SWU-BASW England - SWU Social Workers Union

Mar 04

Responding to Social Work England’s proposal to increase fees for social workers

SWU agrees that a sudden 33% increase of this fee is unacceptably high, especially while the cost of living continues to rise.

BASW/SWU office hours over the festive break

Dec 17

SWU/BASW office hours over the festive break

We will close on Tuesday, 24th December 2024 and will reopen on Thursday, 2nd January 2025.

Social Workers Union (SWU) Campaign Fund | BASW

Jul 08

New campaign aims to provide better mental health care for most vulnerable in society

SWU and BASW are working together on a new campaign to highlight the challenges facing mental health workers in the UK.

SWU Conference 2024 attendees hold up limited edition hard copies of the Austerity Action Group's newly updated and launched Campaign Action Pack

May 14

SWU Conference 2024 – solidarity, activism, and social justice

Social workers, students, and trade unionists from across the UK gathered in Manchester to discuss activism and solidarity.

Social Workers Union (SWU) Campaign Fund

Mar 19

SWU Campaign Fund continues to support Social Workers

The SWU Campaign Fund has kicked off its third year of activity with a range of developments on new and existing campaigns.

Social Workers Union (SWU) Campaign Fund | BASW England

Dec 14

Student bursary campaign event on January 16th: “Can bursaries for social work students be made fairer?”

Social work students and lecturers in England are invited to discuss proposals for a fairer bursaries system.

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.