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COVID-19 (coronavirus): accelerating learning and development

Posted by: Rashida Baig MBE, Posted on: 2 November 2020 - Categories: Working in children's social care
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Rashida Baig MBE, Head of Social Work with Families at London Borough of Croydon, shares her advice for professional growth in the COVID-19 recovery period.

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Connecting the workforce: changes to the blog

Posted by: admin, Posted on: 2 November 2020 - Categories: Blog updates

From November the blog will be available to all child and family social workers to share good practice, resources and guidance across the entire children’s social care profession.

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