Jun
16
SASW and SWU Statement: Social Work Pay Levels and Working Conditions
SWU and SASW will work with our members and colleagues in professional bodies, other unions, and affiliates to accomplish sustainable changes.
Category: SWU-SASW
Apr
13
Reshuffle prompts social work students in Scotland to write to new ministers
The students also now have the backing of Social Work Scotland, alongside the existing support from SWU and SASW.
Mar
22
MSPs back social work bursaries petition
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.
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!
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.
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.
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
Dec
08
Petition launched after ministers snub social work students’ call for fair treatment
This student-led initiative is supported by the SWU Campaign Fund and we urge you to sign the petition before it closes on 3 January 2023 A letter signed by over 300 students on social work courses and calling for fair Read more
Nov
15
See you at the SASW Conference on 22-23 November 2022
Join SWU at this year’s Scottish Association of Social Workers (SASW) Conference. This year’s SASW Conference will be held online from November 22nd – 23rd and then followed by an informal social reception on the evening of Wednesday November 23rd Read more
Nov
07
SWU Campaign Fund supports Scottish Students to campaign on bursaries
SWU and SASW support this member-led campaign calling for better bursary support for social work students in Scotland. Last week, a joint letter signed by over 300 students and 20 social work lecturers was sent to the Scottish Government, Student Read more