Inside the Children’s Disability Service: specialist social work in action Based on a conversation with Charlotte (CDS Duty and Assessment PM) and Fay (CDS Duty and Assessment SW), Children’s Disability Service. The Children’s Disability Service can be perceived as a bit of an unknown entity amongst Children’s Services. The work Read more
Family Network Meetings: unlocking the strength of family support By Tyler, Early Help Keyworker, Children’s Services Department . As an Early Help Keyworker within a Level 3 team, I work closely with families who are facing a range of complex challenges. A big part of my role is building relationships and helping families find Read more
At the heart of the table: why food matters for children in care Reflections from Katie, Emma and The Parent’s Forum. We had an amazing conversation at our Parent’s Forum last month. We were talking about what we need to include in our training for foster carers and we ended Read more
Co‑building hope and harmony with children and families Reflections from the our World Social Work Day celebration, by Katie and Lucy. This week we came together to mark World Social Work Day 2026, and I left feeling both humbled and hopeful. This year’s theme, “Co‑building hope and harmony”, felt especially Read more
Heading Home: lessons in hope, humanity and partnership Reflections from the our 2025 Heading Home Conference (for confidentiality, the names and some identifying details have been changed by Lucy, Heading Home Lead). The Heading Home Conference brought us together at a pivotal moment in our journey to embed reunification as Read more
‘The pressures in the Multi-Agency Safeguarding Hub (MASH) are equal, but uniquely different, to other social work roles’ By a MASH Social Worker, East Sussex Children’s Services My previous experience in Social Care had begun in the ancient times as a Personal Adviser, Community Worker and ‘unqualified social worker’-type roles Read more
‘Life story work is probably my favourite part of the job’ By Fay, Social Worker, Looked After Children (This is a real account of a Social Worker and family’s lived experiences. The family have given consent for us to share their story. Names and identifying details have been changed or Read more