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Social Workers Union (SWU) Campaign Fund

Oct 06

Labour pushed for answers on social work student bursaries

The Labour front bench have not even had the common courtesy to reply to repeated calls for help from social work students.

SWU Campaign Fund, SWU Union Contacts, Campaign Collective: creating positive change

Oct 03

SWU Union Contacts examine campaign successes

Learn about successful campaigns that have been supported by Campaign Collective, including several led by SWU members.

This photo shows an overhead view of a women who is sitting at a desk - she is looking down with her hands covering her face and seems stressed. The desk is covered with sheets of paper that look like bills and there are 4 credit cards on top of the papers near the woman's left elbow.

Aug 31

“Warm words but no action” on English social work bursaries

We had hoped the Minister would promise to look into the issue but these warm words contained no promise to change the unfair bursaries system in England.

Jul 27

Over 400 social work students write to ministers over bursary failures

Many social work students face unique levels of financial hardship as they are unable to work part-time while completing their studies.

A Harry Venning "Clare in the Community" illustration with the caption "SWU/BASW Student Bursary Campaign". Social worker Claire walks beside a friend through a university campus filled with diverse students and says to her friend, "Today's students have it so much easier than we did. They don't have all the distractions of what to spend a grant on..."

May 23

Sign the open letter to support social work students across England calling for bursary reform

The momentum of the England student bursary campaign is growing with over 250 signatures.

Apr 17

SWU and BASW call for bursary reform to be included in Labour manifesto

If the current Government is not prepared to act on the issues social work students have raised, Labour must.

SWU and BASW England Staff standing at their shared stall at the COMPASS Birmingham Jobs Fair on 20 March 2023

Mar 24

SWU and BASW England at the Birmingham COMPASS Jobs Fair 2023

New SWU Assistant General Secretary announced and “How in 2023 do we improve on stress and working conditions for UK social workers?”

Social Work Innovations: The largest social work conference in the UK | "How in 2023 do we improve on stress and working conditions for UK social workers" workshop by Jermaine Ravalier, Professor at Bath Spa University; SWU General Secretary John McGowan; Maris Stratulis, BASW England National Director | 20 March 2023, Register for your free ticket: www.compassjobsfair.com

Mar 16

Join SWU and BASW England at the Birmingham COMPASS Jobs Fair on March 20th

We invite members and new faces alike to visit us at our stall at the COMPASS Jobs Fair in Birmingham on March 20th.

SWU Campaign Fund | Emma Lewell-Buck MP, House of Commons written question 6 March 2023: "To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to take steps to help improve (a) the equality of distribution of and (b) access to bursaries for student social workers."

Mar 10

Secretary of State questioned on England social work bursaries

Emma Lewell-Buck MP laid down a challenge to the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care to set out what steps the Government will take to improve the equality of distribution of – and access to – bursaries for student social workers.

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.