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  • Children's social work workforce 2023

    Annual statistics on children and family social workers including agency children and family social workers in England.

    • Document type: Official Statistics
    • Part of a collection: Statistics: children's social work workforce
    • Organisation: Department for Education
    • Updated:
  • The multi-agency response to children and families who need help

    This report examines the multi-agency response to children and families who need help, using information from 5 inspections of local authority areas.

    • Document type: Research
    • Organisation: Ofsted
    • Updated:
  • Longitudinal study of child and family social workers

    Findings from a 5-year study of local authority child and family social workers in England.

    • Document type: Research
    • Organisation: Department for Education
    • Updated:
  • Children's social work workforce 2022

    Information about children's social workers employed in local authorities and agency social workers.

    • Document type: Official Statistics
    • Part of a collection: Statistics: children's social work workforce
    • Organisation: Department for Education
    • Updated:
  • Serious case reviews: analysis, lessons and challenges

    Research reports analysing serious case reviews (SCRs), with findings for professionals working with children and families.

    • Document type: Research
    • Organisation: Department for Education
    • Updated:
  • Applications to mother and baby units in prison: how decisions are made and the role of social work

    Findings and recommendations from a case review of application decisions for mother and baby units in prison and the role of social work.

    • Document type: Research
    • Organisation: Department for Education
    • Updated:
  • Characteristics of children in need: 2021 to 2022

    Statistics on children referred to and assessed by children's social services for the year ending 31 March 2022.

    • Document type: National Statistics
    • Part of a collection: Statistics: children in need and child protection
    • Organisation: Department for Education
    • Updated:
  • Drivers of activity in children’s social care

    Analysis of drivers of activity for children’s social care.

    • Document type: Research
    • Organisation: Department for Education
    • Updated:
  • Children's social work workforce 2021

    Information about children's social workers employed in local authorities and agency social workers.

    • Document type: Official Statistics
    • Part of a collection: Statistics: children's social work workforce
    • Organisation: Department for Education
    • Updated:
  • Characteristics of children in need: 2020 to 2021

    Statistics on children referred to and assessed by children's social services for the year ending 31 March 2021.

    • Document type: National Statistics
    • Part of a collection: Statistics: children in need and child protection
    • Organisation: Department for Education
    • Updated:
  • Practice leader development programme (PLDP) evaluation

    Evaluation of the DfE funded practice leader development programme (PLDP) for aspiring practice leaders in child and family social work.

    • Document type: Research
    • Organisation: Department for Education
    • Updated:
  • Social work and autistic young people: an exploratory study

    Study by the Chief Social Workers for Adults and the Chief Social Worker for Children and Families to improve the quality of autistic people's lives and social work practice.

    • Document type: Research and analysis
    • Organisation: Department of Health and Social Care
    • Updated:
  • Children's social work workforce 2020

    Information about children's social workers employed in local authorities and agency social workers.

    • Document type: Official Statistics
    • Part of a collection: Statistics: children's social work workforce
    • Organisation: Department for Education
    • Updated:
  • National assessment and accreditation system (NAAS): evaluation of phases 1 and 2

    Findings from the evaluation of NAAS, through phases 1 and 2 of the programme.

    • Document type: Research and analysis
    • Organisation: Department for Education
    • Updated:
  • Social work teaching partnerships evaluation

    Findings from the evaluation of the social work teaching partnerships.

    • Document type: Research and analysis
    • Organisation: Department for Education
    • Updated:
  • Characteristics of children in need: 2019 to 2020

    Statistics on children referred to and assessed by children's social services for the year ending 31 March 2020.

    • Document type: National Statistics
    • Part of a collection: Statistics: children in need and child protection
    • Organisation: Department for Education
    • Updated:
  • Northamptonshire children’s services: commissioners’ report

    An independent report by the Children’s Services Commissioners in Northamptonshire.

    • Document type: Independent report
    • Organisation: Department for Education
    • Updated:
  • Characteristics of children in need: 2018 to 2019

    Statistics on children referred to and assessed by children's social services for the year ending 31 March 2019.

    • Document type: National Statistics
    • Part of a collection: Statistics: children in need and child protection
    • Organisation: Department for Education
    • Updated:
  • Analysis of serious case reviews: 2014 to 2017

    Research report analysing 368 serious case reviews (SCRs) with findings for professionals working with children and families.

    • Document type: Research and analysis
    • Organisation: Department for Education
    • Updated:
  • Children's social work workforce 2019

    Information about children's social workers employed in local authorities and agency social workers.

    • Document type: Official Statistics
    • Part of a collection: Statistics: children's social work workforce
    • Organisation: Department for Education
    • Updated: