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.
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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.
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.
Mar
06
Social work students set for their day in Parliament
Student social workers in Scotland will have their petition for better support heard by MSPs on 22 March. This social work student campaign is backed by SWU and SASW.
Feb
27
SWU statement in support of the transgender and non-binary community
SWU stands in solidarity with the transgender and non-binary community. We will continue to offer support for our trans and non-binary members who may be experiencing harassment or discrimination work.
Feb
21
SWU and BASW sign the Together Through This Crisis coalition’s open letter calling for government action to stop this cost-of-living crisis
Sign the open letter to ask the Prime Minister and the Chancellor to do their jobs in the upcoming Spring Budget.
Feb
20
Professor Jermaine Ravalier invites you to attend his lecture ‘At first they clapped: what has happened to our public sector and how do we fix it?’ on March 23 in Bath
Social workers are invited to attend this free professional lecture by Professor Jermaine Ravalier on March 23rd at 6pm in Bath.
Feb
17
Care Day 2023 – Embracing therapeutic models and empathy
Jane Collins, Director of FosterSupport, writes about the nature of trauma and how damaging zero tolerance policies are for children in care and SEND If you follow me on Twitter you will be aware of my very vocal opposition to Read more
Feb
14
World Social Work Month: Talk to SWU at our workplace issues webinar on 30 March 2023
All social workers and social work students in the UK are welcome to attend this free online advice and representation session.
Jan
31
Part 4: Dog whistles in context – transphobia
jane fae shares her knowledge and perspective of the ongoing issue of transphobic dog whistles in the UK as part of this educational blog series for social workers.