Events in the SWU calendar
BASW NI Community of Practice – Public Inquiries Information and Briefing session (Dec 13)
This session features a presentation from Belfast HSC Trust and the BASW/SWU A&R Team, and is open to members who may wish to come forward to give evidence at the Muckamore Abbey Hospital Inquiry.
SWU Union Contacts Training and Development Day – 23 September 2023
It’s not too late to register for SWU’s Training & Development Day in Manchester on Saturday 23rd September 2023.
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SWU is thrilled to announce the winners of our World Social Work Day 2023 Essay Assignment Competition
Four social work students / apprentices have each won a prize of £500 for their outstanding essays on supporting diverse communities across the UK.
General Federation of Trade Unions (GFTU) launches new Education Programme at the Durham Miner’s Gala
The highlight of the Durham Miner’s Gala weekend was the launch of the GFTU Educational Trust’s new training programme.
Campaign Fund calls for bids from Wales – SWU and BASW Cymru Community of Practice
Social Workers are urged to find out more about how the SWU Campaign Fund could help them raise awareness of issues which they see in their work and among the vulnerable people they support.
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SWU event outlines how social workers can seek help from press regulator
The Independent Press Standards Organisation (IPSO) outlined how it operates and how social workers can seek its support and protection.
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Campaign Fund calls for bids from Wales
Join SWU and BASW Cymru on June 28th from 12:30-13:30 for this online Community of Practice.
Social Workers start work on neurodiversity pledge
A group of neurodivergent social workers is calling for fellow professionals to join them in adopting a new employers’ pledge to celebrate neurodiversity in the profession.
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IPSO training event on June 8 is open to all – learn about the media complaints process for social workers, the rules the press must follow, and how IPSO can help social workers
This free event organised by IPSO, SWU, and BASW will help social workers understand press regulation and editorial standards.
Educational Psychologists and Social Workers join forces to fight cost of living crisis
“The conditions social workers and educational psychologists are witnessing today are like those which nineteenth century poor law campaigners reported.”
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SWU and BASW NI discuss future joint campaigns
The special BASW NI Community of Practice with SWU was an excellent discussion on future campaigning and models for working together.
Talk to SWU interview with Dr Neil Thompson for Stress Awareness Month 2023
Let’s talk about stress and burnout in social work.
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The BASW Social Work Journalism Awards are open for nominations until April 28th
These awards will recognise outstanding reporting of social work and build on the new guidelines on media reporting of social workers launched by SWU.
Learn more The BASW Social Work Journalism Awards are open for nominations until April 28th
Austerity Action Group at “Poverty: A Black Country Perspective” event in Wolverhampton on April 18
Dr Pete Unwin and SWU Vice Chair and AAG Chair Angi Naylor will be joining up with The Blakenhall Writers once again at this BASW Black Country Branch Event in Wolverhampton.
Special BASW NI Community of Practice with the Social Workers Union on April 27
SWU General Secretary John McGowan will visit BASW Northern Ireland to discuss the work of the Union and the SWU Campaign Fund.
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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!
Join SWU and BASW England at the Birmingham COMPASS Jobs Fair on March 20th
We invite members and new faces alike to visit us at our stall at the COMPASS Jobs Fair in Birmingham on March 20th.
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SWU announces theme for 2023 World Social Work Day Essay Competition
Social work students and apprentices: submit your best argument for this year’s question for the chance to win £500.
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Professor Jermaine Ravalier invites you to attend his lecture ‘At first they clapped: what has happened to our public sector and how do we fix it?’ on March 23 in Bath
Social workers are invited to attend this free professional lecture by Professor Jermaine Ravalier on March 23rd at 6pm in Bath.
World Social Work Month: Talk to SWU at our workplace issues webinar on 30 March 2023
All social workers and social work students in the UK are welcome to attend this free online advice and representation session.
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SWU Annual General Meeting 2023
The 2023 Annual General Meeting of the Social Workers Union will be held online on Friday 29th September 2023 from 2pm – 4pm. This event is for SWU members only.
Social workers help to set out stepping stones to better working conditions
A group of practising social workers – who are all in the process of overcoming adversity in the workplace – explored the commonalities between their issues in a recent webinar organised by the SWU Campaign Fund. Social worker, Lisa Fitzpatrick, explained what sparked the idea for the webinar: “I’m very conscious that we have members…
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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 in Edinburgh. This conference is free for SASW members and all students. As we continue…
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SWU webinar: Stepping stones towards decent working conditions – 2 November 2022
Wednesday 2nd November 2022 at 6pm on Zoom The Social Workers Union is hosting a webinar exploring the stepping stones that social workers can take in the fight for decent working conditions. This webinar organised by the SWU Campaign Fund will take place on Wednesday 2nd November at 6pm and last one hour. In the webinar we will…
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