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 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
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
