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Social Workers Union (SWU) Campaign Fund

Jan 17

Social work students in England call for campaign fund support

Social work students in England have secured support from the Social Workers Union Campaign Fund in their call for fairer bursaries.

Image of Simon Francis and John McGowan holding the first copy of the SWU Campaign Fund application form

Jan 16

Any SWU member who would like to run their own campaign is encouraged to submit their idea for funding

11 campaigns launched by the SWU Campaign Fund and room for more!

SWU General Secretary John McGowan speaking at the GFTU conference

Jan 10

SWU General Secretary John McGowan highlights the complexities of strike and expresses disgust for the proposed new trade union legislation

The UK Government have confirmed plans to introduce anti-worker legislation that will require key public services to maintain a minimum level of service during union strike walkouts, severely blunting the impact of strikes. The UK already has the most restrictive Read more

SWU Campaign Fund | Sign the petition - PE1993: Reform the financial support for social work students on work placements

Dec 22

Minister agrees to meet social work students to discuss bursaries

Student social workers in Scotland have been offered a meeting with the Minister for Higher Education as part of their campaign to secure bursaries for students on full-time placements. The campaign, backed by the Social Workers Union (SWU) and Scottish Read more

"Wishing social workers and their families a safe and happy festive season." - Social Workers Union (SWU)

Dec 20

A Christmas message from the Social Workers Union

“Each and every member continues to be at the forefront of our union. I hear constantly from members why they have joined a specialist union rather than one of the large generic unions – so thank you.” A Christmas message Read more

White snowdrop flowers grow out of the melting snow on the forest floor

Dec 20

What sort of world do we want to live in?

SWU Chair Dave Callow shares his reflections on the importance of unions and hope at the beginning of the 2022 festive season. In my first blog as chair of SWU, I would like to begin by thanking all the social Read more

National Union of Journalists & Social Workers Union

Dec 20

National Union of Journalists meets with SWU to discuss media guidelines

Representatives from the National Union of Journalists (NUJ) heard first-hand how media reporting can affect social workers at a meeting last week. Following publication of the guidelines for reporting on social workers earlier in the year, SWU representatives have been holding meetings with Read more

John McGowan and Professor Jermained Ravalier in front of a "Campaign for better working conditions and wellbeing for social workers" poster

Dec 12

A Rapid Review of Reflective Supervision in Social Work

SWU General Secretary John McGowan and SWU Ambassador Professor Jermaine Ravalier contribute to new research paper in the British Journal of Social Work. Why the topic of reflective supervision? Support from colleagues, peers, and managers can act as a Read more

Nov 29

SWU Campaign Fund has renewed funding through 2022-2023

SWU will continue to support our activist members in this new and innovative way. The Social Workers Union (SWU) is pleased to announce that funding for the SWU Campaign Fund has been renewed through 2022-2023 so that SWU members can Read more