PSW magazine

Cost to the public purse estimated at close to £100 million - cost to children and families 'incalculable'

Daniel Thompson outlines common characteristics which practitioners are likely to see in themselves

Striking parallels in how managers behaved in the Horizon Post Office scandal and over the murder of babies by nurse Lucy Letby contain important lessons for the social work profession, says Brian Littlechild.

Study of 3.6 million social work reports gives important insights

Pilots allowing journalists and bloggers to report on proceedings expanded across England and Wales

Practitioner Jaison Musindo says it in verse

Campaigners say professionals should add it to safeguarding referrals

Dr Ruth Allen’s message to politicians in wake of disturbing new report from Joseph Rowntree Foundation

Former children's commissioner Anne Longfield demands an end to "damaging cycle" of crisis intervention while the Social Workers Union and BASW England's children and families group call out misplaced criticism of social services