class='c-card__link'>Parentification, and what eldest daughter syndrome gets right</a></h3> 4203 4204 <p class='c-card__standfirst'>The trend arrived as a joke with a bruise inside it, and the underlying idea has been part of social work assessment for decades. What it gets right, where it goes too wide, and the four things that make it a safeguarding matter.</p> 4205 4206 <div class='c-card__meta'> 4207 4208 4209 4210<div class='c-byline c-card__byline' data-author-slug='features-desk'> 4211 <span class='u-hidden u-hidden'>, </span> 4212 <span class='u-hidden '> and </span> 4213 <a href='/author/features-desk/'>Features Desk</a> 4214</div> 4215 4216 <div class='u-flex u-align-items-center u-gap-8'> 4217 <time class='c-timestamp c-card__timestamp' datetime='2026-10-02'> 4218 2 October 2026 4219 4220 4221 4222 4223 </time> 4224 </div> 4225 </div> 4226 </div> 4227</article> <article class='js-card c-card c-card-- c-card-- post tag-features tag-hash-format-feature' data-post-id='6a6bd80efe061ae00eb128b8'> 4228 <a href='/grandparents-rights-social-services/' class='c-card__media'> 4229 <img 4230 loading='lazy' 4231 decoding='async' 4232 4233 class='c-card__image' 4234 alt="A grandfather and grandson walk hand in hand through a green park in Portugal" 4235 srcset='/content/images/size/w326/format/webp/2026/07/grandparents-rights-social-services.jpg 326w, /content/images/size/w652/format/webp/2026/07/grandparents-rights-social-services.jpg 652w, /content/images/size/w1304/format/webp/2026/07/grandparents-rights-social-services.jpg 1304w' sizes='(max-width: 720px) 100v
4235w, (max-width: 1100px) 50vw, 360px' src='/content/images/size/w1304/format/webp/2026/07/grandparents-rights-social-services.jpg' 4236 > 4237 </a> 4238 4239 <div class='c-card__content'> 4240 <div class='c-card__tag c-tag'> 4241 <a href="/tag/features/">Features</a> 4242 </div> 4243 4244 <h3 class='c-card__headline'><a href='/grandparents-rights-social-services/' class='c-card__link'>Grandparents rights and social services, what actually exists</a></h3> 4245 4246 <p class='c-card__standfirst'>There is no such thing as grandparents' rights in England and Wales, and that phrase is why so many grandparents get bad advice. The court route, the viability assessment nobody prepares for, and what Cafcass is actually for.</p> 4247 4248 <div class='c-card__meta'> 4249 4250 4251 4252<div class='c-byline c-card__byline' data-author-slug='features-desk'> 4253 <span class='u-hidden u-hidden'>, </span> 4254 <span class='u-hidden '> and </span> 4255 <a href='/author/features-desk/'>Features Desk</a> 4256</div> 4257 4258 <div class='u-flex u-align-items-center u-gap-8'> 4259 <time class='c-timestamp c-card__timestamp' datetime='2026-09-30'> 4260 30 September 2026 4261 4262 4263 4264 4265 </time> 4266 </div> 4267 </div> 4268 </div> 4269</article> <article class='js-card c-card c-card-- c-card-- post tag-features tag-hash-format-explainer featured' data-post-id='6abc02b965715a3440e40492'> 4270 <a href='/sir-stephen-cobb-president-family-division-what-it-means/' class='c-card__media'> 4271 <img 4272 loading='lazy' 4273 decoding='async' 4274 4275 class='c-card__image' 4276 alt="The front of the Royal Courts of Justice in London at dusk, with the street lamps lit" 4277 srcset='/content/images/size/w326/format/webp/2026/09/sir-stephen-cobb-president-family-division-what-it.jpg 326w, /content/images/size/w652/format/webp/2026/09/sir-stephen-cobb-president-family-division-what-it.jpg 652w, /content/images/size/w1304/format/webp/2026/09/sir-stephen-cobb-president-family-division-what-it.jpg 1304w' sizes='(max-width: 720px) 100vw, (max-width: 1100px) 50vw, 360px' src='/content/images/size/w1304/format/webp/2026/09/sir-stephen-cobb-president-family-division-what-it.jpg' 4278 > 4279 </a> 4280 4281 <div class='c-card__content'> 4282 <div class='c-card__tag c-tag'> 4283 <a href="/tag/features/">Features</a> 4284 </div> 4285 4286 <h3 class='c-card__headline'><a href='/sir-stephen-cobb-president-family-division-what-it-means/' class='c-card__link'>The new head of family justice is the judge who rewrote the rules on domestic abuse and contact</a></h3> 4287 4288 <p class='c-card__standfirst'>Sir Stephen Cobb became President of the Family Division in May. He wrote the 2017 review of PD12J after Nineteen Child Homicides, and the presumption, child focused courts and delay are now his to shape.</p> 4289 4290 <div class='c-card__meta'> 4291 4292 4293 4294<div class='c-byline c-card__byline' data-author-slug='features-desk'> 4295 <span class='u-hidden u-hidden'>, </span> 4296 <span class='u-hidden '> and </span> 4297 <a href='/author/features-desk/'>Features Desk</a> 4298</div> 4299 4300 <div class='u-flex u-align-items-center u-gap-8'> 4301 <time class='c-timestamp c-card__timestamp' datetime='2026-09-30'> 4302 30 September 2026 4303 4304 4305 4306 4307 </time> 4308 </div> 4309 </div> 4310 </div> 4311</article> <article class='js-card c-card c-card-- c-card-- post tag-features tag-hash-format-feature featured' data-post-id='6a6bcf3efe061ae00eb1287e'> 4312 <a href='/agency-vs-permanent-social-work/' class='c-card__media'> 4313 <img 4314 loading='lazy' 4315 decoding='async' 4316 4317 class='c-card__image' 4318 alt="A modern workspace with a laptop, calculator, and documents on a desk, perfect for finance tasks" 4319 srcset='/content/images/size/w326/format/webp/2026/07/agency-vs-permanent-social-work.jpg 326w, /content/images/size/w652/format/webp/2026/07/agency-vs-permanent-social-work.jpg 652w, /content/images/size/w1304/format/webp/2026/07/agency-vs-permanent-social-work.jpg 1304w' sizes='(max-width: 720px) 100vw, (max-width: 1100px) 50vw, 360px' src='/content/images/size/w1304/format/webp/2026/07/agency-vs-permanent-social-work.jpg' 4320 > 4321 </a> 4322 4323 <div class='c-card__content'> 4324 <div class='c-card__tag c-tag'> 4325 <a href="/tag/features/">Features</a> 4326 </div> 4327 4328 <h3 class='c-card__headline'><a href='/agency-vs-permanent-social-work/' class='c-card__link'>Agency or permanent, the maths nobody actually does</a></h3> 4329 4330 <p class='c-card__standfirst'>The rate gap is real. The six things the day rate does not include close more of it than people expect, and the pension is the one everybody leaves out. The comparison to run, and a straight answer on the solidarity argument.</p> 4331 4332 <div class='c-card__meta'> 4333 4334 4335 4336<div class='c-byline c-card__byline' data-author-slug='features-desk'>
4337 <span class='u-hidden u-hidden'>, </span> 4338 <span class='u-hidden '> and </span> 4339 <a href='/author/features-desk/'>Features Desk</a> 4340</div> 4341 4342 <div class='u-flex u-align-items-center u-gap-8'> 4343 <time class='c-timestamp c-card__timestamp' datetime='2026-09-27'> 4344 27 September 2026 4345 4346 4347 4348 4349 </time> 4350 </div> 4351 </div> 4352 </div> 4353</article> <article class='js-card c-card c-card-- c-card-- post tag-features tag-hash-format-feature featured' data-post-id='6a6bfa74fe061ae00eb12933'> 4354 <a href='/family-group-conference-what-to-expect/' class='c-card__media'> 4355 <img 4356 loading='lazy' 4357 decoding='async' 4358 4359 class='c-card__image' 4360 alt="Contemporary dining room with table and chairs against decorative dragonflies and mirror on wall at home with..." 4361 srcset='/content/images/size/w326/format/webp/2026/07/family-group-conference-what-to-expect.jpg 326w, /content/images/size/w652/format/webp/2026/07/family-group-conference-what-to-expect.jpg 652w, /content/images/size/w1304/format/webp/2026/07/family-group-conference-what-to-expect.jpg 1304w' sizes='(max-width: 720px) 100vw, (max-width: 1100px) 50vw, 360px' src='/content/images/size/w1304/format/webp/2026/07/family-group-conference-what-to-expect.jpg' 4362 > 4363 </a> 4364 4365 <div class='c-card__content'> 4366 <div class='c-card__tag c-tag'> 4367 <a href="/tag/features/">Features</a> 4368 </div> 4369 4370 <h3 class='c-card__headline'><a href='/family-group-conference-what-to-expect/' class='c-card__link'>What a family group conference is, and the hour nobody tells you about</a></h3> 4371 4372 <p class='c-card__standfirst'>The one meeting in the whole system that is structurally yours. What private family time is, why the coordinator should not be your social worker, and who counts as your family, which is wider than you think.</p> 4373 4374 <div class='c-card__meta'> 4375 4376 4377 4378<div class='c-byline c-card__byline' data-author-slug='features-desk'> 4379 <span class='u-hidden u-hidden'>, </span> 4380 <span class='u-hidden '> and </span> 4381 <a href='/author/features-desk/'>Features Desk</a> 4382</div> 4383 4384 <div class='u-flex u-align-items-center u-gap-8'> 4385 <time class='c-timestamp c-card__timestamp' datetime='2026-09-26'> 4386 26 September 2026 4387 4388 4389 4390 4391 </time> 4392 </div> 4393 </div> 4394 </div> 4395</article> <article class='js-card c-card c-card-- c-card-- post tag-features tag-hash-format-feature featured' data-post-id='6aaceb3b65715a3440e3fbc3'> 4396 <a href='/default-daughter-caregiving-competence-cost/' class='c-card__media'> 4397 <img 4398 loading='lazy' 4399 decoding='async' 4400 4401 class='c-card__image' 4402 alt="A hand filling a weekly pill organiser on a dark table, with a blister pack beside it" 4403 srcset='/content/images/size/w326/format/webp/2026/09/default-daughter-caregiving-competence-cost.jpg 326w, /content/images/size/w652/format/webp/2026/09/default-daughter-caregiving-competence-cost.jpg 652w, /content/images/size/w1304/format/webp/2026/09/default-daughter-caregiving-competence-cost.jpg 1304w' sizes='(max-width: 720px) 100vw, (max-width: 1100px) 50vw, 360px' src='/content/images/size/w1304/format/webp/2026/09/default-daughter-caregiving-competence-cost.jpg' 4404 > 4405 </a> 4406 4407 <div class='c-card__content'> 4408 <div class='c-card__tag c-tag'> 4409 <a href="/tag/features/">Features</a> 4410 </div> 4411 4412 <h3 class='c-card__headline'><a href='/default-daughter-caregiving-competence-cost/' class='c-card__link'>The default daughter, and what being the capable one costs her</a></h3> 4413 4414 <p class='c-card__standfirst'>There is usually one person in a family whose phone quietly becomes the command centre. Alyssa J. Goldberg on the daughter nobody ever asked, why competence gets mistaken for consent, and what to say to her that is not thank you.</p> 4415 4416 <div class='c-card__meta'> 4417 4418 4419 4420<div class='c-byline c-card__byline' data-author-slug='alyssa-j-goldberg'> 4421 <span class='u-hidden u-hidden'>, </span>
4422 <span class='u-hidden '> and </span> 4423 <a href='/author/alyssa-j-goldberg/'>Alyssa J. Goldberg</a> 4424</div> 4425 4426 <div class='u-flex u-align-items-center u-gap-8'> 4427 <time class='c-timestamp c-card__timestamp' datetime='2026-09-25'> 4428 25 September 2026 4429 4430 4431 4432 4433 </time> 4434 </div> 4435 </div> 4436 </div> 4437</article> <article class='js-card c-card c-card-- c-card-- post tag-features tag-hash-format-feature featured' data-post-id='6a6bcf3afe061ae00eb12877'> 4438 <a href='/when-a-client-dies/' class='c-card__media'> 4439 <img 4440 loading='lazy' 4441 decoding='async' 4442 4443 class='c-card__image' 4444 alt="A dramatic black and white photo of an empty room with a single chair and large windows casting shadows" 4445 srcset='/content/images/size/w326/format/webp/2026/07/when-a-client-dies.jpg 326w, /content/images/size/w652/format/webp/2026/07/when-a-client-dies.jpg 652w, /content/images/size/w1304/format/webp/2026/07/when-a-client-dies.jpg 1304w' sizes='(max-width: 720px) 100vw, (max-width: 1100px) 50vw, 360px' src='/content/images/size/w1304/format/webp/2026/07/when-a-client-dies.jpg' 4446 > 4447 </a> 4448 4449 <div class='c-card__content'> 4450 <div class='c-card__tag c-tag'> 4451 <a href="/tag/features/">Features</a> 4452 </div> 4453 4454 <h3 class='c-card__headline'><a href='/when-a-client-dies/' class='c-card__link'>When someone on your caseload dies</a></h3> 4455 4456 <p class='c-card__standfirst'>There is a process for everything except how you are. What to do in the first forty eight hours, why writing your own account matters more than anything else, what to expect from a review, and the honest answer about the funeral.</p> 4457 4458 <div class='c-card__meta'> 4459 4460 4461 4462<div class='c-byline c-card__byline' data-author-slug='features-desk'> 4463 <span class='u-hidden u-hidden'>, </span> 4464 <span class='u-hidden '> and </span> 4465 <a href='/author/features-desk/'>Features Desk</a> 4466</div> 4467 4468 <div class='u-flex u-align-items-center u-gap-8'> 4469 <time class='c-timestamp c-card__timestamp' datetime='2026-09-25'> 4470 25 September 2026 4471 4472 4473 4474 4475 </time> 4476 </div> 4477 </div> 4478 </div> 4479</article> <article class='js-card c-card c-card-- c-card-- post tag-features tag-hash-format-feature' data-post-id='6a6bf50dfe061ae00eb1290f'> 4480 <a href='/step-parent-rights-what-you-can-do/' class='c-card__media'> 4481 <img 4482 loading='lazy' 4483 decoding='async' 4484 4485 class='c-card__image' 4486 alt="Spacious hallway with metal doors and shoe rack placed near cupboard under picture of deer handing on paneled wall" 4487 srcset='/content/images/size/w326/format/webp/2026/07/step-parent.jpg 326w, /content/images/size/w652/format/webp/2026/07/step-parent.jpg 652w, /content/images/size/w1304/format/webp/2026/07/step-parent.jpg 1304w' sizes='(max-width: 720px) 100vw, (max-width: 1100px) 50vw, 360px' src='/content/images/size/w1304/format/webp/2026/07/step-parent.jpg' 4488 > 4489 </a> 4490 4491 <div class='c-card__content'> 4492 <div class='c-card__tag c-tag'> 4493 <a href="/tag/features/">Features</a> 4494 </div> 4495 4496 <h3 class='c-card__headline'><a href='/step-parent-rights-what-you-can-do/' class='c-card__link'>Step-parent rights, and what you can actually do</a></h3> 4497 4498 <p class='c-card__standfirst'>By default you are nobody, and finding that out at a hospital desk is a horrible way to learn it. What section 3(5) lets you do anyway, the two routes to parental responsibility, and the permission nobody gives you.</p> 4499 4500 <div class='c-card__meta'> 4501 4502 4503 4504<div class='c-byline c-card__byline' data-author-slug='features-desk'> 4505 <span class='u-hidden u-hidden'>, </span> 4506 <span class='u-hidden '> and </span> 4507 <a href='/author/features-desk/'>Features Desk</a> 4508</div> 4509 4510 <div class='u-flex u-align-items-center u-gap-8'> 4511 <time class='c-timestamp c-card__timestamp' datetime='2026-09-24'> 4512 24 September 2026 4513 4514 4515 4516 4517 </time> 4518 </div> 4519 </div> 4520 </div> 4521</article> <article class='js-card c-card c-card-- c-card-- post tag-features tag-hash-format-feature' data-post-id='6a6bc2f6fe061ae00eb1281d'> 4522 <a href='/social-work-mileage-rates/' class='c-card__media'> 4523 <img 4524 loading='lazy' 4525 decoding='async' 4526 4527 class='c-card__image' 4528 alt="Hands on a Toyota steering wheel, closeup inside a vehicle. Darkened mood" 4529 srcset='/content/images/size/w326/format/webp/2026/07/social-work-mileage-rates.jpg 326w, /content/images/size/w652/format/webp/2026/07/social-work-mileage-rates.jpg 652w, /content/images/size/w1304/format/webp/2026/07/social-work-mileage-rates.jpg 1304w' sizes='(max-width: 720px) 100v
4529w, (max-width: 1100px) 50vw, 360px' src='/content/images/size/w1304/format/webp/2026/07/social-work-mileage-rates.jpg' 4530 > 4531 </a> 4532 4533 <div class='c-card__content'> 4534 <div class='c-card__tag c-tag'> 4535 <a href="/tag/features/">Features</a> 4536 </div> 4537 4538 <h3 class='c-card__headline'><a href='/social-work-mileage-rates/' class='c-card__link'>The 55p mileage rate and what social workers are actually owed</a></h3> 4539 4540 <p class='c-card__standfirst'>HMRC's approved rate rose from 45p to 55p a mile in April, the first rise since 2011. If your employer still pays 45p, you can now claim tax relief on the gap. A worked example, and what counts.</p> 4541 4542 <div class='c-card__meta'> 4543 4544 4545 4546<div class='c-byline c-card__byline' data-author-slug='features-desk'> 4547 <span class='u-hidden u-hidden'>, </span> 4548 <span class='u-hidden '> and </span> 4549 <a href='/author/features-desk/'>Features Desk</a> 4550</div> 4551 4552 <div class='u-flex u-align-items-center u-gap-8'> 4553 <time class='c-timestamp c-card__timestamp' datetime='2026-09-23'> 4554 23 September 2026 4555 4556 4557 4558 4559 </time> 4560 </div> 4561 </div> 4562 </div> 4563</article> <article class='js-card c-card c-card-- c-card-- post tag-features tag-hash-format-feature' data-post-id='6a6bd0dbfe061ae00eb12889'> 4564 <a href='/coercive-control-after-separation/' class='c-card__media'> 4565 <img 4566 loading='lazy' 4567 decoding='async' 4568 4569 class='c-card__image' 4570 alt="A breakup message on a smartphone screen, held in both hands" 4571 srcset='/content/images/size/w326/format/webp/2026/07/coercive-control-after-separation.jpg 326w, /content/images/size/w652/format/webp/2026/07/coercive-control-after-separation.jpg 652w, /content/images/size/w1304/format/webp/2026/07/coercive-control-after-separation.jpg 1304w' sizes='(max-width: 720px) 100vw, (max-width: 1100px) 50vw, 360px' src='/content/images/size/w1304/format/webp/2026/07/coercive-control-after-separation.jpg' 4572 > 4573 </a> 4574 4575 <div class='c-card__content'> 4576 <div class='c-card__tag c-tag'> 4577 <a href="/tag/features/">Features</a> 4578 </div> 4579 4580 <h3 class='c-card__headline'><a href='/coercive-control-after-separation/' class='c-card__link'>Coercive control does not stop when the relationship does</a></h3> 4581 4582 <p class='c-card__standfirst'>The 2021 Act removed the living together requirement, so the offence now covers an ex-partner, and almost nobody knows. Where difficult co-parenting ends and control begins, what it looks like after separation, and the two things professionals get wrong.</p> 4583 4584 <div class='c-card__meta'> 4585 4586 4587 4588<div class='c-byline c-card__byline' data-author-slug='features-desk'> 4589 <span class='u-hidden u-hidden'>, </span> 4590 <span class='u-hidden '> and </span> 4591 <a href='/author/features-desk/'>Features Desk</a> 4592</div> 4593 4594 <div class='u-flex u-align-items-center u-gap-8'> 4595 <time class='c-timestamp c-card__timestamp' datetime='2026-09-22'> 4596 22 September 2026 4597 4598 4599 4600 4601 </time> 4602 </div> 4603 </div> 4604 </div> 4605</article> <article class='js-card c-card c-card-- c-card-- post tag-features tag-hash-format-feature' data-post-id='6a6bcc23fe061ae00eb12854'> 4606 <a href='/asye-job-drought/' class='c-card__media'> 4607 <img 4608 loading='lazy' 4609 decoding='async' 4610 4611 class='c-card__image' 4612 alt="A row of blue desk chairs in a quiet, dimly lit room, ready for use" 4613 srcset='/content/images/size/w326/format/webp/2026/07/asye-job-drought.jpg 326w, /content/images/size/w652/format/webp/2026/07/asye-job-drought.jpg 652w, /content/images/size/w1304/format/webp/2026/07/asye-job-drought.jpg 1304w' sizes='(max-width: 720px) 100vw, (max-width: 1100px) 50vw, 360px' src='/content/images/size/w1304/format/webp/2026/07/asye-job-drought.jpg' 4614 > 4615 </a> 4616 4617 <div class='c-card__content'> 4618 <div class='c-card__tag c-tag'> 4619 <a href="/tag/features/">Features</a> 4620 </div> 4621 4622 <h3 class='c-card__headline'><a href='/asye-job-drought/' class='c-card__link'>Why you cannot get an ASYE job and what actually changes the odds</a></h3> 4623 4624 <p class='c-card__standfirst'>Councils recruit newly qualified social workers in cohorts, not continuously, so a page full of vacancies can contain nothing for you. Why the timing fools people, the six things that change the odds, and the two faults behind most paper rejections.</p> 4625 4626 <div class='c-card__meta'> 4627 4628 4629 4630<div class='c-byline c-card__byline' data-author-slug='features-desk'>
4631 <span class='u-hidden u-hidden'>, </span> 4632 <span class='u-hidden '> and </span> 4633 <a href='/author/features-desk/'>Features Desk</a> 4634</div> 4635 4636 <div class='u-flex u-align-items-center u-gap-8'> 4637 <time class='c-timestamp c-card__timestamp' datetime='2026-09-22'> 4638 22 September 2026 4639 4640 4641 4642 4643 </time> 4644 </div> 4645 </div> 4646 </div> 4647</article> <article class='js-card c-card c-card-- c-card-- post tag-features tag-hash-format-explainer' data-post-id='6ab1317a65715a3440e3ff8d'> 4648 <a href='/sara-sharif-family-court-judges-named-court-of-appeal/' class='c-card__media'> 4649 <img 4650 loading='lazy' 4651 decoding='async' 4652 4653 class='c-card__image' 4654 alt="The front of the Royal Courts of Justice on the Strand in London, under a grey sky" 4655 srcset='/content/images/size/w326/format/webp/2026/09/sara-sharif-family-court-judges-named-court-of-app.jpg 326w, /content/images/size/w652/format/webp/2026/09/sara-sharif-family-court-judges-named-court-of-app.jpg 652w, /content/images/size/w1304/format/webp/2026/09/sara-sharif-family-court-judges-named-court-of-app.jpg 1304w' sizes='(max-width: 720px) 100vw, (max-width: 1100px) 50vw, 360px' src='/content/images/size/w1304/format/webp/2026/09/sara-sharif-family-court-judges-named-court-of-app.jpg' 4656 > 4657 </a> 4658 4659 <div class='c-card__content'> 4660 <div class='c-card__tag c-tag'> 4661 <a href="/tag/features/">Features</a> 4662 </div> 4663 4664 <h3 class='c-card__headline'><a href='/sara-sharif-family-court-judges-named-court-of-appeal/' class='c-card__link'>Were the Sara Sharif family court judges named? Yes, and the ruling explains last week's decision</a></h3> 4665 4666 <p class='c-card__standfirst'>Readers asked whether the judges in Sara Sharif's family court cases stayed anonymous. They did not. The Court of Appeal's reasoning in January 2025 is also the best guide to why three council staff were refused anonymity on Friday.</p> 4667 4668 <div class='c-card__meta'> 4669 4670 4671 4672<div class='c-byline c-card__byline' data-author-slug='features-desk'> 4673 <span class='u-hidden u-hidden'>, </span> 4674 <span class='u-hidden '> and </span> 4675 <a href='/author/features-desk/'>Features Desk</a> 4676</div> 4677 4678 <div class='u-flex u-align-items-center u-gap-8'> 4679 <time class='c-timestamp c-card__timestamp' datetime='2026-09-21'> 4680 21 September 2026 4681 4682 4683 4684 4685 </time> 4686 </div> 4687 </div> 4688 </div> 4689</article> <article class='js-card c-card c-card-- c-card-- post tag-features tag-hash-format-feature' data-post-id='6a6bcc1efe061ae00eb1284d'> 4690 <a href='/social-work-qualifying-routes-compared/' class='c-card__media'> 4691 <img 4692 loading='lazy' 4693 decoding='async' 4694 4695 class='c-card__image' 4696 alt="Three students walk down steps outside a university building, holding books and papers" 4697 srcset='/content/images/size/w326/format/webp/2026/07/social-work-qualifying-routes-compared.jpg 326w, /content/images/size/w652/format/webp/2026/07/social-work-qualifying-routes-compared.jpg 652w, /content/images/size/w1304/format/webp/2026/07/social-work-qualifying-routes-compared.jpg 1304w' sizes='(max-width: 720px) 100vw, (max-width: 1100px) 50vw, 360px' src='/content/images/size/w1304/format/webp/2026/07/social-work-qualifying-routes-compared.jpg' 4698 > 4699 </a> 4700 4701 <div class='c-card__content'> 4702 <div class='c-card__tag c-tag'> 4703 <a href="/tag/features/">Features</a> 4704 </div> 4705 4706 <h3 class='c-card__headline'><a href='/social-work-qualifying-routes-compared/' class='c-card__link'>Step Up, Approach, Think Ahead or university, the routes compared</a></h3> 4707 4708 <p class='c-card__standfirst'>Several ways to qualify and almost nobody explains the differences properly. The four things that actually separate them, the questions no website answers, and the advice the fast track programmes market too hard to give you.</p> 4709 4710 <div class='c-card__meta'> 4711 4712 4713 4714<div class='c-byline c-card__byline' data-author-slug='features-desk'>
4715 <span class='u-hidden u-hidden'>, </span> 4716 <span class='u-hidden '> and </span> 4717 <a href='/author/features-desk/'>Features Desk</a> 4718</div> 4719 4720 <div class='u-flex u-align-items-center u-gap-8'> 4721 <time class='c-timestamp c-card__timestamp' datetime='2026-09-21'> 4722 21 September 2026 4723 4724 4725 4726 4727 </time> 4728 </div> 4729 </div> 4730 </div> 4731</article> <article class='js-card c-card c-card-- c-card-- post tag-features tag-hash-format-feature' data-post-id='6a6bfd63fe061ae00eb12943'> 4732 <a href='/how-to-choose-a-social-work-course/' class='c-card__media'> 4733 <img 4734 loading='lazy' 4735 decoding='async' 4736 4737 class='c-card__image' 4738 alt="Overhead view of hands turning book pages at a study desk with notebooks, apple, and water bottle" 4739 srcset='/content/images/size/w326/format/webp/2026/07/how-to-choose-a-social-work-course.jpg 326w, /content/images/size/w652/format/webp/2026/07/how-to-choose-a-social-work-course.jpg 652w, /content/images/size/w1304/format/webp/2026/07/how-to-choose-a-social-work-course.jpg 1304w' sizes='(max-width: 720px) 100vw, (max-width: 1100px) 50vw, 360px' src='/content/images/size/w1304/format/webp/2026/07/how-to-choose-a-social-work-course.jpg' 4740 > 4741 </a> 4742 4743 <div class='c-card__content'> 4744 <div class='c-card__tag c-tag'> 4745 <a href="/tag/features/">Features</a> 4746 </div> 4747 4748 <h3 class='c-card__headline'><a href='/how-to-choose-a-social-work-course/' class='c-card__link'>How to choose a social work course, and why league tables mislead</a></h3> 4749 4750 <p class='c-card__standfirst'>Every approved course qualifies you, so the question is not which is best. The placement questions to ask the placement team rather than admissions, and the bursary question almost nobody knows to ask.</p> 4751 4752 <div class='c-card__meta'> 4753 4754 4755 4756<div class='c-byline c-card__byline' data-author-slug='features-desk'> 4757 <span class='u-hidden u-hidden'>, </span> 4758 <span class='u-hidden '> and </span> 4759 <a href='/author/features-desk/'>Features Desk</a> 4760</div> 4761 4762 <div class='u-flex u-align-items-center u-gap-8'> 4763 <time class='c-timestamp c-card__timestamp' datetime='2026-09-20'> 4764 20 September 2026 4765 4766 4767 4768 4769 </time> 4770 </div> 4771 </div> 4772 </div> 4773</article> </div> 4774</div> 4775 4776 <div class='c-section c-section--lived-experience'> 4777 <div class='o-grid'> 4778 <div class='c-section-heading'> 4779 <h2 class='c-section-heading__title'><a href='/tag/lived-experience/'>Lived Experience</a></h2> 4780 4781 <a href='/tag/lived-experience/' aria-label='See all Lived Experience' class='c-section-heading__all 4782 u-block 4783 '> 4784 See all 4785 </a> 4786 </div> 4787 </div> 4788 4789 <div class='o-grid o-grid--4-columns' data-grid-visible-limit='4'> 4790 <article class='js-card c-card c-card-- c-card-- post tag-opinion tag-hash-format-column tag-lived-experience featured' data-post-id='6abbc6fd65715a3440e40482'> 4791 <a href='/every-day-is-everything-what-permanence-means-decades-later/' class='c-card__media'> 4792 <img 4793 loading='lazy' 4794 decoding='async' 4795 4796 class='c-card__image' 4797 alt="A hand holding a small bunch of wildflowers, with a daisy and a clover flower" 4798 srcset='/content/images/size/w326/format/webp/2026/09/every-day-is-everything-what-permanence-means-deca.jpg 326w, /content/images/size/w652/format/webp/2026/09/every-day-is-everything-what-permanence-means-deca.jpg 652w, /content/images/size/w1304/format/webp/2026/09/every-day-is-everything-what-permanence-means-deca.jpg 1304w' sizes='(max-width: 720px) 100vw, (max-width: 1100px) 50vw, 360px' src='/content/images/size/w1304/format/webp/2026/09/every-day-is-everything-what-permanence-means-deca.jpg' 4799 > 4800 </a> 4801 4802 <div class='c-card__content'> 4803 <div class='c-card__tag c-tag'> 4804 <a href="/tag/opinion/">Opinion</a> 4805 </div> 4806 4807 <h3 class='c-card__headline'><a href='/every-day-is-everything-what-permanence-means-decades-later/' class='c-card__link'>Every day is everything, and what permanence means decades later</a></h3> 4808 4809 <p class='c-card__standfirst'>Adopted in Watford at nine months old and now 58, The Hidden Voice on what made a family, what her records still cannot tell her, and what she would ask of a social worker writing a later-life letter today.</p> 4810 4811 <div class='c-card__meta'> 4812 4813 4814 4815<div class='c-byline c-card__byline' data-author-slug='the-hidden-voice'>
4816 <span class='u-hidden u-hidden'>, </span> 4817 <span class='u-hidden '> and </span> 4818 <a href='/author/the-hidden-voice/'>The Hidden Voice</a> 4819</div> 4820 4821 <div class='u-flex u-align-items-center u-gap-8'> 4822 <time class='c-timestamp c-card__timestamp' datetime='2026-09-30'> 4823 30 September 2026 4824 4825 4826 4827 4828 </time> 4829 </div> 4830 </div> 4831 </div> 4832</article> <article class='js-card c-card c-card-- c-card-- post tag-lived-experience' data-post-id='6ab3c45565715a3440e40258'> 4833 <a href='/pregnancy-loss-work-rights-what-you-can-do-now/' class='c-card__media'> 4834 <img 4835 loading='lazy' 4836 decoding='async' 4837 4838 class='c-card__image' 4839 alt="A white cup resting on two paperbacks on a windowsill beside a rain-streaked window" 4840 srcset='/content/images/size/w326/format/webp/2026/09/pregnancy-loss-work-rights-what-you-can-do-now.jpg 326w, /content/images/size/w652/format/webp/2026/09/pregnancy-loss-work-rights-what-you-can-do-now.jpg 652w, /content/images/size/w1304/format/webp/2026/09/pregnancy-loss-work-rights-what-you-can-do-now.jpg 1304w' sizes='(max-width: 720px) 100vw, (max-width: 1100px) 50vw, 360px' src='/content/images/size/w1304/format/webp/2026/09/pregnancy-loss-work-rights-what-you-can-do-now.jpg' 4841 > 4842 </a> 4843 4844 <div class='c-card__content'> 4845 <div class='c-card__tag c-tag'> 4846 <a href="/tag/lived-experience/">Lived Experience</a> 4847 </div> 4848 4849 <h3 class='c-card__headline'><a href='/pregnancy-loss-work-rights-what-you-can-do-now/' class='c-card__link'>If you lose a pregnancy, what work has to give you now and from 2027</a></h3> 4850 4851 <p class='c-card__standfirst'>From April 2027 you and your partner get two weeks off after a pregnancy loss. Until then there is no specific leave, but there is protection. What applies now, what changes, what counts as a loss, and how to go back.</p> 4852 4853 <div class='c-card__meta'> 4854 4855 4856 4857<div class='c-byline c-card__byline' data-author-slug='vince-peart'> 4858 <span class='u-hidden u-hidden'>, </span> 4859 <span class='u-hidden '> and </span> 4860 <a href='/author/vince-peart/'>Vince Peart</a> 4861</div> 4862 4863 <div class='u-flex u-align-items-center u-gap-8'> 4864 <time class='c-timestamp c-card__timestamp' datetime='2026-09-23'> 4865 23 September 2026 4866 4867 4868 4869 4870 </time> 4871 </div> 4872 </div> 4873 </div> 4874</article> <article class='js-card c-card c-card-- c-card-- post tag-lived-experience' data-post-id='6aa7b5db65715a3440e3f6a1'> 4875 <a href='/information-sharing-duty-what-it-means-for-parents/' class='c-card__media'> 4876 <img 4877 loading='lazy' 4878 decoding='async' 4879 4880 class='c-card__image' 4881 alt="An empty kitchen table and chair by a window in low evening light, with a garden outside" 4882 srcset='/content/images/size/w326/format/webp/2026/09/information-sharing-duty-what-it-means-for-parents.jpg 326w, /content/images/size/w652/format/webp/2026/09/information-sharing-duty-what-it-means-for-parents.jpg 652w, /content/images/size/w1304/format/webp/2026/09/information-sharing-duty-what-it-means-for-parents.jpg 1304w' sizes='(max-width: 720px) 100vw, (max-width: 1100px) 50vw, 360px' src='/content/images/size/w1304/format/webp/2026/09/information-sharing-duty-what-it-means-for-parents.jpg' 4883 > 4884 </a> 4885 4886 <div class='c-card__content'> 4887 <div class='c-card__tag c-tag'> 4888 <a href="/tag/lived-experience/">Lived Experience</a> 4889 </div> 4890 4891 <h3 class='c-card__headline'><a href='/information-sharing-duty-what-it-means-for-parents/' class='c-card__link'>From 30 September professionals can share information about your child without asking you first</a></h3> 4892 4893 <p class='c-card__standfirst'>A new legal duty starts at the end of the month and nobody will explain it to you. What it changes, what it does not, the five things you are still entitled to, and what to ask your child's school and your social worker for this month.</p> 4894 4895 <div class='c-card__meta'> 4896 4897 4898 4899<div class='c-byline c-card__byline' data-author-slug='vince-peart'>
4900 <span class='u-hidden u-hidden'>, </span> 4901 <span class='u-hidden '> and </span> 4902 <a href='/author/vince-peart/'>Vince Peart</a> 4903</div> 4904 4905 <div class='u-flex u-align-items-center u-gap-8'> 4906 <time class='c-timestamp c-card__timestamp' datetime='2026-09-16'> 4907 16 September 2026 4908 4909 4910 4911 4912 </time> 4913 </div> 4914 </div> 4915 </div> 4916</article> <article class='js-card c-card c-card-- c-card-- post tag-lived-experience' data-post-id='6a9d8212c4fb34aafb473ce7'> 4917 <a href='/social-services-said-neglect-what-it-means/' class='c-card__media'> 4918 <img 4919 loading='lazy' 4920 decoding='async' 4921 4922 class='c-card__image' 4923 alt="Daffodils in a jug on a kitchen windowsill, with the sink and draining rack below" 4924 srcset='/content/images/size/w326/format/webp/2026/09/social-services-said-neglect-what-it-means.jpg 326w, /content/images/size/w652/format/webp/2026/09/social-services-said-neglect-what-it-means.jpg 652w, /content/images/size/w1304/format/webp/2026/09/social-services-said-neglect-what-it-means.jpg 1304w' sizes='(max-width: 720px) 100vw, (max-width: 1100px) 50vw, 360px' src='/content/images/size/w1304/format/webp/2026/09/social-services-said-neglect-what-it-means.jpg' 4925 > 4926 </a> 4927 4928 <div class='c-card__content'> 4929 <div class='c-card__tag c-tag'> 4930 <a href="/tag/lived-experience/">Lived Experience</a> 4931 </div> 4932 4933 <h3 class='c-card__headline'><a href='/social-services-said-neglect-what-it-means/' class='c-card__link'>Social services have used the word neglect about your family and this is what it means</a></h3> 4934 4935 <p class='c-card__standfirst'>It is a hard word to hear and it is about to be used more. What it means in law, the two words in the definition that protect you, why being poor is not neglect, the three levels you could be at, and exactly what to ask for this month.</p> 4936 4937 <div class='c-card__meta'> 4938 4939 4940 4941<div class='c-byline c-card__byline' data-author-slug='vince-peart'> 4942 <span class='u-hidden u-hidden'>, </span> 4943 <span class='u-hidden '> and </span> 4944 <a href='/author/vince-peart/'>Vince Peart</a> 4945</div> 4946 4947 <div class='u-flex u-align-items-center u-gap-8'> 4948 <time class='c-timestamp c-card__timestamp' datetime='2026-09-09'> 4949 9 September 2026 4950 4951 4952 4953 4954 </time> 4955 </div> 4956 </div> 4957 </div> 4958</article> <article class='js-card c-card c-card-- c-card-- post tag-lived-experience' data-post-id='6a9556e0c4fb34aafb4739df'> 4959 <a href='/care-leaver-review-what-it-means-for-you/' class='c-card__media'> 4960 <img 4961 loading='lazy' 4962 decoding='async' 4963 4964 class='c-card__image' 4965 alt="Two potted seedlings on the windowsill of a small flat" 4966 srcset='/content/images/size/w326/format/webp/2026/08/care-leaver-review-what-it-means-for-you.jpg 326w, /content/images/size/w652/format/webp/2026/08/care-leaver-review-what-it-means-for-you.jpg 652w, /content/images/size/w1304/format/webp/2026/08/care-leaver-review-what-it-means-for-you.jpg 1304w' sizes='(max-width: 720px) 100vw, (max-width: 1100px) 50vw, 360px' src='/content/images/size/w1304/format/webp/2026/08/care-leaver-review-what-it-means-for-you.jpg' 4967 > 4968 </a> 4969 4970 <div class='c-card__content'> 4971 <div class='c-card__tag c-tag'> 4972 <a href="/tag/lived-experience/">Lived Experience</a> 4973 </div> 4974 4975 <h3 class='c-card__headline'><a href='/care-leaver-review-what-it-means-for-you/' class='c-card__link'>The care leaver deaths review, explained for the person it is actually about</a></h3> 4976 4977 <p class='c-card__standfirst'>The review read every notification of a care leaver death in 2025. This is what it found, what changes on 30 September, what you are already entitled to, and exactly what to ask for this month.</p> 4978 4979 <div class='c-card__meta'> 4980 4981 4982 4983<div class='c-byline c-card__byline' data-author-slug='vince-peart'> 4984 <span class='u-hidden u-hidden'>, </span> 4985 <span class='u-hidden '> and </span> 4986 <a href='/author/vince-peart/'>Vince Peart</a> 4987</div> 4988 4989 <div class='u-flex u-align-items-center u-gap-8'> 4990 <time class='c-timestamp c-card__timestamp' datetime='2026-09-02'> 4991 2 September 2026 4992 4993 4994 4995 4996 </time> 4997 </div> 4998 </div> 4999 </div> 5000</article> <article class='js-card c-card c-card-- c-card-- post tag-lived-experience' data-post-id='6a844843a0b101fe6226ea3a'> 5001 <a href='/residential-family-centres-for-parents/' class='c-card__media'> 5002 <img 5003 loading='lazy' 5004 decoding='async' 5005 5006 class='c-card__image' 5007 alt="An empty cot beside a bright window in a plain nursery" 5008 srcset='/content/images/size/w326/format/webp/2026/08/residential-family-centres-for-parents-v2.jpg 326w, /content/images/size/w652/format/webp/2026/08/residential-family-centres-for-parents-v2.jpg 652w, /content/images/size/w1304/format/webp/2026/08/residential-family-centres-for-parents-v2.jpg 1304w' sizes='(max-width: 720px) 100v
5008w, (max-width: 1100px) 50vw, 360px' src='/content/images/size/w1304/format/webp/2026/08/residential-family-centres-for-parents-v2.jpg' 5009 > 5010 </a> 5011 5012 <div class='c-card__content'> 5013 <div class='c-card__tag c-tag'> 5014 <a href="/tag/lived-experience/">Lived Experience</a> 5015 </div> 5016 5017 <h3 class='c-card__headline'><a href='/residential-family-centres-for-parents/' class='c-card__link'>Residential family centres explained for the parents being asked to move in</a></h3> 5018 5019 <p class='c-card__standfirst'>The number of centres where parents live with their child while being assessed has tripled since 2016. What the placement actually is, what is being written down and when, and the questions to ask in writing before you agree to go.</p> 5020 5021 <div class='c-card__meta'> 5022 5023 5024 5025<div class='c-byline c-card__byline' data-author-slug='vince-peart'> 5026 <span class='u-hidden u-hidden'>, </span> 5027 <span class='u-hidden '> and </span> 5028 <a href='/author/vince-peart/'>Vince Peart</a> 5029</div> 5030 5031 <div class='u-flex u-align-items-center u-gap-8'> 5032 <time class='c-timestamp c-card__timestamp' datetime='2026-08-19'> 5033 19 August 2026 5034 5035 5036 5037 5038 </time> 5039 </div> 5040 </div> 5041 </div> 5042</article> <article class='js-card c-card c-card-- c-card-- post tag-lived-experience tag-hash-format-wire' data-post-id='6a7c3f28a0b101fe6226e7bb'> 5043 <a href='/care-leaver-were-you-actually-in-care/' class='c-card__media'> 5044 <img 5045 loading='lazy' 5046 decoding='async' 5047 5048 class='c-card__image' 5049 alt="A hand holding a set of keys on a house shaped keyring in an open doorway." 5050 srcset='/content/images/size/w326/format/webp/2026/08/care-leaver-were-you-actually-in-care.jpg 326w, /content/images/size/w652/format/webp/2026/08/care-leaver-were-you-actually-in-care.jpg 652w, /content/images/size/w1304/format/webp/2026/08/care-leaver-were-you-actually-in-care.jpg 1304w' sizes='(max-width: 720px) 100vw, (max-width: 1100px) 50vw, 360px' src='/content/images/size/w1304/format/webp/2026/08/care-leaver-were-you-actually-in-care.jpg' 5051 > 5052 </a> 5053 5054 <div class='c-card__content'> 5055 <div class='c-card__tag c-tag'> 5056 <a href="/tag/lived-experience/">Lived Experience</a> 5057 </div> 5058 5059 <h3 class='c-card__headline'><a href='/care-leaver-were-you-actually-in-care/' class='c-card__link'>They said you were never in care and a judge has just said that might be wrong</a></h3> 5060 5061 <p class='c-card__standfirst'>If children's services housed you before you turned 18 and then told you that you were never looked after, a High Court decision on 29 July means the label your council used is not the final word. What to ask for, and how to ask.</p> 5062 5063 <div class='c-card__meta'> 5064 5065 5066 5067<div class='c-byline c-card__byline' data-author-slug='vince-peart'> 5068 <span class='u-hidden u-hidden'>, </span> 5069 <span class='u-hidden '> and </span> 5070 <a href='/author/vince-peart/'>Vince Peart</a> 5071</div> 5072 5073 <div class='u-flex u-align-items-center u-gap-8'> 5074 <time class='c-timestamp c-card__timestamp' datetime='2026-08-12'> 5075 12 August 2026 5076 5077 5078 5079 5080 </time> 5081 </div> 5082 </div> 5083 </div> 5084</article> <article class='js-card c-card c-card-- c-card-- post tag-lived-experience tag-hash-format-explainer' data-post-id='6a72df3efe061ae00eb12bc3'> 5085 <a href='/youth-justice-consultation-explained-for-parents/' class='c-card__media'> 5086 <img 5087 loading='lazy' 5088 decoding='async' 5089 5090 class='c-card__image' 5091 alt="A back street of red brick terraced houses in Leeds" 5092 srcset='/content/images/size/w326/format/webp/2026/08/youth-justice-consultation-explained-for-parents.jpg 326w, /content/images/size/w652/format/webp/2026/08/youth-justice-consultation-explained-for-parents.jpg 652w, /content/images/size/w1304/format/webp/2026/08/youth-justice-consultation-explained-for-parents.jpg 1304w' sizes='(max-width: 720px) 100vw, (max-width: 1100px) 50vw, 360px' src='/content/images/size/w1304/format/webp/2026/08/youth-justice-consultation-explained-for-parents.jpg' 5093 > 5094 </a> 5095 5096 <div class='c-card__content'> 5097 <div class='c-card__tag c-tag'> 5098 <a href="/tag/lived-experience/">Lived Experience</a> 5099 </div> 5100 5101 <h3 class='c-card__headline'><a href='/youth-justice-consultation-explained-for-parents/' class='c-card__link'>Your child's youth offending team is being rebuilt and you have until September to say so</a></h3> 5102 5103 <p class='c-card__standfirst'>National oversight of youth justice is moving to the Ministry of Justice and the way services are funded is being rewritten. The consultation closes at 11:59pm on the 11th of September. Written for the parent or carer, not the professional.</p> 5104 5105 <div class='c-card__meta'> 5106 5107 5108 5109<div class='c-byline c-card__byline' data-author-slug='vince-peart'>
5110 <span class='u-hidden u-hidden'>, </span> 5111 <span class='u-hidden '> and </span> 5112 <a href='/author/vince-peart/'>Vince Peart</a> 5113</div> 5114 5115 <div class='u-flex u-align-items-center u-gap-8'> 5116 <time class='c-timestamp c-card__timestamp' datetime='2026-08-10'> 5117 10 August 2026 5118 5119 5120 5121 5122 </time> 5123 </div> 5124 </div> 5125 </div> 5126</article> <article class='js-card c-card c-card-- c-card-- post tag-lived-experience tag-hash-format-explainer' data-post-id='6a6c987cfe061ae00eb129bf'> 5127 <a href='/family-voice-project-what-families-said/' class='c-card__media'> 5128 <img 5129 loading='lazy' 5130 decoding='async' 5131 5132 class='c-card__image' 5133 alt="A row of blue desk chairs in a quiet, dimly lit room, ready for use" 5134 srcset='/content/images/size/w326/format/webp/2026/07/family-voice-project-what-families-said-v2.jpg 326w, /content/images/size/w652/format/webp/2026/07/family-voice-project-what-families-said-v2.jpg 652w, /content/images/size/w1304/format/webp/2026/07/family-voice-project-what-families-said-v2.jpg 1304w' sizes='(max-width: 720px) 100vw, (max-width: 1100px) 50vw, 360px' src='/content/images/size/w1304/format/webp/2026/07/family-voice-project-what-families-said-v2.jpg' 5135 > 5136 </a> 5137 5138 <div class='c-card__content'> 5139 <div class='c-card__tag c-tag'> 5140 <a href="/tag/lived-experience/">Lived Experience</a> 5141 </div> 5142 5143 <h3 class='c-card__headline'><a href='/family-voice-project-what-families-said/' class='c-card__link'>If nobody ever asked you what family support was like, that is now official</a></h3> 5144 5145 <p class='c-card__standfirst'>Four government departments paid to find out what early help feels like from the inside. The clearest finding is that most families could not remember ever being asked. What the report says, and what you can ask for.</p> 5146 5147 <div class='c-card__meta'> 5148 5149 5150 5151<div class='c-byline c-card__byline' data-author-slug='vince-peart'> 5152 <span class='u-hidden u-hidden'>, </span> 5153 <span class='u-hidden '> and </span> 5154 <a href='/author/vince-peart/'>Vince Peart</a> 5155</div> 5156 5157 <div class='u-flex u-align-items-center u-gap-8'> 5158 <time class='c-timestamp c-card__timestamp' datetime='2026-08-03'> 5159 3 August 2026 5160 5161 5162 5163 5164 </time> 5165 </div> 5166 </div> 5167 </div> 5168</article> <article class='js-card c-card c-card-- c-card-- post tag-lived-experience' data-post-id='6a6bb72cfe061ae00eb1272f'> 5169 <a href='/kinship-care-order-consultation/' class='c-card__media'> 5170 <img 5171 loading='lazy' 5172 decoding='async' 5173 5174 class='c-card__image' 5175 alt="A mom and her son walk to their home in springtime, showcasing a garden and welcoming atmosphere" 5176 srcset='/content/images/size/w326/format/webp/2026/07/kinship-care-order-consultation.jpg 326w, /content/images/size/w652/format/webp/2026/07/kinship-care-order-consultation.jpg 652w, /content/images/size/w1304/format/webp/2026/07/kinship-care-order-consultation.jpg 1304w' sizes='(max-width: 720px) 100vw, (max-width: 1100px) 50vw, 360px' src='/content/images/size/w1304/format/webp/2026/07/kinship-care-order-consultation.jpg' 5177 > 5178 </a> 5179 5180 <div class='c-card__content'> 5181 <div class='c-card__tag c-tag'> 5182 <a href="/tag/lived-experience/">Lived Experience</a> 5183 </div> 5184 5185 <h3 class='c-card__headline'><a href='/kinship-care-order-consultation/' class='c-card__link'>If you are raising a relative's child, you have until October to have your say</a></h3> 5186 5187 <p class='c-card__standfirst'>The law has never had an order designed for kinship carers. The Law Commission is proposing one, with contact written into the order and a support plan attached to it. The consultation closes on the 16th of October and they are asking people it happened to.</p> 5188 5189 <div class='c-card__meta'> 5190 5191 5192 5193<div class='c-byline c-card__byline' data-author-slug='vince-peart'> 5194 <span class='u-hidden u-hidden'>, </span> 5195 <span class='u-hidden '> and </span> 5196 <a href='/author/vince-peart/'>Vince Peart</a> 5197</div> 5198 5199 <div class='u-flex u-align-items-center u-gap-8'> 5200 <time class='c-timestamp c-card__timestamp' datetime='2026-07-29'> 5201 29 July 2026 5202 5203 5204 5205 5206 </time> 5207 </div> 5208 </div> 5209 </div> 5210</article> <article class='js-card c-card c-card-- c-card-- post tag-lived-experience' data-post-id='6a6bb727fe061ae00eb12729'> 5211 <a href='/unpaid-carers-action-plan-what-it-means/' class='c-card__media'> 5212 <img 5213 loading='lazy' 5214 decoding='async' 5215 5216 class='c-card__image' 5217 alt="A coffee maker and mug on a window sill, overlooking a lush greenery outdoors" 5218 srcset='/content/images/size/w326/format/webp/2026/07/unpaid-carers-action-plan-what-it-means.jpg 326w, /content/images/size/w652/format/webp/2026/07/unpaid-carers-action-plan-what-it-means.jpg 652w, /content/images/size/w1304/format/webp/2026/07/unpaid-carers-action-plan-what-it-means.jpg 1304w' sizes='(max-width: 720px) 100v
5218w, (max-width: 1100px) 50vw, 360px' src='/content/images/size/w1304/format/webp/2026/07/unpaid-carers-action-plan-what-it-means.jpg' 5219 > 5220 </a> 5221 5222 <div class='c-card__content'> 5223 <div class='c-card__tag c-tag'> 5224 <a href="/tag/lived-experience/">Lived Experience</a> 5225 </div> 5226 5227 <h3 class='c-card__headline'><a href='/unpaid-carers-action-plan-what-it-means/' class='c-card__link'>If you look after someone without being paid, this plan is about you</a></h3> 5228 5229 <p class='c-card__standfirst'>Nearly one in ten people in England is an unpaid carer and many do not call themselves one, which is the problem the plan is trying to fix. What is coming, and the six things you can already claim that almost nobody is told about.</p> 5230 5231 <div class='c-card__meta'> 5232 5233 5234 5235<div class='c-byline c-card__byline' data-author-slug='vince-peart'> 5236 <span class='u-hidden u-hidden'>, </span> 5237 <span class='u-hidden '> and </span> 5238 <a href='/author/vince-peart/'>Vince Peart</a> 5239</div> 5240 5241 <div class='u-flex u-align-items-center u-gap-8'> 5242 <time class='c-timestamp c-card__timestamp' datetime='2026-07-22'> 5243 22 July 2026 5244 5245 5246 5247 5248 </time> 5249 </div> 5250 </div> 5251 </div> 5252</article> <article class='js-card c-card c-card-- c-card-- post tag-lived-experience' data-post-id='6a6bb723fe061ae00eb12723'> 5253 <a href='/children-of-prisoners-support/' class='c-card__media'> 5254 <img 5255 loading='lazy' 5256 decoding='async' 5257 5258 class='c-card__image' 5259 alt="Cozy chairs near round shaped table in contemporary interior of spacious dining room" 5260 srcset='/content/images/size/w326/format/webp/2026/07/children-of-prisoners-support.jpg 326w, /content/images/size/w652/format/webp/2026/07/children-of-prisoners-support.jpg 652w, /content/images/size/w1304/format/webp/2026/07/children-of-prisoners-support.jpg 1304w' sizes='(max-width: 720px) 100vw, (max-width: 1100px) 50vw, 360px' src='/content/images/size/w1304/format/webp/2026/07/children-of-prisoners-support.jpg' 5261 > 5262 </a> 5263 5264 <div class='c-card__content'> 5265 <div class='c-card__tag c-tag'> 5266 <a href="/tag/lived-experience/">Lived Experience</a> 5267 </div> 5268 5269 <h3 class='c-card__headline'><a href='/children-of-prisoners-support/' class='c-card__link'>If your child's mum or dad is in prison, this is changing</a></h3> 5270 5271 <p class='c-card__standfirst'>Around 193,000 children a year have a parent go to prison and nobody has systematically known who they are. A pilot now shares information so families can be offered help. What to do if you are not in a pilot area, and the one conversation that changes most.</p> 5272 5273 <div class='c-card__meta'> 5274 5275 5276 5277<div class='c-byline c-card__byline' data-author-slug='vince-peart'> 5278 <span class='u-hidden u-hidden'>, </span> 5279 <span class='u-hidden '> and </span> 5280 <a href='/author/vince-peart/'>Vince Peart</a> 5281</div> 5282 5283 <div class='u-flex u-align-items-center u-gap-8'> 5284 <time class='c-timestamp c-card__timestamp' datetime='2026-07-15'> 5285 15 July 2026 5286 5287 5288 5289 5290 </time> 5291 </div> 5292 </div> 5293 </div> 5294</article> <article class='js-card c-card c-card-- c-card-- post tag-lived-experience' data-post-id='6a6bb71ffe061ae00eb1271d'> 5295 <a href='/adoption-support-when-things-fall-apart/' class='c-card__media'> 5296 <img 5297 loading='lazy' 5298 decoding='async' 5299 5300 class='c-card__image' 5301 alt="A cozy bedroom with a plush toy on a neatly made bed, perfect ambiance for a serene retreat" 5302 srcset='/content/images/size/w326/format/webp/2026/07/adoption-support-when-things-fall-apart.jpg 326w, /content/images/size/w652/format/webp/2026/07/adoption-support-when-things-fall-apart.jpg 652w, /content/images/size/w1304/format/webp/2026/07/adoption-support-when-things-fall-apart.jpg 1304w' sizes='(max-width: 720px) 100vw, (max-width: 1100px) 50vw, 360px' src='/content/images/size/w1304/format/webp/2026/07/adoption-support-when-things-fall-apart.jpg' 5303 > 5304 </a> 5305 5306 <div class='c-card__content'> 5307 <div class='c-card__tag c-tag'> 5308 <a href="/tag/lived-experience/">Lived Experience</a> 5309 </div> 5310 5311 <h3 class='c-card__headline'><a href='/adoption-support-when-things-fall-apart/' class='c-card__link'>If you adopted and it is falling apart, you are not the only one</a></h3> 5312 5313 <p class='c-card__standfirst'>Four in ten established adoptive families faced severe difficulty or crisis in the past year. The problem is not the matching, which parents rate highly. It is the cliff edge after the order is made. What to ask for, and why asking early is not a risk.</p> 5314 5315 <div class='c-card__meta'> 5316 5317 5318 5319<div class='c-byline c-card__byline' data-author-slug='vince-peart'>
5320 <span class='u-hidden u-hidden'>, </span> 5321 <span class='u-hidden '> and </span> 5322 <a href='/author/vince-peart/'>Vince Peart</a> 5323</div> 5324 5325 <div class='u-flex u-align-items-center u-gap-8'> 5326 <time class='c-timestamp c-card__timestamp' datetime='2026-07-08'> 5327 8 July 2026 5328 5329 5330 5331 5332 </time> 5333 </div> 5334 </div> 5335 </div> 5336</article> <article class='js-card c-card c-card-- c-card-- post tag-lived-experience' data-post-id='6a6bb71bfe061ae00eb12717'> 5337 <a href='/wales-social-care-codes-what-to-expect/' class='c-card__media'> 5338 <img 5339 loading='lazy' 5340 decoding='async' 5341 5342 class='c-card__image' 5343 alt="Pebble beach with hillside backdrop in Llandudno, Wales, showcasing coastal architecture and natural beauty" 5344 srcset='/content/images/size/w326/format/webp/2026/07/wales-social-care-codes-what-to-expect.jpg 326w, /content/images/size/w652/format/webp/2026/07/wales-social-care-codes-what-to-expect.jpg 652w, /content/images/size/w1304/format/webp/2026/07/wales-social-care-codes-what-to-expect.jpg 1304w' sizes='(max-width: 720px) 100vw, (max-width: 1100px) 50vw, 360px' src='/content/images/size/w1304/format/webp/2026/07/wales-social-care-codes-what-to-expect.jpg' 5345 > 5346 </a> 5347 5348 <div class='c-card__content'> 5349 <div class='c-card__tag c-tag'> 5350 <a href="/tag/lived-experience/">Lived Experience</a> 5351 </div> 5352 5353 <h3 class='c-card__headline'><a href='/wales-social-care-codes-what-to-expect/' class='c-card__link'>New rules for social care workers in Wales start today</a></h3> 5354 5355 <p class='c-card__standfirst'>Updated Codes of Professional Practice take effect today, replacing the 2018 versions. Shorter, plainer, and produced in easy read, British Sign Language and a version written for children and young people. What you are entitled to expect, and how to use it.</p> 5356 5357 <div class='c-card__meta'> 5358 5359 5360 5361<div class='c-byline c-card__byline' data-author-slug='vince-peart'> 5362 <span class='u-hidden u-hidden'>, </span> 5363 <span class='u-hidden '> and </span> 5364 <a href='/author/vince-peart/'>Vince Peart</a> 5365</div> 5366 5367 <div class='u-flex u-align-items-center u-gap-8'> 5368 <time class='c-timestamp c-card__timestamp' datetime='2026-07-01'> 5369 1 July 2026 5370 5371 5372 5373 5374 </time> 5375 </div> 5376 </div> 5377 </div> 5378</article> <article class='js-card c-card c-card-- c-card-- post tag-lived-experience' data-post-id='6a6bb716fe061ae00eb12711'> 5379 <a href='/adultification-bias-safeguarding-guidance/' class='c-card__media'> 5380 <img 5381 loading='lazy' 5382 decoding='async' 5383 5384 class='c-card__image' 5385 alt="A dark and moody school hallway with lockers and a distant light source" 5386 srcset='/content/images/size/w326/format/webp/2026/07/adultification-bias-safeguarding-guidance.jpg 326w, /content/images/size/w652/format/webp/2026/07/adultification-bias-safeguarding-guidance.jpg 652w, /content/images/size/w1304/format/webp/2026/07/adultification-bias-safeguarding-guidance.jpg 1304w' sizes='(max-width: 720px) 100vw, (max-width: 1100px) 50vw, 360px' src='/content/images/size/w1304/format/webp/2026/07/adultification-bias-safeguarding-guidance.jpg' 5387 > 5388 </a> 5389 5390 <div class='c-card__content'> 5391 <div class='c-card__tag c-tag'> 5392 <a href="/tag/lived-experience/">Lived Experience</a> 5393 </div> 5394 5395 <h3 class='c-card__headline'><a href='/adultification-bias-safeguarding-guidance/' class='c-card__link'>New safeguarding rules say your child should not be treated as older than they are</a></h3> 5396 5397 <p class='c-card__standfirst'>The main rulebook for protecting children in England has been rewritten and for the first time it names adultification bias, singling out how Black children in particular are perceived as adults. How to challenge it in writing, and what to ask for.</p> 5398 5399 <div class='c-card__meta'> 5400 5401 5402 5403<div class='c-byline c-card__byline' data-author-slug='vince-peart'> 5404 <span class='u-hidden u-hidden'>, </span>
5405 <span class='u-hidden '> and </span> 5406 <a href='/author/vince-peart/'>Vince Peart</a> 5407</div> 5408 5409 <div class='u-flex u-align-items-center u-gap-8'> 5410 <time class='c-timestamp c-card__timestamp' datetime='2026-06-24'> 5411 24 June 2026 5412 5413 5414 5415 5416 </time> 5417 </div> 5418 </div> 5419 </div> 5420</article> </div> 5421</div> 5422 5423 5424
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5824<script> 5825(function(){ 5826 var MM_LIVE = true; 5827 var SITE = 'https://secretsocialworker.com/'; 5828 var UTM = '?utm_source=socialworkworld&utm_medium=column&utm_campaign=maisie_'; 5829 try { 5830 var preview = /[?&]mm_preview=1\b/.test(location.search); 5831 if (!MM_LIVE && !preview) return; 5832 var byline = document.querySelector('.c-topper__byline[data-author-slug="maisie-macdonald"]'); 5833 if (!byline || document.querySelector('.mm-book')) return; 5834 5835 var fonts = document.createElement('link'); 5836 fonts.rel = 'stylesheet'; 5837 fonts.href = 'https://fonts.googleapis.com/css2?family=Archivo+Black&family=EB+Garamond:ital@1&family=Source+Sans+3:wght@400;600;700&display=swap'; 5838 document.head.appendChild(fonts); 5839 5840 var name = byline.querySelector('.c-byline__name'); 5841 if (name && !byline.querySelector('.mm-byline-site')) { 5842 var a = document.createElement('a'); 5843 a.className = 'mm-byline-site'; 5844 a.href = SITE + UTM + 'byline'; 5845 a.textContent = 'secretsocialworker.com'; 5846 a.setAttribute('aria-label', "Maisie MacDonald's website, secretsocialworker.com"); 5847 name.insertAdjacentElement('afterend', a); 5848 } 5849 5850 var html = 5851 '<aside class="mm-book" aria-label="Maisie MacDonaldâs novel">' + 5852 '<p class="mm-book__declare">Maisie MacDonald writes for Social Work World, and we are backing her novel.</p>' + 5853 '<div class="mm-book__panel">' + 5854 '<p class="mm-book__kicker">A novel by Maisie MacDonald · Coming soon</p>' + 5855 '<p class="mm-book__title">We Donât<br>Steal Babies</p>' + 5856 '<p class="mm-book__sub">The Secret Diary of a Newly Qualified Social Worker</p>' + 5857 '<p class="mm-book__blurb">Her first year in child protection. The kids she couldnât forget.</p>' + 5858 '<div class="mm-book__ctas">' + 5859 '<a class="mm-book__btn" href="' + SITE + 'read/' + UTM + 'banner">Read the first entry</a>' + 5860 '<a class="mm-book__link" href="' + SITE + UTM + 'banner">Visit secretsocialworker.com</a>' + 5861 '</div>' + 5862 '<img class="mm-book__car" src="https://socialworkworld.org/content/images/2026/10/mm-book-car.png" alt="" width="638" height="341">' + 5863 '<div class="mm-book__road" aria-hidden="true"></div>' + 5864 '</div>' + 5865 '</aside>'; 5866 5867 var box = document.querySelector('.c-author-bio-footer'); 5868 var cta = document.querySelector('.c-briefings-cta'); 5869 if (box) box.insertAdjacentHTML('afterend', html); 5870 else if (cta) cta.insertAdjacentHTML('beforebegin', html); 5871 } catch (e) {} 5872})(); 5873</script>
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