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SWU Campaign Fund | PE1993: Reform the financial support for social work students on work placements

Mar 16

MSPs to debate social work petition on March 22

Scottish Parliamentarians will debate a petition calling for bursaries for social work students on 22 March 2023 – watch it online!

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.

Social Workers Union (SWU) Campaign Fund

Mar 06

Social work students set for their day in Parliament

Student social workers in Scotland will have their petition for better support heard by MSPs on 22 March. This social work student campaign is backed by SWU and SASW.

A screenshot of a Microsoft Teams meeting on 18 January 2023 with Minister Jamie Hepburn, social work students David Grimm & Lucy Challoner, SWU General Secretary John McGowan, and SASW National Director Alison Bavidge.

Jan 24

Student social workers discuss bursaries with Minister Jamie Hepburn

Social work students, with support from SWU and SASW, explained the challenges they face and the need for better bursary support in Scotland.

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.

Image of Simon Francis and John McGowan holding the first copy of the SWU Campaign Fund application form

Jan 16

Any SWU member who would like to run their own campaign is encouraged to submit their idea for funding

11 campaigns launched by the SWU Campaign Fund and room for more!

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Dec 22

Minister agrees to meet social work students to discuss bursaries

Student social workers in Scotland have been offered a meeting with the Minister for Higher Education as part of their campaign to secure bursaries for students on full-time placements. The campaign, backed by the Social Workers Union (SWU) and Scottish Read more

National Union of Journalists & Social Workers Union

Dec 20

National Union of Journalists meets with SWU to discuss media guidelines

Representatives from the National Union of Journalists (NUJ) heard first-hand how media reporting can affect social workers at a meeting last week. Following publication of the guidelines for reporting on social workers earlier in the year, SWU representatives have been holding meetings with Read more

Nov 29

SWU Campaign Fund has renewed funding through 2022-2023

SWU will continue to support our activist members in this new and innovative way. The Social Workers Union (SWU) is pleased to announce that funding for the SWU Campaign Fund has been renewed through 2022-2023 so that SWU members can Read more