Alex Corran, who is originally from Runcorn and has worked in Wirral as a child protection social worker for three years, will take part in the challenge in August 2026, raising money for the Domestic ...

Local authorities are having variable amounts of success in using early help services to reduce demand on child protection social workers, according to the latest research. Most local authorities have ...

This paper argues that contemporary child and family social work in England and some other states in Europe needs an ethical ‘turn’. This paper considers the facts in the Re W judgment and identifies ...

Many social workers have to cope with permanent case overload. Amy Taylor reports on the barriers to tackling this long-standing problem Picture this scenario: it is Monday morning and you come in to ...