General Workforce

The children’s services workforce is a valuable resource and has a key role to play in improving outcomes for children and young people.

All issues relating to the workforce fall within the remit of the Workforce Development Policy Committee.

Children’s homes workforce...

ADCS response to Department for Education call for evidence on the children’s...

Press Release - Building a...

The Association of Directors of Children’s Services (ADCS) today, Monday 11...

Building a workforce that...

ADCS Position Paper - Building a workforce that works for all children

Skills for Care report on...

Comment on a report by Skills for Care on social work education

Comment: Local authority spend...

Comment on local authority spend on agency social workers

ASYE survey

Responding to Community Care about a recent survey on the ASYE, Rachael Wardell,...

Comment on the role of...

PAs play a crucial role in supporting care leavers to successfully navigate the...

Possible implications of the...

Comment on the possible implications of the IR35 tax reforms

Talking Head - Martin Pratt on...

Martin Pratt on leadership support

DCS Turnover Rate

Comment on DCS turnover rates

Developing A Wider...

Wider workforce resource

Knowledge and Skills for...

ADCS response to the consultation on Knowledge and Skills for Practice...

Training of Social Workers

Comment to Community Care about social work training

Talking Heads Communicating...

Jim Leivers on Communicating effectively in a crisis

Closure of TCSW and What it...

Comment on the closure of The College of Social Work and what it means for the...

ADCS, ADASS on Closure of The...

ADCS, ADASS joint comment on the closure of The College of Social Work

Perception of Social Work in...

ADCS comment on the perception of social work in the media

Children’s Social Work...

Children’s Social Work Matters has everything you need to know about being...