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Putting quality at the heart of the early years

The Government is investing substantially in the early years through the new offer of 30 hours of free early education and childcare for working parents and the ‘tax-free’ childcare scheme, each of...

Dementia 2020 Citizens' Engagement Programme

The Department of Health published its implementation plan for the Dementia 2020 Challenge in March 20161. The implementation plan sets out a number of key commitments to ensure that dementia care,...

Transforming social care through the use of information and technology

The last decade has seen unprecedented pressure placed on public services. Councils have experienced rising demand and an increase in customer expectations, all at a time of significant resource...

Disabled adults and social workers: Charter

This charter was produced by BASW England (British Association of Social Workers) and Shaping Our Lives . It was written through discussions between disabled adults and social workers from June 2015...

Disabled adults and social workers: Appendix and references

Appendix to accompany the Position Statement and Charter on disabled adults and social workers.

Disabled adults and social workers: Position statement

This position statement was produced by BASW England (British Association of Social Workers) and Shaping Our Lives . It was written through discussions between disabled adults and social workers from...

Young people and the issues of racism and religious discrimination

Tackling racism and religious discrimination was referred to the Youth Select Committee as the topic for this year’s inquiry following the annual United Kingdom Youth Parliament (UKYP) debate in the...

Children’s attachment: Quality standard

This quality standard covers the identification, assessment and treatment of attachment difficulties. It focusses on children and young people up to age 18: - on the edge of care (those considered to...

Children cannot wait: 7 priority actions to protect all refugee and migrant children

78 organisations active in the field of children’s rights strongly welcome that this year’s European Forum on the Rights of the Child focuses on protecting children in migration. Children represent a...

The State of the NHS Provider Sector

This report examines the state of the provider sector – the 238 hospital, mental health, community and ambulance NHS trusts in England. It examines how they are performing, the challenges they face...

Unfinished business: where next for extended schools?

This report takes stock of the extent and success of extended schools by mapping the current provision and funding mechanisms, and comparing this with parental demand for services. It also considers...

Alternatives Approaches to Reducing Poverty and Inequality: Existing Evidence and Evidence Needs

Workshop participants highlighted a number of weaknesses in current approaches to measuring poverty. Participants recognised that the Welsh Government use income as part of a basket of indicators to...

Healthy Children: Transforming Child Health Information

Providing a good start in life and enabling children to achieve their full potential and be physically and emotionally healthy provides the cornerstone for a healthy, productive adulthood. Public...

Supporting public health: children, young people and families

Documents to support local authorities and providers in commissioning and delivering children's public health services aged 0 to 19 years. These documents identify 6 areas where health visitors have...

Social workers' communication with children and young people in practice

Communication with children and young people can take many forms including: direct talk, listening, writing, touch, facial expressions and body language, signing, and using specialist tools or...

Child Poverty Map of the UK 2016: Interactive map

End Child Poverty has published new figures (November 2016) on the level of child poverty in each constituency, local authority and ward in the UK.

Child poverty map of the UK: Full report

In the UK, over one in four children are living in poverty once housing costs have been deducted from their income. According to official child poverty data (HBAI – table 4.14ts), the proportion...

BASW Briefing for MPs - 2nd Reading Commons Stage

Despite a number of changes that were made to the Children and Social Work Bill during its time in the House of Lords, The British Association of Social Workers (BASW) remains concerned about key...

Sector Partners Briefing - 2nd Reading Commons Stage

As organisations with shared concerns about the impact of the provisions within the Children and Social Work Bill upon social work, social workers and the people using social work services, we are...

The Professional Capabilities Framework – an update

The Professional Capabilities Framework (PCF) provides social workers in England with an overarching context for their professional development from prequalifying level, through to experienced social...

The potential for developing the capacity and diversity of children’s social care services in England

This report considers the potential for developing the capacity and diversity of provision of children’s social care services in England. The economic and policy context of the report can be...

Achieving for Children (AfC): A review of the establishment of AfC

The government has high ambitions for the future of children’s social care services across England, aiming for a system that delivers consistently excellent practice and generates the best outcomes...

Domestic Violence Disclosure Scheme (DVDS) Guidance

1. Domestic violence and abuse is a devastating crime that shatters the lives of victims and families. In 2014/15 81 women were killed by a current or former partner. 2. The Domestic Violence...

Violence Against Women and Girls: National Statement of Expectations

Violence against women and girls (VAWG) covers a range of unacceptable and deeply distressing crimes, including domestic violence and abuse, sexual violence and child sexual abuse, stalking, so...

Violence Against Women and Girls Newsletter - Winter 2016

I am pleased to welcome you to the winter edition of the Violence Against Women and Girls (VAWG) newsletter. Following on from our publication of the Violence Against Women and Girls (VAWG) Strategy...

Violence Against Women and Girls Communications Insight Pack

This Communications Insight Pack has been developed to provide partners with key insights into violence against women and girls (VAWG) which can help to inform communications activities. Insight...

Understanding Adolescent Neglect: Troubled Teens

Child neglect has become topical in recent years with a burgeoning of research studies and the development of new policy and practice initiatives. This may be because neglect continues to be the main...

Understanding Adolescent Neglect: Troubled Teens: Executive Summary

The Children’s Society has recently begun a comprehensive research programme to explore adolescent neglect. This summary outlines the context for the programme and focuses on the first study on...

Troubled Teens: A study of the links between parenting and adolescent neglect

Child neglect has become topical in recent years with the creation of new policy and practice initiatives, including parenting support for families with pre-school-aged children as part of early...

Power to test different ways of working – fact sheet

The power to test different ways of working will allow local authorities to test changes to the legislative framework to achieve better outcomes for children. The legislative framework is the bedrock...

Children and Social Work Bill 2016 – Power to test different ways of working

I am writing to you today following Second Reading of the Children and Social Work Bill in the House of Commons, regarding the power to test different ways of working.

Starting Out Right: early education and looked after children

The importance of early education High quality early education makes a difference to children’s outcomes throughout their time at school and beyond. It is particularly important for children who come...

Stop the Scandal: the case for action on mental health and rough sleeping

In England, on any given night in autumn 2015, more than 3,500 people were sleeping rough. The number of people sleeping rough in England has more than doubled since 2010. In February 2016, St Mungo’...

Building Capacity: realising the potential of community pharmacy assets for improving the public’s health

The future of the NHS remains the subject of fervent discussion across the country, from senior Government officials to healthcare workers and members of the public; ensuring the long-term future and...

Realising the value: Ten key actions to put people and communities at the heart of health and wellbeing

Across the country, the NHS is changing as the vision of person- and community-centred care comes to life. We are coming to realise that over-medicalisation is not just wasteful, it is often harmful...

Cyberbullying: Understand, Prevent and Respond

Childnet originally produced the hugely popular Guidance for schools on preventing and responding to cyberbullying in 2007 – one of the first national level resources of its kind. This was followed...

Young people's attitudes to violence against women: Report on findings from the young people in Scotland Survey 2014

This report sets out the attitudes of secondary school age young people to different forms of violence against women. It also compares the attitudes of young people with those of adults. The findings...

An Exploration of Knowledge about Child Abuse Linked to Faith or Belief

This groundbreaking new research investigates current knowledge and raises awareness of child abuse linked to faith or belief. Internationally, cases of child abuse linked to faith or belief (CALFB)...

AGENDA: A Young People's Guide to Making Positive Relationships Matter

The United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC) gives every person under 18 years old the right to feel safe, to have their identity respected and to be part of a society that helps...

Letter of Concern about the Children and Social Work Bill

Template of a letter, prepared by BASW, for members who wish to express their concerns re the Children and Social Work Bill to their local MP and/or the House of Lords.

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