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Child and family social work

Knowledge and skills statements. Inter-agency safeguarding. Guidance on becoming a social worker.

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Services

• Children and family social work workforce return

  The form local authorities must return for the annual data collection, and a guide to the information they need to submit.

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Guidance and regulation

• Working together to safeguard children

  Statutory guidance

  1 August 2018

  Department for Education

• Apply for Step Up to Social Work

  Detailed guide

  7 September 2018

  Department for Education

• Adoption support fund (ASF)

  Detailed guide

  17 September 2018

  Department for Education

• Social work post-qualifying standards: knowledge and skills statements
  • Guidance
  • 18 May 2018
  • Department for Education
• Report a serious child safeguarding incident
  • Detailed guide
  • 29 June 2018
  • Ofsted

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News and communications

Direction issued to Buckinghamshire county council

12 July 2018

Department for Education

Decision

1. Education Secretary makes inaugural speech to children's services sector
   • 5 July 2018
   • Department for Education
   • Speech
2. Members announced for new Child Safeguarding Practice Review Panel
   • 7 June 2018
   • Department for Education
   • News story
3. Social worker accreditation system plans announced
   • 5 December 2017
   • Department for Education
   • News story
4. £30 million boost to projects supporting vulnerable young people
   • 10 July 2017
   • Department for Education
   • News story

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Research and statistics

• Buckinghamshire county council: report on children’s social care
  • 12 July 2018
  • Department for Education
  • Independent report
• Transgender awareness in child and family social work
  • 17 May 2018
  • Department for Education
  • Research
• Step Up to Social Work evaluation after 3 and 5 years
  • 17 May 2018
  • Department for Education
  • Research
• Children's social work workforce 2017
  • 15 February 2018
  • Department for Education
  • Official statistics
• Daybreak family group conferencing
  • 6 July 2017
  • Department for Education
  • Research

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Policy and engagement

• Social Work England: secondary legislative framework 4 June 2018

  Department for Education

  Consultation outcome

  Date closed 22 March 2018

• Social work: national assessment and accreditation system 8 December 2017

  Department for Education

  Consultation outcome

  Date closed 14 March 2017

• Social Work England: secondary legislation
  • 4 June 2018
  • Department for Education and Department of Health and Social Care
  • Impact assessment
• Social Work Reform Board: progress report
  • 15 June 2012
  • Department for Education
  • Policy paper
• Social Work Reform Board: progress and feedback
  • 22 December 2010
  • Department for Education
  • Policy paper

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Organisations

1. Department for Education
2. Department of Health & Social Care
3. Home Office

1. Ofsted