Community Care Podcast
This episode is on contextual safeguarding. The podcast talks about what the approach entails, what it looks like in practice, and also discuss how work with [...]
RIP blog Covid-19 special
Hi everyone I know myself that I have been bombarded with an enormous amount of resources, packs, information, checklist, questionnaires, risk assessments, forms etc, etc....so I’m [...]
Social Work Together
If you have been out of social work practice for less than two years then you will have been automatically re-registered with Social Work England. If you [...]
Guidance for social workers during Covid-19 pandemic
A message from the Principal Social Worker Network: COVID-19 Ethical Response and Best Practice Guide for Children and Families Services As part of the PSW’s practice [...]
World Social Work Day: Cafcass webcast panel – Live on Tuesday 17 March at 10am
Tuesday 17 March 2020 is World Social Work Day. As part of the day, there will be a live webcast from Cafcass taking place from 10am [...]
International Women’s Day 2020: Listening and learning life lessons
It was International Women's Day yesterday on Sunday 8 March; this year's theme was 'Each for Equal' – which includes not only gender equality but also equality [...]
RIP February 2020 Round-up
Here at Knowsley Council Children’s Services, we have “champions” in place for various areas of social work. What is a champion? A champion is someone within [...]
Knowsley social workers join exclusive Signs of Safety learning lab session with Andrew Turnell
On Wednesday 12 February 2020, Knowsley social work professionals joined a national learning lab conference call with other local authorities and the co-founder of Signs of Safety: [...]
Congratulations to our 2019 Firstline graduates
Happy New Year from all of us at the Knowsley Social Work Academy! We want to say a particular congratulations to Claire Cashmore and Selina Kent [...]
MASH shortlisted for Cheshire and Merseyside Social Work Teaching Partnership Award
A huge congratulations to our Multi-Agency Safeguarding Hub (MASH) team! They have been shortlisted for a prestigious Cheshire and Merseyside Social Work Teaching Partnership Award [...]