We are delighted to announce the winners of the SWU Assignment: World Social Work Day 2024 Essay Competition
Four social work students / apprentices have each won a prize of £500 for their outstanding essays on reflective supervision.
Four social work students / apprentices have each won a prize of £500 for their outstanding essays on reflective supervision.
Be sure to download your free copy of the Reflective Supervision Guide which is now available on the SWU website.
SWU and BNU have worked closely with social workers across the UK to develop a comprehensive approach to best practice for reflective supervision sessions.
Part-time working helps to improve working conditions, provide opportunities for those who need part-time work and improve the retention of social workers.
Social workers, students, and trade unionists from across the UK gathered in Manchester to discuss activism and solidarity.
This is a joint statement from our organisations to document our significant concerns on behalf of our respective members.
Social work students and apprentices be sure to submit your entries by the end of day Sunday 16th June 2024 for the chance to win £500.
SWU Assistant General Secretary Calum Gallacher reports on the first Diaspora Social Worker Conference in the UK.
Councils and other employers of social workers will soon be able to sign up to a new pledge to celebrate neurodiversity in the profession.
Exclusive research lays bare a social services sector on the brink of a breakdown and Dickensian living conditions.