All services will be paused until we return in the new year.
SWU, BASW UK, BASW England, SASW, BASW Cymru, and BASW Northern Ireland will close on Tuesday, 24th December 2024 and will reopen on Thursday, 2nd January 2025. SASW and BASW Cymru will reopen on Monday, 6th January 2025.
This means all services including the Advice and Representation Service and wider member services will be paused from Tuesday, 24 December until we return on Thursday, 2 January.
In the meantime you can also access useful information on the our websites:
- Read the December 2024 / January 2025 SWU Newsletter
- GFTU Education Programme 2024-2025
- Apply to the SWU Campaign Fund today for professional support to engage in activism.
- Use the free BASW Independents directory to search for a professional independent social work practitioner or consultant.
- BASW and SWU members can access a range of support and benefits for social workers
- Membership renewals
- Information about advice and representation for SWU and BASW members, and access 50+ guidance sheets created by the team which may assist you in resolving a current issue or managing the immediate problem and by providing an overview of what to expect from the process. The sheets cover a wide range of employment and regulatory processes as well as tips on how to approach certain situations or to prepare for meetings.
- Social work around the UK