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 AGM 2021 pre-events 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
SASW's Communications and Policy Officer, Emily Galloway, outlines what happened last week in parliament...
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.
SASW urges Scottish members to support #KeepTheLifeline and #DoubleScotChildPayment campaigns
SWU members are now welcome to submit campaign ideas for issues and causes they’re passionate about throughout 2021-2022. Successful applications will receive funding and access to professional...
As a social worker, BASW vice-chair Lewis Roberts sees rising poverty levels and the devastating impact this is having on society
Over 100 civil society organisations – including BASW UK – have written to the Prime Minister, calling for the Government to abandon the proposed cut, which is worth over £1000 a year.
Every day, social workers open themselves to the unknown in order to help others.
We are looking for social workers who work with adults to take part in a research study on the use of digital technologies with Disabled service users.
Social workers deserve to work in supportive organisations where they can have voice and influence - and where leaders and managers understand what social workers need to fulfil their roles.
A new survey on future ways of working by the BASW Advice and Representation (A&R) and SWU Trade Union team
BASW members can provide comments on motions ahead of the AGM on Tuesday 15th September 2021. Scroll down to submit your comments Comments will be moderated before being published and shared with...
Come to BASW’s Annual General Meeting and be part of a movement for a better society.
The UK has a moral responsibility to the people affected by the crisis and must do all in its power to provide support and assistance.
BASW is asking for members to get in touch with their experiences of working with children who have no recourse to public funds
