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Contact PSW: To submit articles or to discuss ideas email editor@basw.co.uk or call Shahid Naqvi on 07747 845098.

Featured articles

Charles Mugisha

Once upon a time in social work – a profession under siege

In a powerful and challenging longform article, Dr Charles Mugisha describes a profession that has lost its way and issues a rallying cry for the ‘radical imagination’ needed to reclaim its name
Josh MacAlister

‘This system needs to fundamentally change’: Josh MacAlister

The minister for children and families shares his vision with PSW
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UK government poised to say sorry for forced adoption

Prime minister and children’s minister give strong indication apology on its way
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Quarter of social workers use own money to support people every month

Survey by Social Workers Union shows professionals having to plug the gaps
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Social workers at risk of legal action over AI inaccuracies

Warning for profession in major study by leading think tank
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Covid plus workforce pressures were a 'perfect storm' for vulnerable children

BASW interim chief executive Samantha Baron gives evidence to the Covid inquiry
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Isolation and professional doubt: a Jamaican social worker in Cumbria

Patricia Cunningham powerfully uses her struggles to call for systemic support for international practitioners
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Four years for FtP is 'far too long': watchdog criticism of Social Work England

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Association says authorities should be inspected for compliance
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Bid to set up Muslim social workers network in face of rising hate

Practitioner-led drive seeks to create safe space
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A social worker’s blueprint for creating a fair and equitable society

Chris Perry is a former director of social services who believes the answer to society’s problems lies in tackling the root causes…
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29 May 2026

Why some young people deteriorate in residential care – and how we can stop it

Justin Dunne examines the factors contributing to decline
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29 May 2026

How Labour’s immigration policies erode the foundations of our profession

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29 May 2026

What happens when a family complains about you?

Independent investigator James Anderson gives insights gained from his years of experience
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29 May 2026

Fight for your right to increased mileage rate at work

Social workers encouraged to challenge employers to reimburse fairly
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29 May 2026

Focus on what went wrong isn’t making child protection safer

Chris Mills says we must learn from what works in practice, not what doesn’t
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29 May 2026

Should social work be cancelled?

Independent scholar Dr Steve Rogowski examines the abolitionist argument
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28 May 2026

The ‘unassuming’ social worker who helped shaped the profession

Event set to mark the life and work of Keith Bilton, one of BASW’s founding members
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We ‘will not flinch’ from capping ‘eye-watering’ profits in children’s social care

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