Mar
12
SWU Assignment essay competition for World Social Work Day 2025
Social work students and apprentices get ready for the SWU Assignment 2025 with prizes of £500 for each winning entry!
Category: Upcoming Events
A list of upcoming events in the SWU calendar
Feb
04
Stand Up! Speak Out! – free online training series
This training series for resisting the Hostile Environment in Public Services covers a range of topics important for social work practice.
Jul
16
GFTU launches new Education Programme for trade unionists and activists
This training is free for members of affiliated organisations such as SWU, including hotel stays and meals for the residential courses.
Jun
24
Reflective Supervision: A Best Practice Guide launched to international crowd of social workers in Edinburgh
Be sure to download your free copy of the Reflective Supervision Guide which is now available on the SWU website.
May
02
Austerity Action Group launches updated “Campaign Action Pack” at the SWU Conference in Manchester
SWU and BASW support the Campaign Action Pack and encourage social workers to make use of this brilliant and accessible resource.
May
30
Social Workers start work on neurodiversity pledge
A group of neurodivergent social workers is calling for fellow professionals to join them in adopting a new employers’ pledge to celebrate neurodiversity in the profession.