May
02
Austerity Action Group launches updated “Campaign Action Pack” at the SWU Conference in Manchester
SWU and BASW support the Campaign Action Pack and encourage social workers to make use of this brilliant and accessible resource.
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Apr
23
SWU AGM 2023 Update: Motion 5 Digital Poverty
Angi Naylor brings you up to date with the Annual General Meeting (AGM) Motion 5 and asks for your support and action. “This AGM recognises that the Austerity Action Group (Boot Out Austerity Marches On) continues to identify and lobby Read more
Apr
22
Meet the markers for the SWU Assignment: World Social Work Day 2024 Essay Competition
Social work students and apprentices be sure to submit your entries by the end of day Sunday 16th June 2024 for the chance to win £500.
Apr
12
Party leaders warned of household mould crisis
Politicians are mistaken if they feel that the level of support currently on offer is enough – or will be enough.
Apr
09
Diaspora Dialogues Conference – A Momentous Event
SWU Assistant General Secretary Calum Gallacher reports on the first Diaspora Social Worker Conference in the UK.
Apr
09
SWU at events during World Social Work Month 2024
SWU spoke at the 2024 BASW Student Conference, Compass Birmingham Jobs Fair, and SASW “Still We Rise” WSWD webinar.
Apr
09
Countdown is on to neurodiversity pledge launch
Councils and other employers of social workers will soon be able to sign up to a new pledge to celebrate neurodiversity in the profession.
Apr
08
Updated Austerity Action Group “Campaign Action Pack” to be launched at the SWU Conference
SWU and BASW are proud to support the updating of this activism toolkit and hope you will join us for its launch on April 27 in Manchester.
Apr
05
SWU and Independent survey highlights how the cost-of-living crisis is affecting social workers and the people they support
Exclusive research lays bare a social services sector on the brink of a breakdown and Dickensian living conditions.
Apr
04
Social workers report children living in dangerous conditions
Children living in cold, damp, mouldy homes is a national scandal and we need to see drastic action being taken to fix Britain’s broken energy system.