Jun
23
SWU speaks at House of Lords: Equal Protection of Children Against Assault working group meeting
Wales has implemented new laws on ending the physical punishment of children, and England needs to enact similar legislative changes
Category: Events
May
17
SWU and FosterTalk celebrate Foster Care Fortnight 2022
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
Apr
28
SWU and the GFTU mark International Workers’ Memorial Day 2022
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
Apr
26
BASW and SWU event for World Social Work Month: Social Work Future
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
Mar
18
Talk to SWU Webinars: workplace issues webinar
Watch the latest Talk to SWU workplace issues webinar that we hosted during World Social Work Month on March 29. Our Advice & Representation panel answered live questions from Social Workers and Social Work Students across the UK about part time working, contract variation, menopause, secondment, bullying, and more:
Feb
22
Talk to SWU during World Social Work Month at our workplace issues webinar on 29 March 2022
This is a chance for all UK social workers and social work students to talk with the Social Workers Union about workplace issues in a free online session
Sep
24
SWU Annual General Meeting 2021
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
Aug
16
Motions for the Social Workers Union 2021 Annual General Meeting
Below are the four SWU Motions for our 2021 AGM, followed by a message from SWU General Secretary John McGowan to all SWU members. Motion 1: Social Justice This AGM commits SWU to pursuing the concept of social justice in Read more
Jul
20
Shout Out UK workshop brings SWU to Year 10 students in Birmingham
This SWU funded workshop was a brilliant opportunity to engage over 100 young people with political literacy Shout Out UK facilitated a workshop on the afternoon of July 13th for the Social Workers Union (SWU) to talk with the Bishop Read more
Jun
14
SWU 10th Anniversary Blog: Why Unions Matter
Fighting for Justice and Fairness in the Workplace for Social Workers This blog has been written by Lisa Fitzpatrick who is a BASW / SWU Advice & Representation Service Trade Union Officer This year the Social Workers Union celebrates its 10th Read more