Jul
09
Rising to the Challenges
SWU Ambassador Dr Neil Thompson makes a case for the kind of leadership development our field actually needs.
Category: Working Conditions
Jun
29
SWU survey finds unacceptable pressures on social work departments in UK universities
The SWU survey results highlight alarming pressures and raise significant concerns about the future of social work education.
Jun
23
Scotland’s care system emergency
Vulnerable children are in danger and staff are being pushed beyond breaking point. This must not be normalised.
Jun
22
A&R Team Digest – What to Expect from Fitness to Practice Hearings
BASW/SWU Advice & Representation A&R Officer Laura Sheridan answers commonly asked questions about the fitness to practice process.
Jun
09
Solidarity with Social Work Educators: Support the campaign and take the survey
A profession that teaches advocacy, social justice, and anti-oppressive practice must also be willing to advocate for those who educate its future workforce.
May
12
SWU survey of social work academics working on university-based programmes in the UK
Calling all social work academics working on university-based programmes in the UK!
Apr
29
May Day 2026: Migrants’ Rights Are Workers’ Rights
A statement from the MWRC and an invitation to join the Migrant Workers’ Rights Bloc on May 4th in London.
Apr
28
International Workers’ Memorial Day 2026
This year’s theme ‘psychosocial risks and mental wellbeing at work’ is a pressing issue for social workers.
Apr
01
World Social Work Day 2026
SWU and BASW took the WSWD 2026 celebration to Westminster with the second meeting of the Cross-Party Group for Social Work.
Mar
26
Hundreds of social workers forced to cover basic essentials for vulnerable people from their own pockets
The Government’s new Crisis and Resilience Fund may still fall short of preventing frontline social workers from having to step in personally to support people in crisis.