Submit your essay by 5pm on 24th June 2022 for the chance to win one of four grants Each year the Social Workers Union (SWU) runs a World Social Work Day SWU Assignment student essay competition in which we pose Read more
The British Association of Social Workers (BASW) England and the Social Workers Union (SWU) responded to the Department for Education (DfE) and Social Work England (SWE) consultations in May 2022.
Social work needs to be properly funded to retain the workforce and protect vulnerable children and adults
Turkey is engaging in the same behaviour as the Russian state’s brutal invasion of Ukraine, and we again urge President Erdogan and the Turkish government to return to the negotiating table to find a peaceful solution… General Secretaries from 16 Read more
On June 21 the Working Group on Equal Protection of Children Against Assault will share their views in Parliament and discuss banning the corporal punishment of children in England SWU is a key member of the Working Group on Equal Protection Read more
Parliamentarians along with FSCC core members and partners will call for a fair deal for social care at this high-level roundtable on June 6th SWU General Secretary John McGowan said, “I am delighted that our chair Carys Phillips will be representing the union Read more
This year’s awareness campaign runs from May 9-22 and it showcases the commitment, passion, and dedication of foster carers The annual Foster Care Fortnight awareness campaign is organised by The Fostering Network to raise the profile of fostering and show how foster Read more
Sharing once more as always useful to look at tips on How to Thrive in the terrific profession – Social Work. One final tip is join a union as you never know when you will need specialist support.
This year’s theme is “Make safe and healthy work a fundamental right” International Workers’ Memorial Day is marked every year on April 28th as a day of remembrance and action for workers killed, disabled, injured, or made unwell by their Read more
BASW hosted and SWU chaired the panel discussion on March 28 that explored media and public perceptions of social work, impact, and change The Social Work Future: Media and public perceptions of social work, impact and change online event was an opportunity Read more