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Read on as Charlotte Lowe explains her role, and how she is fighting to improve the support offered to school aged children.

Over the past few years adult social care has been in crisis, and the landscape of adult social care is beginning to change significantly. Now, the ‘tectonic plates’ are still moving but there are some key facts emerging concerning where they may end up.

Miryam Clough, a dementia carer, speculates on what the future really holds for dementia care.

We asked two experienced Care Home Managers to reveal what it takes to excel in the job.

Local authority social care provision is attempting to ease the burden on the NHS. Is social care paying the price for an over-stretched NHS?

Dave Maffia explains what he loves about being a Support Worker, and what you can expect if you decide to pursue a career in care.

Nobody wants to end up in a nursing home. But that’s where jobs like mine are important. We make the time go a little more pleasantly...

Ernesto Martínez works in Cornwall as a MFL Assistant Teacher and a Health Care Assistant at a Nursing Home. Originally from Spain, he arrived in England in June 2013 after a six-month project in the Democratic Republic of Congo. This article is about his experience there, working in social development projects, and what he gained during his time there.

We’re really grateful to Karen Chazen for this wonderful article about her journey to becoming a qualified social worker. As she says, it’s a career where ‘you get your rewards in the most unexpected places’