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Month: January 2024

Join us in marking Holocaust Memorial Day | #HolocaustMemorialDay / 27 January | Social Workers Union (SWU)
Jan 27

SWU marks Holocaust Memorial Day 2024

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Holocaust Memorial Day (HMD) is a day that brings people from all different backgrounds together to remember our shared humanity.

Social Workers Union (SWU) & The Independent
Jan 26

Please share your views with SWU and The Independent

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Help us highlight the pressures staff in social work are facing and the changes that may be needed to address them.

We're proud to support the Children at the Table Campaign
Jan 24

SWU supports the Children at the Table Campaign – children deserve safer, happier, and healthier childhoods

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We are calling on the Government to put babies, children, and young people at the heart of policy making.

Talk to SWU (Social Workers Union): workplace issues webinar
Jan 23

Talk to SWU at our free workplace issues webinar on 12 February 2024

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All social workers and social work students in the UK are welcome to attend this free online advice and representation session.

Social Workers Union Blog Series | Social workers are facing discrimination and disadvantage with employers | Part 4. Sexism and Sex Discrimination in the Workplace – In conversation with a Trade Union Official
Jan 23

Part 4. Sexism and Sex Discrimination in the Workplace – In conversation with a Trade Union Official

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These are significant issues specific to the discrimination and disadvantage social workers are facing with employers.

Social Workers Union Blog Series | Social workers are facing discrimination and disadvantage with employers | Part 3. The Problem: Sexism and Sex Discrimination
Jan 16

Part 3. The Problem: Sexism and Sex Discrimination

SWU CommsA&R, Blog, EDI, News, SWU-BASW UK, Working Conditions

These are significant issues specific to the discrimination and disadvantage social workers are facing with employers.

Breaking News: Mayor Sadiq Khan extends London Free School Meals for All scheme for another year
Jan 10

Major win for children and families: London Free School Meals for All scheme extended for another year

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Free School Meals for All is a policy whose time has come. Not just for children in London, Scotland and Wales, but for the rest of England too.

Social Workers Union Blog Series | Social workers are facing discrimination and disadvantage with employers | Part 2. Racism in Social Work
Jan 04

Part 2. Racism in Social Work – In conversation with a Trade Union Official

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The second part in a collaborative series with SWU Assistant General Secretary Calum Gallacher and A&R Trade Union Officials.

BASW Norther Ireland Community of Practice with the Social Workers Union - Public Inquiries Information and Briefing session - Wednesday, 17 January 2024, 12:30-1:30pm
Jan 04

BASW NI Community of Practice – Public Inquiries Information and Briefing session (Jan 17)

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This session features a presentation from Belfast HSC Trust and the BASW/SWU A&R Team, and is open to members who may wish to come forward to give evidence at the Muckamore Abbey Hospital Inquiry.

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