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- BASW | Difference between British Association of Social Workers (BASW) and Social Workers Union (SWU) - https://www.basw.co.uk/media/news/2022/oct/difference-between-british-association-social-workers-basw-and-social-workers
- BBC News | MPs want inquiry into Ashford school after attack on Black schoolgirl - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-surrey-64585043
- Community Care | Agency social worker pay to be capped to that of permanent staff - https://www.communitycare.co.uk/2023/02/03/agency-social-worker-pay-to-be-capped-to-that-of-permanent-staff/
- Community Care: Anti-racism in social work: no more questions – just actions please - https://www.communitycare.co.uk/2020/12/16/anti-racism-social-work-questions-just-actions-please/
- Community Care | Councils able to recruit overseas social workers through £15m fund - https://www.communitycare.co.uk/2023/02/12/councils-able-to-recruit-overseas-social-workers-through-15m-fund/
- Community Care | DfE backs early career framework but rejects national pay scales for children’s social workers - https://www.communitycare.co.uk/2023/02/08/dfe-backs-early-career-framework-but-rejects-national-pay-scales-for-childrens-social-workers/
- Community Care | DfE care review response: key points -?https://www.communitycare.co.uk/2023/02/07/dfe-care-review-response-key-points/
- Community Care | DfE pledges action on ‘excessive’ workload pressures for children’s social workers - https://www.communitycare.co.uk/2023/02/10/dfe-pledges-action-on-excessive-workload-pressures-for-childrens-social-workers/
- Community Care | Explainer: What pay rises have social workers received in 2022-23? - https://www.communitycare.co.uk/2023/01/30/pay-rises-offers-social-workers-2022-23-gallery/
- Community Care | Independent reviewing officer role saved in DfE care review response - https://www.communitycare.co.uk/2023/02/02/independent-reviewing-officer-role-saved/
- Community Care | Specialist child protection social workers to be piloted in DfE care review response - https://www.communitycare.co.uk/2023/02/02/specialist-child-protection-social-workers-pledged/
- Critical Publishing | What is Wayne’s Weekly?? - https://thecriticalblog.wordpress.com/2023/02/06/what-is-waynes-weekly/
- Professional Social Work | ‘It is time for Social Work England to step up for social workers’ - https://www.basw.co.uk/resources/psw-magazine/psw-online/%E2%80%98it-time-social-work-england-step-social-workers%E2%80%99
- Professional Social Work | Is fitness to practice fit for purpose? - Download from here
- Professional Social Work | Positive rather than punitive regulation is needed, says study - Download from here
- Professional Social Work | We have every right to be on strike too, say social workers - Download from here
- Professional Social Work | We must support MPs call to investigate attack on Black girl - https://www.basw.co.uk/media/news/2023/feb/we-must-support-mps-call-investigate-attack-black-girl
- Social Work Today | More than 8 in 10 councils struggling to recruit social workers - https://www.socialworktoday.co.uk/News/More-than-8-in-10-councils-struggling-to-recruit-social-workers
- The Guardian | After the cowardly attack on migrants in Knowsley, a warning to ministers: your words can start fires - https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2023/feb/13/attack-migrants-knowsley-ministers-violence-asylum-seekers
- The Guardian | Call for inquiry into Surrey school after Black pupil attacked - https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2023/feb/09/call-for-investigation-into-surrey-school-after-black-pupil-suffers-racist-assault
- The Guardian | Children fleeing danger in small boats should be deported, says Tory thinktank - https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/feb/11/children-fleeing-danger-in-small-boats-should-be-deported-says-tory-thinktank
- The Guardian | Children in mental health crisis spent more than 900,000 hours in A&E in England - https://www.theguardian.com/society/2023/feb/09/children-mental-health-crisis-a-and-e-england
- The Guardian | Far-right protesters clash with police at Merseyside hotel housing asylum seekers - https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2023/feb/10/far-right-demonstrators-clash-with-police-at-liverpool-hotel-housing-asylum-seekers
- The Guardian | Gillian Keegan at odds with Home Office plan to restrict overseas students - https://www.theguardian.com/education/2023/feb/11/overseas-students-restriction-home-office-plan-gillian-keegan
- The Guardian | Gwent police drop investigation into alleged assault of boy who lost finger - https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2023/feb/10/gwent-police-drop-investigation-into-alleged-assault-of-boy-who-lost-finger
- The Guardian | ‘I’m on the right side of history’: Spike Lee on speaking truth to power – and why Beyoncé was robbed - https://www.theguardian.com/film/2023/feb/13/im-on-the-right-side-of-history-spike-lee-on-speaking-truth-to-power-and-why-beyonce-was-robbed
- The Guardian | I want to work, but employers can’t cope with my disability - https://www.theguardian.com/money/2023/feb/09/i-want-to-work-but-employers-cant-cope-with-my-disability
- The Guardian | Joint enterprise prosecutions to be monitored for racial bias - https://www.theguardian.com/law/2023/feb/16/joint-enterprise-prosecutions-to-be-monitored-for-racial-bias
- The Guardian | Kemi Badenoch gives leadership campaign donor equalities job - https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2023/feb/09/kemi-badenoch-gives-equalities-job-to-donor-to-leadership-campaign-joanne-cash-ehrc
- The Guardian | Leaders urged to ‘take a stand’ after violence outside Knowsley asylum hotel - https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/feb/14/leaders-urged-to-take-a-stand-after-violence-outside-knowsley-asylum-hotel
- The Guardian | Minister condemns ‘unacceptable’ violence outside Knowsley asylum hotel - https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2023/feb/12/knowsley-hotel-asylum-seekers-merseyside-andrew-mitchell
- The Guardian | More teacher strikes in England look inevitable, union leaders say - https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2023/feb/15/further-strike-action-in-england-looks-inevitable-education-union-leaders-say
- The Guardian | Neurodiverse people just need to be given a chance - https://www.theguardian.com/society/2023/feb/15/neurodiverse-people-just-need-to-be-given-a-chance
- The Guardian | No plan, no exit strategy: the UK government is losing face on strikes – and millions of votes - https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2023/feb/10/uk-government-strikes-pay-bodies-striking-workers
- The Guardian | Number of asylum seekers placed in UK hotels has soared since 2020 - https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2023/feb/10/number-of-asylum-seekers-placed-in-uk-hotels-soared-since-2020
- The Guardian | Nurses’ union in UK warns of exodus of young staff - https://www.theguardian.com/society/2023/feb/13/nurses-union-in-uk-warns-of-exodus-of-young-staff
- The Guardian | Patriotic Alternative ‘trying to inflame local tensions’ in Britain to spread far-right stance - https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2023/feb/15/patriotic-alternative-trying-to-inflame-local-tensions-in-britain-to-spread-far-right-stance
- The Guardian | Probation breakdown is part of a wider crisis - https://www.theguardian.com/theobserver/commentisfree/2023/feb/12/probation-breakdown-is-part-of-a-wider-crisis
- The Guardian | Rap videos do heavy lifting for prosecutors in cases against young Black men - https://www.theguardian.com/music/2023/feb/12/rap-videos-do-heavy-lifting-for-prosecutors-in-cases-against-young-black-men
- The Guardian | So RIP ‘totally tropical’ Lilt. In an age of authenticity, you were the fake dreadlocks of soft drinks - https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2023/feb/15/totally-tropical-lilt-caribbean-blackness
- The Guardian | Suspects in racially motivated attack banned from Surrey - https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2023/feb/10/suspects-in-racially-motivated-attack-banned-from-surrey
- The Guardian | UK’s hostile environment policies ‘disproportionately impact’ people of colour - https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2023/feb/09/uks-hostile-environment-policies-disproportionately-impact-people-of-colour
- The Guardian view on ChatGPT search: exploiting wishful thinking - https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2023/feb/10/the-guardian-view-on-chatgpt-search-exploiting-wishful-thinking
- The Guardian view on the Knowsley riot: a wake-up call for Whitehall - https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2023/feb/14/the-guardian-view-on-the-knowsley-riot-a-wake-up-call-for-whitehall
- The Guardian view on the probation service: a crunch has been building for years - https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2023/feb/09/the-guardian-view-on-the-probation-service-a-crunch-has-been-building-for-years
- The Guardian | ‘We are letting young people down’: the secret psychiatrist on NHS mental health delays - https://www.theguardian.com/society/2023/feb/09/waiting-is-damaging-how-nhs-england-fails-young-mental-health-patients
- The Guardian | We whose ancestors owned slaves want to make amends – but nations must also pay their due - https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2023/feb/11/ancestors-slaves-family-plantations-profits
- The Guardian | When asylum seekers are attacked, don’t be surprised: the UK system ensures that will happen - https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2023/feb/16/asylum-seekers-attacked-uk-violence-knowsley-refugees
- The Guardian | Work-life balance as important as pay, says university staff union - https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2023/feb/10/work-life-balance-as-important-as-pay-says-university-staff-union
- The Race Report from The Independent | Black British kids bear brunt of school-gate brutality - Download from here
- The Independent | Asylum seekers in hotel targeted by rioters put under curfew as security increased - https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/migrant-hotel-riot-knowsley-curfew-security-b2282633.html
- The Independent | Boy, 13, among 15 arrested over riot outside Merseyside asylum seeker hotel - https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crime/asylum-hotel-merseyside-13-arrested-b2280419.html
- The Independent | Home Office questions why Syrian refugee, 11, can’t return to war zone to be reunited with mother - https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/syria-home-office-refugee-family-reunion-visa-b2282022.html
- The Independent | I had my skin colour and my identity taken away from me - https://www.independent.co.uk/voices/vitiligo-indian-pale-skin-colour-identity-b2280698.html
- The Independent | ‘I speak – but I rarely feel heard’: Why autistic people like me feel lonely - https://www.independent.co.uk/voices/ken-bruce-children-chris-packham-autistic-b2282801.html
- The independent | ‘It was like a war zone’: Charity boss recounts ‘shocking’ scenes of clashes outside asylum seeker hotel - https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/merseyside-clashes-police-asylum-seeker-hotel-b2280243.html
- The Independent | Microsoft’s new ChatGPT AI starts sending ‘unhinged’ messages to people - https://www.independent.co.uk/tech/chatgpt-ai-messages-microsoft-bing-b2282491.html
- The Independent | MPs urge home secretary to ensure ‘justice is served’ following ‘horrific’ attack on Black schoolgirl - https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/attack-black-schoolgirl-thomas-college-mps-b2278874.html
- The Independent | Mum considers legal action after police drop bullying probe into Black boy who lost finger - https://www.independent.co.uk/news/raheem-bailey-bullying-probe-police-watchdog-b2280485.html
- The Independent | ‘Our youth clubs are being converted into food banks’: Mo Gilligan on the cost of living crisis, gentrification and The Brits - https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/comedy/features/mo-gilligan-interview-brits-peckham-masked-singer-b2278276.html
- The Independent | Romesh Ranganathan opens up about suffering suicidal thoughts during ‘toughest time’ of his life - https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/romesh-ranganathan-mental-health-diary-ceo-b2279176.html
- The Independent | Rwanda migrants plan will have only marginal impact, admits Tory minister - https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/rwanda-migrants-plan-andrew-mitchell-b2280806.html
- The Independent | Teenager charged after violent protests outside asylum seeker hotel in Merseyside - https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crime/teenager-charged-asylum-seeker-protest-knowsley-b2280737.html
- The Independent | What is ableism – and what isn’t? - https://www.independent.co.uk/voices/disabled-writer-ableism-journalism-pitching-nhs-b2280280.html
- The Independent | Workers could be denied sick notes in bid to boost economy - https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/sick-notes-economy-b2282585.html
- The Independent | Yes, I’m an academic with an Essex accent. Stop mugging me off - https://www.independent.co.uk/voices/essex-accent-bias-stop-class-discrimination-b2280605.html
- The Voice | Black nurses ‘targeted’ to deny them promotion - https://www.voice-online.co.uk/news/uk-news/2023/02/09/black-nurses-targeted-to-deny-them-promotion/
- The Voice | ‘The CPS is committed to tackling racial disparities’ - https://www.voice-online.co.uk/opinion/comment/2023/02/13/the-cps-is-committed-to-tackling-racial-disparities/
- Yahoo! News | Bradford woman speaks on racism she and her son, 11, suffered on a train - https://uk.news.yahoo.com/bradford-woman-speaks-racism-her-050000295.html
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