Ten years on from Baby P: social work’s story
Lest we forget what we have learned from this tragedy.
Baby P death 10 years on: Expert warns of 'overloaded' child protection system
A leading children's social work expert has delivered a scathing assessment of the state of child protection exactly a decade on from the death of Baby Peter Connelly.
Disadvantaged pupils 'falling further behind', study finds
Analysis by the Education Policy Institute (EPI) found that children defined as "persistently disadvantaged" - those who are entitled to free school meals for 80 per cent of their time at secondary school - are on average more than two years (24.3 months) behind their peers in terms of academic achievement by the end of secondary school, an increase of 0.3 months on figures recorded for 2007.
How IR35 tax changes are impacting social workers
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(Sorry to bring up this painful story for some of you...)