The Scottish Government is looking for social workers with lived experience to help inform the work of the Workforce Specialist Service as they continue to develop it
SASW and the University of Edinburgh are looking for video contributions from black and minoritised ethnic social workers as part of an event they are holding for black history month.
BASW update on our key priorities under the banner 'What We Stand For'...
BASW England are asking members to take a survey which will help us formulate a response to government proposals
SWU, the UK’s only specialist union for social workers, has now grown to over 15,000 members.
On Friday 10th September, Friends, Families and Travellers launched a study which seeks to uncover suicide prevalence and causes in Romani, Traveller and nomadic communities in England, Scotland and...
Designed by and for social workers, provides a trusted space to work through and think about positive solutions for professional and personal challenges with an experienced ‘coach’
Together, BASW and SWU will continue to campaign for social worker safety in the workplace.
We maintain our position that the priority must be people’s wellbeing not making space in hospitals.
SASW's National Director Alison Bavidge reflects on the unprecedented opportunity offered by Scotland's proposals for a National Care Service...
Find out what happened last week in the Scottish Parliament
Kerri Prince, Public and Political Affairs Lead for BASW UK, provides members with an update
The Austerity Action Group (AAG) has instigated a new Remuneration Campaign to change the arcane tax rules and complex benefits regulations that make it difficult for charities, local government,...
Ahead of the BASW Annual General (members') Meeting and pre-event on 15 September, we are releasing weekly updates on our key priorities under the banner 'What We Stand For'...
BASW are shocked and saddened by the findings of the Independent Review report into the tragic circumstances that took place at Cawston Park Hospital which distressingly mirror the neglectful and...
Government must ensure this move is at least the start of meeting the scale and urgency of the crisis facing social care across the UK.
Survey for children's social workers: Data, analytics, and co-design...
BASW chair Gerry Nosowska on how BASW England is speaking up for social work as the Health and Care Bill progresses through Parliament.
Social workers must challenge the Government’s plan to cut Universal Credit, says BASW member Jon Dudley.
Social care bodies come together to pay tribute to workforce.
