Blogs

Hear from social workers, young people and others on topics and issues affecting social work and young people, as well as the latest news from Frontline.

9 November 2023

Ohana means family

Ohana is a prime example of a project that has used creativity to solve and address real challenges within the social work sector.

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2 November 2023Ty’rone Haughton

Navigating care and identity

This week we are celebrating both National Care Leavers Week and Black History Month.

Social work voices
27 September 2023

Changing narratives: Leadership – having confidence in your decisions

Sean Twomey completed the Firstline programme in 2021-22. He is a registered social worker and team manager, who is able to advocate for positive change.

LeadershipSocial work voices
13 September 2023

Changing narratives: Leadership – a desire to affect change

Jonny completed the Firstline programme in 2018. He currently works as a development Lead in North Yorkshire, and delivers workshops on the Pathways programme.

LeadershipSocial work voices
30 August 2023

Changing narratives: Leadership – showing others what they can do

Kyrene Darko, is a team manager in a family safeguarding team in Hertfordshire. She completed the Firstline programme in 2021-2022.

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15 August 2023

Changing narratives: True advocacy requires empathy

Adam Spencer is soon to be moving into his second year on Approach Social Work (formerly known as the Frontline programme) as part of the 2022 cohort.

Social work voices
19 June 2023Charlie

How to build a more inclusive workplace for social workers

Charlie is a registered social worker but decided to move out of statutory social work to support LGBTQIA+ young people in the care system.

Practice
7 June 2023

Changing narratives: Change can come from one conversation

Naomi Allen was part of the 2017 cohort of the Frontline programme and currently works as a consultant social worker.

Social work voices
25 May 2023

Frontline to deliver new national fast-track social work training programme

Frontline, England’s largest social work charity, will be delivering the next iteration of the national fast-track social work training programme.

News
23 May 2023

Changing narratives: Being challenged and learning to challenge

Sophie was part of the third Frontline programme cohort in 2016 and now works as a team manager in the safeguarding service team at her local authority.

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