As we get to the new membership year, I want to thank you for your continued involvement in BASW. Throughout 2016/17 we have made progress on our 2020 Vision to be the Strong, Independent Voice...
Public Health England (PHE) has published a personal, social, health and economic education (PSHE) resource to support secondary school teachers when promoting positive health, wellbeing and...
Renewed focus and investment needed in preventive measures: BASW responds to EPI report on children’s access to mental health treatment
A set of guides to help GP practice staff support people with access needs to online services.
Registered managers and their teams play an important role in supporting people when they are transferring in and out of hospital. This quick guide provides a brief overview of how managers can work...
The NSPCC has updated its website to include online safety advice and resources for schools and colleges. The webpage includes: links to resources to teach children and young people the skills to...
NHS Digital has published an experimental statistics report on female genital mutilation (FGM) in England for the period April 2017 to June 2017. Figures show that: there were 2,288 attendances...
With over half of social workers intending to leave practice, BASW meets MPs to lobby for better working conditions and to end devastating cuts
BASW calls for G4S suspension and end to inhuman detention, following Brook House abuse scandal
In the UK, someone takes their life every 90 minutes. This World Suicide Prevention Day, the NSPA and our members are encouraging people to take a minute to change a life, so every 90 minutes we'...
BASW CEO, Ruth Allen, discusses Croydon's children services on radio
Croydon’s failings show child services need strong management and investment in resources
Ex-BASW chair, David Niven, urges for lessons to be learned over Croydon failings
BASW statement on tragic death of Ayeeshia-Jayne Smith
BASW promote fostering on BBC Radio 4’s live discussion
BASW calls on the Government to respect disabled people's rights
Members Statement – Children and Families Practice, Policy and Education Group on the tender and roll out of the National Assessment and Accreditation Scheme (NAAS) Please read this statement in...
BASW makes official complaint over false and inflammatory articles on ‘Christian child-Muslim foster family’
UK policies 'a human catastrophe' for disabled people according to UN
BASW appears on Victoria Derbyshire show to promote fostering