Jun
27
SWU Annual General Meeting 2022
The 2022 Annual General Meeting of the Social Workers Union was held online on Friday 23rd September 2022 from 2pm – 4pm.
Month: June 2022
Jun
23
SWU speaks at House of Lords: Equal Protection of Children Against Assault working group meeting
Wales has implemented new laws on ending the physical punishment of children, and England needs to enact similar legislative changes
Jun
13
SWU statement in solidarity with Palestine and on not endorsing the IHRA definition of antisemitism
Our commitment to social justice encompasses both the fight against the oppression of Palestinians and the fight against antisemitism.
It is the union’s position that antisemitism must be fought at every turn, and that the fight against antisemitism should not be used to delegitimise the fight against the oppression of Palestinians by Israel’s apartheid system.
Jun
13
SWU Assignment student essay competition will award £500 to each winning entry
Submit your essay by 5pm on 24th June 2022 for the chance to win one of four grants Each year the Social Workers Union (SWU) runs a World Social Work Day SWU Assignment student essay competition in which we pose Read more
Jun
07
BASW England and SWU respond to consultations on DfE regulatory framework changes and SWE rule amendments
The British Association of Social Workers (BASW) England and the Social Workers Union (SWU) responded to the Department for Education (DfE) and Social Work England (SWE) consultations in May 2022.