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Interested in the views of real experts on this. Feels as if there’s a movement being built to get rid of EHCPs? And that new jobs might be coming..

"The case law and legal precedents quoted were poor analogies for a social work investigation. I was particularly struck by the reference to the fifth report of the Shipman Inquiry a doctor estimated to have killed more than 200 people over three decades" communitycare.co.uk/2025/05/16/rep…

This day in social work history ⏳ 17th May 2013: Michael Gove announces the appointment of Isabelle Trowler as the first Chief Social Worker for Children and Families in England. In the same press release he also announced the government backing and funding of Frontline.

Full press release available here: gov.uk/government/new…

This day in social work history ⏳ 19th - 22nd May 1966: First ever @ifsw regional (European) seminar for social work held in Strasburg, Germany, including representatives from 24 countries. Focus was on learning about social work in other countries.

🚨 It is essential that the government's child poverty strategy includes ending the two-child limit & benefit cap. With child poverty levels surging across the UK, anything short of scrapping these punitive policies would have catastrophic consequences. theguardian.com/society/2025/m…

This day in social work history⏳ 21st May 1935: Jane Addams, American activist, suffragette, author, and social worker died in Chicago at the age of 74. Sometimes referred to as the “mother of social work”, Addams was the co-founder of Hull House, a settlement house in Chicago.

The planned 2yr social work induction, replacing the ASYE "is likely to be a deterrent for those who might have thought of employment within local authority children’s services, increasing recruitment difficulties" - Important analysis here from Ray Jones. communitycare.co.uk/2025/05/23/ray…

This day in social work history ⏳ 29th May 1970: Local Authority Social Services Act 1970 becomes law, implementing some of the findings of the Seebohm Report (1968), creating CCETSW and requiring the establishment of social services committees and directors.

New: The government needs to move on from the divisiveness of Tom Bennett. educationuncovered.co.uk/analysis/the-g… An argument for a break from the Conservative-era past, based on concerning figures re no of pupils disengaging from school in England, and social media evidence.

Social Work England get yet another government bailout due to their inability to get on top of Fitness to Practice cases. Meanwhile social worker pay faces a "lost decade", services remain chronically underfunded, we are threatened with fee increases. communitycare.co.uk/2025/05/29/soc…

“ECTs expressed dissatisfaction with some aspects of the framework, including a “lack of relevance or tailoring to their needs”. Concerns were also raised about the “inflexibility of the training” and a “perceived repetition of content from other courses”. tes.com/magazine/news/…

‘As racial justice and equity took center stage in education discourse, Teach for America tried to straddle both sides of the ideological divide. The CEOs issued public statements in support of DEI. While quietly courting conservative donors and legislatures who opposed it.’

Boston Consulting Group, key backer of Frontline | children's charity (Approach Social Work) complicit in war crimes. How long are we going to pretend involvement with BCG doesn’t reflect ill on the profession? Students and staff involved with the scheme need to find their voices on this.

Very positive review of Teacher Education in Crisis: The State, the Market and the Universities in England which Joe Hanley ⏹️ and I have a chapter in: tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10… And a reminder that the whole book is available as an open access e-book here: bloomsbury.com/uk/teacher-edu…

Teachers are not happy with Jamie Oliver telling us how to teach. But it is no different from lawyers/ accountants, etc, being ceos of trusts and non experienced consultants telling us ! We need education back fully in the hands of qualified teachers and experienced leaders.

"The Sure Start programme: a crucial chapter in the history of UK family support" - 30 June 2025 14:00 to 16:00 Upcoming Social Work History Network event (online or in person - King's College London, with Naomi Eisenstadt, Carl Purcell jane tunstill. kcl.ac.uk/events/the-sur…

This day in social work history ⏳ 11th June 1880. Jeanette Rankin, Social Worker, suffragist and the first woman to ever be elected to the USA Congress, born in Missoula County, Montana. Rankin worked as a social worker in San Francisco prior to her political career.

This day in social work history ⏳ 12th June 1918: Cecily Saunders, nurse, social worker, physician, and writer, born in Barnet. Saunders was the founder of St Christopher’s Hospice, considered to be the first modern hospice.

Our research team (Jermaine et al.) are still looking to recruit more social workers and former social workers with experience of working in coastal communities in England. If you are interested, or would like more information, please contact: [email protected].