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Caseloads have got less manageable for children’s social workers under Covid, survey finds
Community Care survey also puts average caseloads 50% higher than DfE estimate, as social work leaders warn of practitioners being pushed to exhaustion by workloads
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Over three-quarters of statutory children’s social workers in England are struggling with their caseloads, and the situation has got worse over the course of the pandemic, research suggests.
Seventy nine per cent of respondents to Community Care’s annual caseloads survey, carried out last month, said their caseloads were either “completely unmanageable” (23%) or “hard to manage” (56%). This is up from 72% in our poll last year, carried out on the eve of the pandemic. Just over 800 children’s practitioners responded to the 2021 survey, all of whom work for English local authorities or children’s services trusts
Workers applauded by Worcestershire County Council bosses on World Social Work Day droitwichstandard.co.uk - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from droitwichstandard.co.uk Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
World Social Work Day: Mural unveiled among events to celebrate social workers Fiona Simpson Tuesday, March 16, 2021
A mural celebrating the role of social workers in Portsmouth has been unveiled in the city to celebrate World Social Work Day.
Artists Fark and My Dog Sighs with the mural in Portsmouth. Picture: Portsmouth City Council Register now to continue reading Thank you for visiting
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