Social Work Learning Resources

1. Subscription

Research in Practice (RIP) - Helping all those working with children, young people and families to develop their knowledge and skills.

2. Open Resources

Social Care Online (SCIE) - The UK's largest database of information and research on all aspects of social care and social work;
Local Authority Interactive Tool (LAIT) - An interactive spreadsheet for comparing data about children and young people across all local authorities in England;
NSPCC Library - Resource library dedicated to child protection, child abuse and child neglect;
NSPCC Safeguarding Newsletters - newsletter to keep you up-to-date with child protection and safeguarding news and information;
Barnardo's research and publications - Research for child care professionals on subjects as diverse as child abuse and protection, fostering and adoption and health and disability;
The Children Society - Research specialises in areas including children and family relationships, children at risk on the streets and children's well-being;
National Serious Case Review Repository - A single place for published case reviews to make it easier to access and share learning at a local, regional and national level;
Family Law Week Monthly Newsletter - News, articles, case notes and legislation updates published on the site;
Lawstuff - Coram Children's Legal Centre;
The Children's Commissioner for England - Our work focuses on making sure that adults in charge, or making decisions, listen to what children and young people say about things that affect them;
ADCS - ADCS provides the collective voice of professionals in children's services leadership roles on policy, practice and resourcing of the wide variety of services available to children, young people and their families;
National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) - Looked-after babies, children and young people overview;
The NRPF Network - focuses on the statutory response to migrants with care needs who have no recourse to public funds (NRPF);
DfE Policy Children's Social Workers - What the government's doing about children's social work;
DfE Policy Looked-After Children and Adoption - What the government's doing about looked-after children and adoption;
IRISS Insights - Evidence summaries to support social services in Scotland (But still relevant to England);
College of Police – Authorised Professional Practice (APP) – APP is authorised by the College of Policing as the official source of professional practice on policing. Police officers and staff are expected to have regard to APP in discharging their responsibilities.