BASW is fundraising to to support homeless shelters across the UK by sharing festive wishes with a specially designed Clare in the Community eCard by Harry Venning.
BASW has set out a five-point action plan from a holistic social work perspective ahead of tomorrow’s Spending Review to improve the lives of the most vulnerable members of our society in these...
BASW England, with many others, we were part of the campaign to reinstate the rights of children in care lost through Statutory Instrument 445
The Wales’ Anti-Poverty Coalition, of which BASW Cymru is a member, has written to the Welsh First Minister
The 80-20 campaign is all about getting back to our social work roots by creating more time for relationship-based practice.
Social workers are seeing the most vulnerable in society going without the care and support they need.
Last week I gave a talk to the Academy of Social Justice about Living Our Values: Equality, Diversity and Inclusion in BASW - the sad fact is we are still a fair way from fully embedding equality,...
Share your views in this questionnaire as part of undergraduate student Sinead Stapleton's dissertation research...
Today’s reports suggesting a public sector pay freeze in next week’s Spending Review will comes as a disappointing blow for frontline staff, including social workers, who have been toiling to deliver...
A group of royal colleges and professional bodies, including BASW Cymru, has written to Vaughan Gething MS, Minister for Health and Social Services in the Welsh National Assembly.
BASW has been concerned that private companies would be carrying out interviews with those who were seeking asylum and were or claimed to be under 18, without appropriate expertise or staff.
It was clear that BASW has built some very important relationships within Europe which I see as contributing positively to the developing future and ongoing progression of Social Work.
Current Chair shares some of the great work the London Branch have achieved so far
Find out what the team in Scotland have been doing on behalf of members this week.
SASW writes to Cabinet Secretary for Justice amidst ongoing community service hour backlog.
This latest information paints an increasingly stark and concerning picture about the way that people with learning disabilities have been treated throughout the first wave of the pandemic.
From the outset, BASW has viewed the proposed role for care home managers as unworkable and is pleased to see the government’s recognition of sector opposition to the proposal.
Felicity Brown is the lucky 14,000 member and will be receiving a gift from SWU to celebrate such an incredible milestone.
There are calls from across Parliament to recognise that people living in care and health settings need to see their loved ones through family member and social worker visits.
Our profession remains strong and sustained by the ethics and purpose that we share with our sister organisations across the globe.
