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New director of Reading childrens services appointed

New director of Reading childrens services appointed
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Reading nursery faces closure amid conversion plan

A pre school that has made huge steps to move from being rated ‘inadequate’ to now ‘good’ could soon be closed and turned into a space for…

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Councils turn to golden hellos to solve social worker shortage

CYP Now investigation reveals local authorities increasingly using incentive payments to attract and retain social workers and compete with recruitment agencies amid staff shortages and the cost-of-living crisis.

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Local authorities introduce welcome payments in agency recruitment battle

Increasing numbers of local authorities have introduced “welcome payments” of up to £8,000 for social workers in “hard to fill” roles over the last three years, in a bid to compete with more attractive terms and conditions offered by agencies, a CYP Now investigation reveals.

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Factors behind social work staff retention

CYP Now probe highlights importance of wider support package in efforts to retain social workers.

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