March 2023 - SWU Social Workers Union

Community of Practice: Meet with the Social Workers Union, Thursday 27 April 2023, 12:30pm-1:30pm | Member Only Event - Registration Free | BASW Northern Ireland

Mar 31

Special BASW NI Community of Practice with the Social Workers Union on April 27

SWU General Secretary John McGowan will visit BASW Northern Ireland to discuss the work of the Union and the SWU Campaign Fund.

(LGBTQ+) Care in Later Life: A learning framework for knowledge, skills, values for working affirmatively with LGBTQ+ people in later life | LGBT Foundation, University of Strathclyde Glasgow, Skills for Care

Mar 27

Learning to Deliver Affirmative Care to LGBTQ+ people in later life

This new framework offers us an opportunity to identify and articulate key topics that should underpin best practices with LGBTQ+ older people and their carers in social care.

SWU and BASW England Staff standing at their shared stall at the COMPASS Birmingham Jobs Fair on 20 March 2023

Mar 24

SWU and BASW England at the Birmingham COMPASS Jobs Fair 2023

New SWU Assistant General Secretary announced and “How in 2023 do we improve on stress and working conditions for UK social workers?”

SWU Campaign Fund: MSPs back student social workers' petition for better bursary support for social work students in Scotland.

Mar 22

MSPs back social work bursaries petition

A powerful cross-party committee of MSPs has agreed to take action to support the need for social work university students’ to be provided with bursaries during the final years of their courses in Scotland.

SWU Campaign Fund | PE1993: Reform the financial support for social work students on work placements

Mar 16

MSPs to debate social work petition on March 22

Scottish Parliamentarians will debate a petition calling for bursaries for social work students on 22 March 2023 – watch it online!

Social Work Innovations: The largest social work conference in the UK | "How in 2023 do we improve on stress and working conditions for UK social workers" workshop by Jermaine Ravalier, Professor at Bath Spa University; SWU General Secretary John McGowan; Maris Stratulis, BASW England National Director | 20 March 2023, Register for your free ticket: www.compassjobsfair.com

Mar 16

Join SWU and BASW England at the Birmingham COMPASS Jobs Fair on March 20th

We invite members and new faces alike to visit us at our stall at the COMPASS Jobs Fair in Birmingham on March 20th.

Mar 13

What has Ziggy Stardust got to do with social workers’ learning?

Evidence from Dr Gillian Ferguson’s recent research about workplace learning shows how extraordinary our profession is.

Mar 10

GFTU History Questions & Answers with Dr Edda Nicolson

Dr Edda Nicolson shares her knowledge and insights into the GFTU’s early history with SWU members in this special question and answer session.

SWU Campaign Fund | Emma Lewell-Buck MP, House of Commons written question 6 March 2023: "To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to take steps to help improve (a) the equality of distribution of and (b) access to bursaries for student social workers."

Mar 10

Secretary of State questioned on England social work bursaries

Emma Lewell-Buck MP laid down a challenge to the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care to set out what steps the Government will take to improve the equality of distribution of – and access to – bursaries for student social workers.

"Respecting diversity through joint social action" World Social Work Day, 21st March 2023 | #WSWD23 | IFSW, SWU

Mar 07

SWU announces theme for 2023 World Social Work Day Essay Competition

Social work students and apprentices: submit your best argument for this year’s question for the chance to win £500.