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The government must give councils the cash they need to recruit more child protection staff and keep all children safe

Union’s local government conference hears call to boycott government’s controversial new scheme

Labour’s shadow minister for children and families talks about the problems facing social workers

“Children and family social work has always been a challenging and busy field, however after 20 years I feel I can say that I have never seen things this bad.”

Have your say on changes to social work registration

UNISON has arranged three online workshops for members with YGAM (Young Gamblers & Gamers Education Trust) aimed at members working with young people, from primary aged children all the way up to university aged young adults. YGAM are a UK charity and the online training sessions they will be delivering are designed to equip you with the knowledge and resources to […]

You can find out more about how UNISON supports social workers on the national website. Training for social workers (PDF downloads) Training for social workers […]

The DfE has announced the accreditation scheme for children’s social workers will be closed in March after very low take-up

The DfE has announced the accreditation scheme for children’s social workers will be closed in March after very low take-up After years of strong, coordinated campaigning by UNISON, the department for education (DfE) has announced that the national assessment and accreditation scheme (NAAS) for children’s social workers will be closed in March 2022. The DfE […]

It explains both the state of the profession now and explores how the union sees it evolving in the years ahead. The issues considered include […]

Significant changes needed to give proper support instead of ‘firefighting’

Unacceptable levels of pressure on social work teams will end up costing lives.

One thing is certain - the way we support our social workers needs to change. The State of Social Work Report UNISON’s report contains 6 key asks of […]

Staff say “market forces” supplement should be applied across the board

Dan Smart, branch secretary, UNISON South Gloucestershire said, “Social workers and OTs support people with some of the most challenging issues and situations in society, from […]