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209/* Audit 25 Apr 2026 (PM #2)  –  neaten section grids.
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210/* Mobile fixes 25 Apr 2026 – 6 nav items + dark toggle were overflowing the viewport at <=768px. Tighten font + spacing,allow wrap if needed. */ @media (max-width:768px){.c-nav,.c-header__nav,nav.c-navigation{flex-wrap:wrap;justify-content:center;gap:4px 12px;padding:0 8px;}.c-nav__link{font-size:11px !important;letter-spacing:0.04em !important;padding:4px 6px !important;}/* Dark mode toggle + search row – shrink and repack */ .c-header__top,.c-header__top-left,.c-header__top-right{gap:6px !important;}.c-color-scheme-switcher,[class*="color-scheme"]{font-size:11px !important;padding:4px 6px !important;}.c-color-scheme-switcher__label,[class*="color-scheme"] [class*="label"]{display:none !important;}/* Subscribe button in header – smaller on phone */ .c-header__top-right .c-btn,.gh-portal-signup-button{padding:6px 10px !important;font-size:11px !important;}/* Topbar – already tight,just reduce font */ .sww-topbar{font-size:11px !important;}.sww-topbar-inner{padding:4px 8px !important;}}@media (max-width:480px){.c-nav__link{font-size:10px !important;padding:3px 5px !important;}/* Masthead wordmark cap so it stays on one line */ .sww-wordmark .c-logo__link,.sww-wordmark__link{font-size:clamp(1.4rem,6vw,2rem) !important;}}/* Mobile fix v8 – keep search + dark-mode toggle but relocate them into the nav menu after About on mobile. 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 – 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  –  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  –  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 – 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 – News Desk + everyone else not named below. The avatar is hidden,name renders as text. */ .c-topper__byline{/* default = quiet */}.c-topper__byline[data-author-slug="news-desk"] .c-byline__avatar,[data-author-slug="features-desk"] .c-byline__avatar,.c-topper__byline[data-author-slug="news-desk"] .c-byline__role,.c-topper__byline[data-author-slug="features-desk"] .c-byline__role{display:none;}/* MEDIUM tier – Skills + Supervision desks. Small photo,role visible. */ .c-topper__byline[data-author-slug="social-work-skills"] .c-byline__avatar,.c-topper__byline[data-author-slug="social-work-supervision"] .c-byline__avatar{width:36px;height:36px;}.c-topper__byline[data-author-slug="social-work-skills"] .c-byline__name,.c-topper__byline[data-author-slug="social-work-supervision"] .c-byline__name{font-weight:600;}/* LOUD tier. Large photo,role + bio prominent. */ .c-topper__byline[data-author-slug="vince-peart"],.c-topper__byline[data-author-slug="maisie-macdonald"],.c-topper__byline[data-author-slug="ellie-carter"],.c-topper__byline[data-author-slug="tilly-baden"],.c-topper__byline[data-author-slug="cara-davis"]{margin:0.75rem 0;}.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:64px;
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
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772      ld = bc(items);
773    }
774    // Tag page: /tag/{slug}/
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776      var tagSlug = path.split('/').filter(Boolean)[1];
777      var sectionMap2 = {
778        'news': 'News', 'opinion': 'Opinion', 'skills': 'Skills',
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783      var tagName = sectionMap2[tagSlug] || tagSlug.replace(/-/g, ' ').replace(/\b\w/g, function(c){return c.toUpperCase();});
784      var crumbs = bc([
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786        { name: tagName, url: APEX + path }
787      ]);
788      var collection = {
789        '@context': 'https://schema.org',
790        '@type': 'CollectionPage',
791        name: tagName + ' - Social Work World',
792        url: APEX + path,
793        isPartOf: { '@id': APEX + '/#website' },
794        about: { '@id': APEX + '/#organization' }
795      };
796      ld = [crumbs, collection];
797    }
798    // Author page: /author/{slug}/
799    else if (/^\/author\/[^/]+\/?$/.test(path)) {
800      var authorSlug = path.split('/').filter(Boolean)[1];
801      var authorName = authorSlug.replace(/-/g, ' ').replace(/\b\w/g, function(c){return c.toUpperCase();});
802      var crumbs2 = bc([
803        { name: 'Home', url: APEX + '/' },
804        { name: authorName, url: APEX + path }
805      ]);
806      var profile = {
807        '@context': 'https://schema.org',
808        '@type': 'ProfilePage',
809        url: APEX + path,
810        mainEntity: { '@type': 'Person', name: authorName, url: APEX + path }
811      };
812      ld = [crumbs2, profile];
813    }
814
815    if (ld) {
816      var s = document.createElement('script');
817      s.type = 'application/ld+json';
818      s.textContent = JSON.stringify(ld);
819      document.head.appendChild(s);
820    }
821  } catch (e) { /* never break the page for SEO */ }
822})();
823</script>
823
824<!-- SWW SEO Tier 2 (1 May 2026): hreflang en-GB + ProfilePage + FAQPage hooks -->
825<script id="sww-tier2-schemas">
826(function(){
827  try {
828    var APEX = 'https://socialworkworld.org';
829    var path = location.pathname;
830    var canonical = APEX + path;
831
832    // ---- hreflang ----
833    // Server doesn't emit hreflang, inject client-side. Tells Google to
834    // prioritise UK English results for these pages.
835    function addLink(rel, href, hreflang) {
836      var l = document.createElement('link');
837      l.rel = rel;
838      l.href = href;
839      if (hreflang) l.hreflang = hreflang;
840      document.head.appendChild(l);
841    }
842    if (!document.querySelector('link[rel="alternate"][hreflang="en-gb"]')) {
843      addLink('alternate', canonical, 'en-gb');
844      addLink('alternate', canonical, 'x-default');
845    }
846
847    // ---- ProfilePage on author pages ----
848    // Backstop the route-schemas script with author bio extraction from
849    // the rendered page (Tripoli surfaces author name + bio + image in
850    // .c-card-author or .c-author).
851    if (/^\/author\/[^/]+\/?$/.test(path)) {
852      var slug = path.split('/').filter(Boolean)[1];
853      var nameEl = document.querySelector('.c-card-author__name, .c-author__name, .c-card-author h1, h1');
854      var bioEl  = document.querySelector('.c-card-author__bio, .c-author__bio');
855      var imgEl  = document.querySelector('.c-card-author__image, .c-author__image');
856      var name   = nameEl ? nameEl.textContent.trim() : slug;
857      var bio    = bioEl  ? bioEl.textContent.trim() : '';
858      var image  = imgEl  ? imgEl.getAttribute('src') : null;
859
860      var person = {
861        '@context': 'https://schema.org',
862        '@type': 'Person',
863        '@id': APEX + path + '#person',
864        name: name,
865        url: canonical,
866        worksFor: { '@id': APEX + '/#organization' }
867      };
868      if (bio) person.description = bio;
869      if (image) person.image = image;
870
871      var pp = {
872        '@context': 'https://schema.org',
873        '@type': 'ProfilePage',
874        url: canonical,
875        about: { '@id': APEX + path + '#person' },
876        mainEntity: { '@id': APEX + path + '#person' }
877      };
878
879      var s1 = document.createElement('script'); s1.type = 'application/ld+json'; s1.textContent = JSON.stringify(person);
880      var s2 = document.createElement('script'); s2.type = 'application/ld+json'; s2.textContent = JSON.stringify(pp);
881      document.head.appendChild(s1);
882      document.head.appendChild(s2);
883    }
884
885    // ---- FAQPage on tagged pages ----
886    // Any page that has <h2>/<h3> followed by a <p> in pairs and is
887    // marked with data-faq="true" on the body, treat as FAQ. Trust pages
888    // (editorial-standards, corrections, about) are good candidates;
889    // we'll set the data-faq flag in their HTML when we want.
890    var FAQ_PATHS = ['/editorial-standards/','/about-ownership/','/corrections-log/','/about/','/corrections/','/start-here/'];
891    var faqEnabled = (document.body && document.body.getAttribute('data-faq') === 'true') || FAQ_PATHS.indexOf(path) !== -1;
892    if (faqEnabled) {
893      var qs = document.querySelectorAll('article h2, article h3, .c-content h2, .c-content h3');
894      var faqs = [];
895      qs.forEach(function(h){
896        var ans = h.nextElementSibling;
897        if (!ans || ans.tagName !== 'P') return;
898        faqs.push({
899          '@type': 'Question',
900          name: h.textContent.trim(),
901          acceptedAnswer: { '@type': 'Answer', text: ans.textContent.trim() }
902        });
903      });
904      if (faqs.length >= 2) {
905        var faqLd = {
906          '@context': 'https://schema.org',
907          '@type': 'FAQPage',
908          mainEntity: faqs
909        };
910        var s3 = document.createElement('script'); s3.type = 'application/ld+json'; s3.textContent = JSON.stringify(faqLd);
911        document.head.appendChild(s3);
912      }
913    }
914  } catch (e) { /* never break the page */ }
915})();
916</script>
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 -->
1010<script id="sww-archive-eager-load">
1011(function(){
1012  try {
1013    // Run early so we hit images before the browser starts the lazy decode
1014    var go = function(){
1015      var imgs = document.querySelectorAll('.c-card .c-card__image, article .c-card__image, .c-card-archive img');
1016      for (var i = 0; i < Math.min(imgs.length, 4); i++) {
1017        var img = imgs[i];
1018        try {
1019          img.removeAttribute('loading');
1020          img.setAttribute('fetchpriority', 'high');
1021          img.setAttribute('decoding', 'sync');
1022        } catch (e) {}
1023      }
1024    };
1025    if (document.readyState === 'loading') {
1026      document.addEventListener('DOMContentLoaded', go);
1027    } else {
1028      go();
1029    }
1030  } catch (e) {}
1031})();
1032</script>
1032
1033<!-- SWW SEO 2026-05-02: Visible breadcrumbs on Tripoli pages -->
1034<style id="sww-breadcrumbs-style">.sww-breadcrumbs{font-family:'Archivo','Inter',sans-serif;font-size:0.78rem;font-weight:600;letter-spacing:0.06em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#0E1B2E;margin:0 0 0.5rem;padding:0;list-style:none;display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;align-items:center;gap:0.5rem;}.sww-breadcrumbs a{color:#0057B7;text-decoration:none;}.sww-breadcrumbs a:hover{text-decoration:underline;}.sww-breadcrumbs__sep{color:#c9d3e3;user-select:none;}.sww-breadcrumbs__current{color:#48587a;font-weight:500;letter-spacing:0.04em;text-transform:none;font-size:0.85rem;}@media (max-width:600px){.sww-breadcrumbs{font-size:0.7rem;}.sww-breadcrumbs__current{font-size:0.78rem;}}</style>
1035<script id="sww-visible-breadcrumbs">
1036(function(){
1037  try {
1038    var APEX = 'https://socialworkworld.org';
1039    var path = location.pathname;
1040
1041    // Build crumb chain based on route shape
1042    var crumbs = null;
1043    var TAG_LABELS = {
1044      'news': 'News', 'opinion': 'Opinion', 'skills': 'Skills',
1045      'supervision': 'Supervision', 'features': 'Features',
1046      'lived-experience': 'Lived Experience',
1047      'maisie-macdonald': 'Saturday Column',
1048      'ellie-carter': 'Sunday Column',
1049      'briefings': 'Briefings', 'podcast': 'Podcast'
1050    };
1051
1052    // Article pages
1053    var ogType = document.querySelector('meta[property="og:type"]');
1054    var ogTitle = document.querySelector('meta[property="og:title"]');
1055    var primaryTag = document.querySelector('meta[name="twitter:data2"]');
1056    var SECTION_OF_TAG = {
1057      'news': '/tag/news/', 'opinion': '/tag/opinion/', 'skills': '/tag/skills/',
1058      'supervision': '/tag/supervision/', 'features': '/tag/features/',
1059      'lived-experience': '/lived-experience/',
1060      'maisie-macdonald': '/tag/skills/', 'ellie-carter': '/tag/skills/',
1061      'social-work-supervision': '/tag/supervision/',
1062      'social-work-skills': '/tag/skills/'
1063    };
1064    if (ogType && ogType.content === 'article' && ogTitle && primaryTag) {
1065      var slug = (primaryTag.content || '').trim().toLowerCase();
1066      var sectionHref = SECTION_OF_TAG[slug];
1067      var sectionLabel = TAG_LABELS[slug] || slug.replace(/-/g, ' ').replace(/\b\w/g, function(c){return c.toUpperCase();});
1068      crumbs = [{ label: 'Home', href: '/' }];
1069      if (sectionHref) crumbs.push({ label: sectionLabel, href: sectionHref });
1070      crumbs.push({ label: ogTitle.content, current: true });
1071    }
1072    // Tag archive
1073    else if (/^\/tag\/[^/]+\/?$/.test(path)) {
1074      var tagSlug = path.split('/').filter(Boolean)[1];
1075      var tagLabel = TAG_LABELS[tagSlug] || tagSlug.replace(/-/g, ' ').replace(/\b\w/g, function(c){return c.toUpperCase();});
1076      crumbs = [{ label: 'Home', href: '/' }, { label: tagLabel, current: true }];
1077    }
1078    // Author page
1079    else if (/^\/author\/[^/]+\/?$/.test(path)) {
1080      var authorSlug = path.split('/').filter(Boolean)[1];
1081      var authorName = authorSlug.replace(/-/g, ' ').replace(/\b\w/g, function(c){return c.toUpperCase();});
1082      crumbs = [{ label: 'Home', href: '/' }, { label: authorName, current: true }];
1083    }
1084
1085    if (!crumbs || crumbs.length === 0) return;
1086
1087    // Build the breadcrumb element
1088    var nav = document.createElement('nav');
1089    nav.className = 'sww-breadcrumbs';
1090    nav.setAttribute('aria-label', 'Breadcrumb');
1091    crumbs.forEach(function(c, i){
1092      if (i > 0) {
1093        var sep = document.createElement('span');
1094        sep.className = 'sww-breadcrumbs__sep';
1095        sep.setAttribute('aria-hidden', 'true');
1096        sep.textContent = '·';
1097        nav.appendChild(sep);
1098      }
1099      if (c.current) {
1100        var span = document.createElement('span');
1101        span.className = 'sww-breadcrumbs__current';
1102        span.textContent = c.label;
1103        nav.appendChild(span);
1104      } else {
1105        var a = document.createElement('a');
1106        a.href = c.href;
1107        a.textContent = c.label;
1108        nav.appendChild(a);
1109      }
1110    });
1111
1112    // Insertion point: prefer the .c-topper (above the H1 on articles) or
1113    // the H1 itself as a last resort
1114    var insertBefore = document.querySelector('.c-topper__content, .c-topper, article header h1, main h1');
1115    if (insertBefore) {
1116      // For .c-topper, drop the breadcrumb INSIDE before its first child
1117      if (insertBefore.classList && (insertBefore.classList.contains('c-topper__content') || insertBefore.classList.contains('c-topper'))) {
1118        insertBefore.insertBefore(nav, insertBefore.firstChild);
1119      } else {
1120        insertBefore.parentNode.insertBefore(nav, insertBefore);
1121      }
1122    }
1123  } catch (e) { /* never break the page */ }
1124})();
1125</script>
1125
1126
1127
1128<script id="sww-scroll-depth">
1129(function(){try{
1130var sent={};
1131function ev(n,p){try{if(window.gtag)window.gtag('event',n,p);}catch(e){}}
1132function onScroll(){
1133var h=document.documentElement.scrollHeight-window.innerHeight;if(h<=0)return;
1134var pct=window.scrollY/h*100,m=[25,50,75];
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1136}
1137function init(){
1138onScroll();
1139window.addEventListener('scroll',onScroll,{passive:true});
1140if(!('IntersectionObserver' in window))return;
1141var io=new IntersectionObserver(function(es){
1142es.forEach(function(e){
1143if(!e.isIntersecting)return;
1144var loc=e.target.className.indexOf('footer')>-1?'footer':'briefings';
1145if(sent['v'+loc])return;sent['v'+loc]=1;
1146ev('signup_form_view',{form_location:loc});
1147io.unobserve(e.target);
1148});
1149},{threshold:0.5});
1150var els=document.querySelectorAll('.c-briefings-cta,.c-footer-signup');
1151for(var i=0;i<els.length;i++){io.observe(els[i]);}
1152}
1153if(document.readyState==='loading'){document.addEventListener('DOMContentLoaded',init);}else{init();}
1154}catch(e){}})();
1155</script>
1155
1156</head>
1157  <body class='home-template'>
1158    <a href='#main' class='c-skip'>Skip to content</a>
1159    <div class='sww-topbar' role='complementary'>
1160  <div class='o-grid sww-topbar-inner'>
1161    <span class='sww-topbar-label'>Where social work speaks for itself</span>
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1354    <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>
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1368          <time class='c-timestamp c-card__timestamp' datetime='2026-10-03'>
1369      3 October 2026
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1385        alt="A white and tabby cat asleep, stretched out along the top of a white radiator"
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1394
1395    <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>
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1404      <span class='u-hidden '>&nbsp;and&nbsp;</span>
1405      <a href='/author/maisie-macdonald/'>Maisie MacDonald</a>
1406</div>
1407
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1409          <time class='c-timestamp c-card__timestamp' datetime='2026-10-03'>
1410      3 October 2026
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1423    <a href='/western-cape-social-workers-hijackings-police-escort-home-visits/' class='c-card__media'>
1424      <img
1425        loading='eager'
1426        decoding='async'
1427        fetchpriority='high'
1428        class='c-card__image'
1429        alt="A hand holding a key and fob unlocking the door of a white car"
1430        srcset='/content/images/size/w326/format/webp/2026/10/western-cape-social-workers-hijackings-police-esco.jpg 326w, /content/images/size/w652/format/webp/2026/10/western-cape-social-workers-hijackings-police-esco.jpg 652w, /content/images/size/w1304/format/webp/2026/10/western-cape-social-workers-hijackings-police-esco.jpg 1304w' sizes='(max-width: 720px) 100v
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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>
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1450      <a href='/author/news-desk/'>News Desk</a>
1451</div>
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1454          <time class='c-timestamp c-card__timestamp' datetime='2026-10-03'>
1455      3 October 2026
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1472  <div class='c-teaser__content'>
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1474        <a href="/tag/skills/">Skills</a>
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1476
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1478      <a href='/building-and-testing-hypotheses-in-assessment/' class='c-teaser__link'>Building and testing hypotheses in assessment</a>
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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
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1504      <img
1505        loading='lazy'
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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'
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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'>
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1515        <a href="/tag/features/">Features</a>
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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>
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1530      <a href='/author/features-desk/'>Features Desk</a>
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1532
1533        <time class='c-timestamp c-teaser__timestamp' datetime='2026-10-03'>
1534      3 October 2026
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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
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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>
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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>
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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
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1584
1585    <a href='/social-work-england-direct-debit-delay-gocardless/' class='c-teaser__media'>
1586      <img
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1589        class='c-teaser__image'
1590        alt="A person&#x27;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'>
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1596      <div class='c-teaser__tag c-tag'>
1597        <a href="/tag/news/">News</a>
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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>
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1615        <time class='c-timestamp c-teaser__timestamp' datetime='2026-10-03'>
1616      3 October 2026
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1625
1626    <a href='/kinship-care-statutory-guidance-national-kinship-standards/' class='c-teaser__media'>
1627      <img
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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>
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1650<div class='c-byline c-teaser__byline' data-author-slug='social-work-skills'>
1651      <span class='u-hidden u-hidden'>,&nbsp;</span>
1652      <span class='u-hidden '>&nbsp;and&nbsp;</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
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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'
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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
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1693      <span class='u-hidden '>&nbsp;and&nbsp;</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
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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&#x27;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
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1734      <span class='u-hidden '>&nbsp;and&nbsp;</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
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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'>
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1772
1773<div class='c-byline c-teaser__byline' data-author-slug='features-desk'>
1774      <span class='u-hidden u-hidden'>,&nbsp;</span>
1775      <span class='u-hidden '>&nbsp;and&nbsp;</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'>,&nbsp;</span>
1816      <span class='u-hidden '>&nbsp;and&nbsp;</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"
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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&#x27;m burnt out. Should I move to children&#x27;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'>,&nbsp;</span>
1857      <span class='u-hidden '>&nbsp;and&nbsp;</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"
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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&#x27;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'>,&nbsp;</span>
1898      <span class='u-hidden '>&nbsp;and&nbsp;</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'
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1918        alt="A child&#x27;s hands drawing flowers in crayon on a large sheet of paper at a wooden table"
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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'>,&nbsp;</span>
1939      <span class='u-hidden '>&nbsp;and&nbsp;</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
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1958        class='c-teaser__image'
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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
1981ay.</p>
1982        <a href='/briefings/' class='c-today-briefing__cta'>Subscribe to The Week Ahead &rarr;</a>
1983      </div>
1984      <div class='c-today-briefing__card' data-day='2'>
1985        <p class='c-today-briefing__edition'>The Tech Watch</p>
1986        <p class='c-today-briefing__lede'>Tools, AI and the tech reshaping social work practice, through a practitioner's eyes.</p>
1987        <a href='/briefings/' class='c-today-briefing__cta'>Subscribe to The Tech Watch &rarr;</a>
1988      </div>
1989      <div class='c-today-briefing__card' data-day='3'>
1990        <p class='c-today-briefing__edition'>The Skills Desk</p>
1991        <p class='c-today-briefing__lede'>One technique a week. Practical craft for assessment, recording and court work.</p>
1992        <a href='/briefings/' class='c-today-briefing__cta'>Subscribe to The Skills Desk &rarr;</a>
1993      </div>
1994      <div class='c-today-briefing__card' data-day='4'>
1995        <p class='c-today-briefing__edition'>The ISW Notebook</p>
1996        <p class='c-today-briefing__lede'>From the frontline of independent social work. Practice updates, the business of being an ISW, the report-writing clinic.</p>
1997        <a href='/briefings/' class='c-today-briefing__cta'>Subscribe to The ISW Notebook &rarr;</a>
1998      </div>
1999      <div class='c-today-briefing__card' data-day='5'>
2000        <p class='c-today-briefing__edition'>The Friday Take</p>
2001        <p class='c-today-briefing__lede'>The argument that ran through this week. One position, no hedging. The opinion you hold or push back on at the weekend.</p>
2002        <a href='/briefings/' class='c-today-briefing__cta'>Subscribe to The Friday Take &rarr;</a>
2003      </div>
2004      <div class='c-today-briefing__card' data-day='6'>
2005        <p class='c-today-briefing__edition'>The NQSW Survival Guide</p>
2006        <p class='c-today-briefing__lede'>For students, NQSWs and ASYE candidates. The week's pieces worth your time, picked for the people just starting out.</p>
2007        <a href='/briefings/' class='c-today-briefing__cta'>Subscribe to The NQSW Survival Guide &rarr;</a>
2008      </div>
2009      <div class='c-today-briefing__card' data-day='0'>
2010        <p class='c-today-briefing__edition'>Self Care Sundays</p>
2011        <p class='c-today-briefing__lede'>Sunday-evening reading for the social workers who care too much. Slower-tempo, quiet, a companion for the end of the week.</p>
2012        <a href='/briefings/' class='c-today-briefing__cta'>Subscribe to Self Care Sundays &rarr;</a>
2013      </div>
2014    </div>
2015
2016    <p class='c-today-briefing__choose'>
2017      <a href='/briefings/'>Or pick from all seven editions &rarr;</a>
2018    </p>
2019  </div>
2020</section>
2021
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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
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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'>,&nbsp;</span>
2100      <span class='u-hidden '>&nbsp;and&nbsp;</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&#x27;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'>,&nbsp;</span>
2142      <span class='u-hidden '>&nbsp;and&nbsp;</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'>,&nbsp;</span>
2184      <span class='u-hidden '>&nbsp;and&nbsp;</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&#x27;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'>,&nbsp;</span>
2226      <span class='u-hidden '>&nbsp;and&nbsp;</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&#x27;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&#x27;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&#39;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'>,&nbsp;</span>
2268      <span class='u-hidden '>&nbsp;and&nbsp;</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'>,&nbsp;</span>
2310      <span class='u-hidden '>&nbsp;and&nbsp;</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&#39;s children&#39;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'>,&nbsp;</span>
2352      <span class='u-hidden '>&nbsp;and&nbsp;</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&#x27;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&#39;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'>,&nbsp;</span>
2394      <span class='u-hidden '>&nbsp;and&nbsp;</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'>,&nbsp;</span>
2436      <span class='u-hidden '>&nbsp;and&nbsp;</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&#39;s Ombudsman found the justice department did not properly weigh a child&#39;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'>,&nbsp;</span>
2478      <span class='u-hidden '>&nbsp;and&nbsp;</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'>,&nbsp;</span>
2520      <span class='u-hidden '>&nbsp;and&nbsp;</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&#x27;
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&#39;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'>,&nbsp;</span>
2562      <span class='u-hidden '>&nbsp;and&nbsp;</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'>,&nbsp;</span>
2604      <span class='u-hidden '>&nbsp;and&nbsp;</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'>,&nbsp;</span>
2646      <span class='u-hidden '>&nbsp;and&nbsp;</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&#x27;s home spent as little as 55 cents a child on breakfast, Ombudsperson finds</a></h3>
2679
2680          <p class='c-card__standfirst'>Latvia&#39;s Ombudsperson found the lowest budget her office has recorded at a home in Latgale, and staff who barely spoke the children&#39;s language. It lands amid her push to rebuild the country&#39;s orphan&#39;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'>,&nbsp;</span>
2688      <span class='u-hidden '>&nbsp;and&nbsp;</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&rsquo;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'>&pound;51,700&ndash;&pound;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'>&pound;30&ndash;&pound;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'>&pound;36,124&ndash;&pound;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 &rarr;</a>
2748      <a class='c-jobs-strip__btn c-jobs-strip__btn--secondary' href='/jobs/?ref=home_strip#alerts'>Free job alerts</a>
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2750    </div>
2751  </div>
2752</section>
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2782    .c-jobs-strip__ctas{gap:0.75rem;}
2783  }
2784</style>
2785
2786<script>
2787  (function () {
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2789    var count = document.querySelector('[data-jobs-count]');
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2792    // Deterministic monogram colour so the same employer keeps the same swatch
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2810    fetch('/api/jobs/list?limit=3&sort=newest', { headers: { accept: 'application/json' } })
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2813        if (!d || !Array.isArray(d.jobs) || d.jobs.length < 3) return;
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2833
2834
2835      <div class='c-section c-section--opinion'>
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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
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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&#39;s on the first of October. At a family&#39;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'>,&nbsp;</span>
2876      <span class='u-hidden '>&nbsp;and&nbsp;</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'>,&nbsp;</span>
2918      <span class='u-hidden '>&nbsp;and&nbsp;</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'>,&nbsp;</span>
2960      <span class='u-hidden '>&nbsp;and&nbsp;</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&#39;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'>,&nbsp;</span>
3002      <span class='u-hidden '>&nbsp;and&nbsp;</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'>,&nbsp;</span>
3044      <span class='u-hidden '>&nbsp;and&nbsp;</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'>,&nbsp;</span>
3086      <span class='u-hidden '>&nbsp;and&nbsp;</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'>,&nbsp;</span>
3128      <span class='u-hidden '>&nbsp;and&nbsp;</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&#39;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'>,&nbsp;</span>
3170      <span class='u-hidden '>&nbsp;and&nbsp;</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'>,&nbsp;</span>
3212      <span class='u-hidden '>&nbsp;and&nbsp;</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'>,&nbsp;</span>
3254      <span class='u-hidden '>&nbsp;and&nbsp;</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'>,&nbsp;</span>
3296      <span class='u-hidden '>&nbsp;and&nbsp;</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&#39;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'>,&nbsp;</span>
3338      <span class='u-hidden '>&nbsp;and&nbsp;</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'>,&nbsp;</span>
3380      <span class='u-hidden '>&nbsp;and&nbsp;</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'>,&nbsp;</span>
3422      <span class='u-hidden '>&nbsp;and&nbsp;</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&#39;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&#39;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'>,&nbsp;</span>
3464      <span class='u-hidden '>&nbsp;and&nbsp;</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
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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'>,&nbsp;</span>
3523      <span class='u-hidden '>&nbsp;and&nbsp;</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'>,&nbsp;</span>
3565      <span class='u-hidden '>&nbsp;and&nbsp;</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&#39;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'>,&nbsp;</span>
3607      <span class='u-hidden '>&nbsp;and&nbsp;</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'>,&nbsp;</span>
3649      <span class='u-hidden '>&nbsp;and&nbsp;</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'>,&nbsp;</span>
3691      <span class='u-hidden '>&nbsp;and&nbsp;</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&#39;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'>,&nbsp;</span>
3733      <span class='u-hidden '>&nbsp;and&nbsp;</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'>,&nbsp;</span>
3775      <span class='u-hidden '>&nbsp;and&nbsp;</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&#x27;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'>,&nbsp;</span>
3817      <span class='u-hidden '>&nbsp;and&nbsp;</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'>,&nbsp;</span>
3859      <span class='u-hidden '>&nbsp;and&nbsp;</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'>,&nbsp;</span>
3901      <span class='u-hidden '>&nbsp;and&nbsp;</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'>,&nbsp;</span>
3943      <span class='u-hidden '>&nbsp;and&nbsp;</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&#x27;s voice so it reaches the judge</a></h3>
3976
3977          <p class='c-card__standfirst'>How to record a child&#39;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'>,&nbsp;</span>
3985      <span class='u-hidden '>&nbsp;and&nbsp;</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'>,&nbsp;</span>
4027      <span class='u-hidden '>&nbsp;and&nbsp;</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'>,&nbsp;</span>
4069      <span class='u-hidden '>&nbsp;and&nbsp;</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&#39;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'>,&nbsp;</span>
4111      <span class='u-hidden '>&nbsp;and&nbsp;</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'>,&nbsp;</span>
4170      <span class='u-hidden '>&nbsp;and&nbsp;</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'>,&nbsp;</span>
4212      <span class='u-hidden '>&nbsp;and&nbsp;</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&#39; 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'>,&nbsp;</span>
4254      <span class='u-hidden '>&nbsp;and&nbsp;</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'>,&nbsp;</span>
4296      <span class='u-hidden '>&nbsp;and&nbsp;</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'>,&nbsp;</span>
4338      <span class='u-hidden '>&nbsp;and&nbsp;</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'>,&nbsp;</span>
4380      <span class='u-hidden '>&nbsp;and&nbsp;</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'>,&nbsp;</span>
4422      <span class='u-hidden '>&nbsp;and&nbsp;</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'>,&nbsp;</span>
4464      <span class='u-hidden '>&nbsp;and&nbsp;</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'>,&nbsp;</span>
4506      <span class='u-hidden '>&nbsp;and&nbsp;</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&#39;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'>,&nbsp;</span>
4548      <span class='u-hidden '>&nbsp;and&nbsp;</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'>,&nbsp;</span>
4590      <span class='u-hidden '>&nbsp;and&nbsp;</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'>,&nbsp;</span>
4632      <span class='u-hidden '>&nbsp;and&nbsp;</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&#x27;s decision</a></h3>
4665
4666          <p class='c-card__standfirst'>Readers asked whether the judges in Sara Sharif&#39;s family court cases stayed anonymous. They did not. The Court of Appeal&#39;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'>,&nbsp;</span>
4674      <span class='u-hidden '>&nbsp;and&nbsp;</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'>,&nbsp;</span>
4716      <span class='u-hidden '>&nbsp;and&nbsp;</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'>,&nbsp;</span>
4758      <span class='u-hidden '>&nbsp;and&nbsp;</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'>,&nbsp;</span>
4817      <span class='u-hidden '>&nbsp;and&nbsp;</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'>,&nbsp;</span>
4859      <span class='u-hidden '>&nbsp;and&nbsp;</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&#39;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'>,&nbsp;</span>
4901      <span class='u-hidden '>&nbsp;and&nbsp;</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'>,&nbsp;</span>
4943      <span class='u-hidden '>&nbsp;and&nbsp;</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'>,&nbsp;</span>
4985      <span class='u-hidden '>&nbsp;and&nbsp;</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'>,&nbsp;</span>
5027      <span class='u-hidden '>&nbsp;and&nbsp;</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&#39;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'>,&nbsp;</span>
5069      <span class='u-hidden '>&nbsp;and&nbsp;</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&#x27;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'>,&nbsp;</span>
5111      <span class='u-hidden '>&nbsp;and&nbsp;</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'>,&nbsp;</span>
5153      <span class='u-hidden '>&nbsp;and&nbsp;</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&#x27;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'>,&nbsp;</span>
5195      <span class='u-hidden '>&nbsp;and&nbsp;</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'>,&nbsp;</span>
5237      <span class='u-hidden '>&nbsp;and&nbsp;</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&#x27;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'>,&nbsp;</span>
5279      <span class='u-hidden '>&nbsp;and&nbsp;</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'>,&nbsp;</span>
5321      <span class='u-hidden '>&nbsp;and&nbsp;</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'>,&nbsp;</span>
5363      <span class='u-hidden '>&nbsp;and&nbsp;</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'>,&nbsp;</span>
5405      <span class='u-hidden '>&nbsp;and&nbsp;</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>
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5854          '<p class="mm-book__kicker">A novel by Maisie MacDonald · Coming soon</p>' +
5855          '<p class="mm-book__title">We Don’t<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 couldn’t forget.</p>' +
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