There are several urgent and growing issues, such as poverty and lack of funding for services, that we want the Spending Review to address.
Age assessments should be led by social workers and draw on a multi-agency approach, where practitioners in health, care, education, and community may contribute.
Commenting on his SWU Ambassador award, renown cartoonist Harry Venning said, ‘I am honoured to become a SWU Ambassador for a profession that I have continuously poked fun at for the last thirty...
Social worker 'LK' on how using Social Work Employment Services transformed her relationship with umbrella companies...
BASW England has been strongly advocating for registered social work representation on the board of SWE.
BJSW Associate Editor Hannah Bows in conversation with Professor Rick Hood.
Pam Shodeinde, Liz Howard and Wayne Reid explore the importance of anti-racism in social work, specific areas of anti-Black racism, the Black Lives Matter movement and allyship.
Look out for our new UK-wide email bulletins every Tuesday!
Baroness Molly Meacher, a social worker by background, is bringing forward a Private Members Bill which has its first reading in the House of Lords on 22 of October. Setting the scene, Baronness...
Gerry Nosowska, BASW Chair and Ruth Allen, BASW CEO pay tribute to Mike Shamash.
The latest document released by the Review does not change our previous positioning.
SASW's Communications and Policy Officer, Emily Galloway, outlines what happened last week in parliament...
BASW chair Gerry Nosowska, who attended with BASW CEO Ruth Allen and observers Debbie Ryding and Ellen Paladini-Stone, report back to members.
Kerri Prince, BASW UK Public and Political Affairs Lead, provides members with an overview of the recent Conservative Party Conference.
Coalition of charities, campaigners and individuals write to Minister to call for rule changes.
APPG for social work has launched an inquiry into the experiences of unaccompanied asylum-seeking children
Ahead of World Mental Health Day, BASW is sharing a diary of an Emergency Duty Team (EDT) social worker.
We have put together a guide for new Members of Senedd outlining the work of BASW Cyrmu. The guide is available to download here
Social Care Wales have made some decisions which clearly recognises their support for the pressures social workers have been exposed to during the pandemic. They clearly recognise that the last 18...
Ground-breaking App developed by Matthew’s House, a Homeless charity in Swansea.
BASW UK will continue to fight against poverty and austerity
SWBT offers financial help to social workers and their dependents in times of hardship
Join SWU on 3 November to discuss any workplace issues you are experiencing..
Kerri Prince, BASW Public Affairs Lead, provides members with an overview of the recent Labour Party Conference - and what this might mean for social work.
BASW chair outlines our organisation's commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion...
BASW is proud to support and celebrate Black History Month 2021
SWU is a member of the Future Social Care Coalition, which is holding an event with policymakers next week.
Today we are issuing an open letter of apology from BASW Council for holding the AGM on the eve of Yom Kippur this year.
BASW and SWU are calling on the Government to be clear as to whether social workers and social care staff have priority access to petrol.
View our impact report for 2020/21 and watch a short film highlighting some of our key work over the past year.
Find out what happened last week in the Scottish Parliament
Dr Martyn Higgins, Associate Editor of British Journal of Social Work, in conversation with Paul Michael Garrett PhD, one of social work's leading radical educators...
Kerri Prince, Public and Political Affairs Lead for BASW UK, provides members with an update from Westminster.
Free service, 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 peer coach
Recordings of last week's event are now available to watch...
We are looking to hear from members about your experiences of human rights in care settings.
By Kerri Prince, BASW UK Public and Political Affairs Lead
Recruiting for Volunteer Coaches now - contact supportservices@basw.co.uk for details on how to apply
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...
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.
Ahead of the BASW Annual General (members') Meeting and pre-event on 15 September, we are releasing weekly updates on our key priorities.
