An exciting opportunity has arisen for four BASW Northern Ireland member positions on the Northern Ireland National Standing Committee (NSC). We welcome applications from all parts of the sector...
This week, SASW National Director, Alison Bavidge met with the Labour MSP Foysol Choudhury to discuss ways the social work profession should be better supported. Mr Choudhury recently lodged a...
BASW’s Chief Executive, Dr Ruth Allen, has written to both leadership candidates (Liz Truss and Rishi Sunak) about the need to address core issues such as poverty and social work services.
Read the report in relation to the provision of sites for Gypsy, Roma and Travellers
BASW Cymru and the Social Workers Union wish you a fabulous South Asian Heritage Month and we invite you to share your stories and celebrations with us.
The government must put an end to the unofficial and ongoing shadow system of hotel accommodation for children not born in the UK.
SASW's annual conference will take place on 22-24 November. It will be a hybrid event, with delegates having the choice to attend online or in-person. All in-person workshops and events will be...
SASW has joined with 120 organisations calling on the Scottish Government to double Scottish child bridging payments. Earlier this year, the Scottish Child Payment was doubled for low income families...
The SASW team has been busy this summer responding to several important consultations. In July, we gave our views to the Mental Health Law Review on their additional proposals for changes to mental...
A new project exploring how poetry can aid reflection, self-care and rejuvenation for adult social work and social care staff is to be launched in Scotland. Poetry for Wellbeing will be delivered in...
Share your views and experiences.
SASW has joined with project partners, the Scottish Poetry Library, and social work academics and poetry enthusiasts Dr Autumn Roesch-Marsh and Dr Ariane Critchley to deliver a project which will...
Our focus in this response, on behalf of our members, is on the implications for the social work profession, social workers, and on the potential impact on the children and families served by the...
Brexit, the pandemic and austerity are recognised as major issues that continue to impact access to adult social care.
Since the Setting the Bar report was published, SASW has worked closely with MSPs to challenge Scottish Ministers to address the findings. The report concluded that ““the values to which social...
SASW National Director, Alison Bavidge has written to the Justice Secretary, Keith Brown MSP to share SASW's views on the Scottish Government's proposals to improve victim's experiences of the...
A key area of concern is the definition of ‘deprivation of liberty’ being used in the draft Code which appears to deviate from that laid out in case law
Are you a member of SWU, and would you like to become a SWU Union Contact in your workplace or amongst your university cohort? If so, the next Induction Day is Saturday 10th September 2022 in Central...
Starting from September 2022, the bursary for both social work undergraduate and postgraduate students in Wales will be increased by over 50%
