Social work students in Wales are celebrating after a successful campaign to improve bursaries The MASW Social Work Bursary Campaign was supported through the SWU Campaign Fund, which was launched last year in partnership with social enterprise Campaign Collective. The need Read more
The Social Workers Union (SWU) conducted a survey of its members in January 2022 in conjunction with LBC Radio to highlight the pressures facing staff in social work and the changes that may be needed to address them. Almost 1000 of you responded and shared some powerful stories with us about your experiences and the pressures of social work.
This fund is available for SWU members to set campaign priorities and engage in activism through 2021/2022 The Social Workers Union (SWU) has partnered with Campaign Collective to help our members engage in activism and campaigning throughout 2021/2022. Through this partnership, Read more
Part 3 of the Bill gives police forces more power to place restrictions on protests and public assembly BASW UK has written to the Shadow Home Secretary, Yvette Cooper MP, to raise serious concerns over Part 3 of the Police, Read more
The first CPG on Social Work meeting in January 2022 will bring together key stakeholders from across Scotland November 11th was a historic day for social work in Scotland as that was the date the first ever Cross-Party Group on Read more
Social workers asked to complete survey to help uncover food poverty in the UK We are pleased to announce that the SWU Campaign Fund in partnership with Campaign Collective has launched its first campaign! The #FoodIsCare campaign, led by social Read more
SWU and BASW stand in solidarity with trans communities across the world Trans Awareness Week (November 13-19) and Trans Day of Remembrance (November 20) is a time for the social work community to listen to and support the trans community. Read more
Three successful campaign applications have been approved for funding and support from SWU’s newly created Campaign Fund SWU is delighted to announce that three of the applications submitted to the SWU Campaign Fund first round of funding have been approved. Read more
SWU 2021 Annual General Meeting Friday 24th September 2021 The 2021 Annual General Meeting of the Social Workers Union will be held online. To register for this event please click here. As per SWU rules, the SWU Executive shall have power Read more
SWU members are invited to submit their campaign ideas for funding The new SWU Campaign Fund has been created to support activist members of the Social Workers Union (SWU) by providing them with access to professional support for issues and Read more