A powerful cross-party committee of MSPs has agreed to take action to support the need for social work university students’ to be provided with bursaries during the final years of their courses in Scotland.
Scottish Parliamentarians will debate a petition calling for bursaries for social work students on 22 March 2023 – watch it online!
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.
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.
Social work students, with support from SWU and SASW, explained the challenges they face and the need for better bursary support in Scotland.
Social work students in England have secured support from the Social Workers Union Campaign Fund in their call for fairer bursaries.
11 campaigns launched by the SWU Campaign Fund and room for more!
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