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Jul 29

SWU Campaign Fund update: Student led campaign increases financial support for social work students in Wales

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Starting from September 2022, the bursary for both undergraduates and postgraduates in Wales will be increased by over 50% The MASW Social Work Bursary Campaign was one of the first campaigns to be supported through the SWU Campaign Fund, which was Read more

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Jul 18

SWU is delighted to announce the winners of our World Social Work Day 2022 Student Essay Assignment Competition

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Three social work students have each won £500 Arzu Bokhari of Cardiff University, Natalia Phillips of Brunel University, and Marissa Bruneau of the University of Dundee wrote winning essays to the question:  “Considering the current negative TV and general media portrayals of social workers what Read more

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Jul 05

SWU Chair Carys Phillips Speaks at the campaign launch rally for “Our NHS – Born in Wales” with the People’s Assembly Wales

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An All-Wales campaign for properly publicly funded Health and Social Care support: reverse privatisation, reverse cuts, and fair pay for NHS staff

Campaign Collective Founder Member Simon Francis and SWU General Secretary John McGowan hold the first copy of the SWU Campaign Fund application form
Jul 05

SWU Campaign Fund 2021-22

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Campaign Collective Founder Member Simon Francis and SWU General Secretary John McGowan hold the first copy of the SWU Campaign Fund application form SWU members who would like to run their own campaign are encouraged to submit their ideas for Read more

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Jun 27

SWU Annual General Meeting 2022

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The 2022 Annual General Meeting of the Social Workers Union will be held online on Friday 23rd September 2022 from 2pm – 4pm

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Jun 23

SWU speaks at House of Lords: Equal Protection of Children Against Assault working group meeting

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Wales has implemented new laws on ending the physical punishment of children, and England needs to enact similar legislative changes

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Jun 13

SWU statement in solidarity with Palestine and on not endorsing the IHRA definition of antisemitism

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ur commitment to social justice encompasses both the fight against the oppression of Palestinians and the fight against antisemitism

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Jun 13

SWU Assignment student essay competition will award £500 to each winning entry

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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

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May 31

SWU response to the national review into the murders of Arthur Labinjo-Hughes and Star Hobson

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Social work needs to be properly funded to retain the workforce and protect vulnerable children and adults

May 24

SWU among 16 UK Trade Unions condemning Turkey’s illegal invasion of Northern Iraq and North and Eastern Syria

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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

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