The King's Fund congratulations go to the 10 charities who have won their 2017 GSK IMPACT Awards for outstanding contributions to improving the UK’s health and wellbeing.
For Children’s Mental Health Week, Place2Be and school leaders’ union NAHT launch a new survey of 1,115 school leaders from across England and Wales. More than half (56%) of school leaders say it...
New research carried out by the membership organisation, the Association of Colleges (AoC) [i], has revealed that three quarters (74%) of further education colleges in England[ii] have been forced to...
Following the Supreme Court's judgement, John Swinney MSP, the Deputy First Minister, announced in the Scottish Parliament on 07 03 2017 that he will bring forward a Bill that will include new...
Proposals have been presented before the National Assembly for Wales which would enable people to keep more of their money when in residential care.
The Welsh Government has urged the UK Government to abandon its damaging policy of austerity and provide the financial stimulus needed to support vital public services and boost economic confidence...
Many of you will now have seen media reports that the government has had a change of heart over key clauses in the Children and Social Work Bill that would have let local councils set aside...
Closing date 5pm on 17 March 2017 Towards the end of 2015, the British Association of Social Workers (BASW) became the custodians of the PCF on behalf of the sector in England, following the...
Four grants of £500 are to be presented to winning Social Work Students undertaking an Undergraduate or Post Graduate Social Work Degree. The criteria: a 750 - 1000 word assignment with the...
Drawing on findings from reports by The King’s Fund, Healthwatch England, the National Audit Office, the Care Quality Commission and the Parliamentary and Health Services Ombudsman (PHSO), this event...
BASW Chief Executive Dr Ruth Allen responds to the recent BBC File on 4 programme Neglect: The Story of UK Homecare
Following today’s announcement from Government that from the age of four, children will receive compulsory relationships education in all schools in England, BASW has welcomed this strengthening of...
The panel will provide advice and support on issues relating to the delivery of healthy relationships education within the curriculum. This includes a range of areas including improving...
Cabinet Secretary for Communities and Children, Carl Sargeant today announced he would provide £1m to local authorities across Wales to help young people who have experienced care. Funding will...
The Charity Become has launched a new resource which encourages young people with experiences of living in care in Scotland to stay in post-16 education. Propel gives information on every further...
Research in Practice (RiP) has launched a series of open access learning resources providing information and guidance to health and social care practitioners on how to recognise and respond to...
As the Local Government Association (LGA) today warns Council tax rises in 2017/18 will not bring in enough money to prevent further extensive cuts to local services next year, BASW is endorsing the...
The First Minister of Scotland, Nicola Sturgeon, has appointed Fiona Duncan, CEO of the Lloyds TSB Foundation as Chair of the Independent Review of the Care System
Scottish Social Services Council announces new registration fees agreed by Scottish Minsters for social services workers, which will be implemented in September 2017. Social workers will pay £80, (£...
A new book, written by two academics at the University of Worcester, aims to encourage social workers to get back to the ‘personal’ touch.
The King's Fund is pleased to announce the winner its 'The NHS if...' essay competition, in which they asked the public to imagine scenarios for the future of health and care. In her winning essay,...
BASW has added its name to the growing criticism of the Government’s decision to change the arrangements for the care and resettlement of certain child refugees. The so-called ‘Dubs amendment’...
The Ministry of Justice has released the figures for Deaths in prison and rates by apparent cause by calendar year since 1978 for England and Wales. I have summarised the figures given at 5 years...
The NIASW Committee currently has two vacancies and applications are invited for membership. The Northern Ireland Committee is the National Standing Committee for NIASW, part of BASW. NIASW...
Boot Out Austerity! Social Workers Walking For Social Justice
The Welsh NHS Confederation Policy Forum believes that we cannot afford to delay efforts to reshape services that provide people’s care, strengthening primary and community care provision. Primary...
Following the referendum on membership of the European Union, the National Assembly for Wales (the Assembly) established the External Affairs and Additional Legislation Committee to consider the...
Nicola Barry Obituary
Review of hate crime legislation
BASW England's personal reflection on Holocaust Memorial Day 2017.
In light of Holocaust Memorial Day Rena Phillps has written a piece around this years theme; 'From darkness into light'.
Social Work with Older People: Development of Capabilities Statement and Professional Development Pathway for Social Workers in England working with older people.
2017 promises to be another challenging year for the health and care system, with demand for care increasing faster than the supply of resources. A system already stretched to its limits will have to...
Sustainability and transformation plans (STPs) were announced in NHS planning guidance published in December 2015. NHS organisations and local authorities in different parts of England have come...
Some local NHS areas are spending less than £10 a head on the mental health of children and young people in their communities Researchers from the Royal College of Psychiatrists have estimated the...
How many children live in your constituency? How many children are ‘in need’ or facing debt and destitution in your local authority? How many children have been victims of a sexual crime in your...
The Northern Ireland Association of Social Workers (NIASW) today published its priorities for the forthcoming NI Assembly Mandate. As pressures mount for social workers, NIASW is calling on each...
Northern Ireland Assembly Member Robbie Butler has grasped the opportunity to become a social worker for a day. The Lagan Valley MLA learned about the crucial work undertaken by social workers by...
The Challenging Behaviour Foundation has been working with the National Development Team for inclusion (NDTi) to develop three new resources setting out a vision of future local pathways for children...
This is the first update to be issued by the Adult PPEG since our formation in 2016 and although it will be of most interest to our members working with adults, we hope it will be of interest to all...
NHS Digital are inviting as many social workers as possible to share their experiences and suggestions by completing a short online survey which explores how social workers are currently using IT in...
Expert analysis of the key trends that will shape our world in the year ahead, from migration to global trade and the Trump presidency.
Nine out of ten BASW England members responding to a recent survey said social work regulation should remain independent of Government. Social workers expressed major concerns about unprecedented...
Community Care features an article by Dr David Wilkins from the University of Bedfordshire, about the need for research into the quality and impact of supervision for child and family social workers...
Leicestershire Police has made its film to raise awareness of the dangers of online grooming publicly available. Based on the story of teenager Kayleigh Haywood, the film highlights how quickly and...
The NSPCC and O2 have launched a campaign to illustrate how innocent searches online can lead to not so innocent results. Highlights how using parental controls to block or filter content can help...
Coram International has launched a free training resource for professionals working with children in residential care, detention facilities or in justice settings. This resource helps professionals...
CEO Dr Ruth Allen responds to the PM's 'Shared Society' speech.
Tribute to Jill Saward
"Brain tests predict children's futures," BBC News reports. A study found that childhood factors such as low IQ, parental neglect and poor self-control were strongly associated with "socially costly...
SASW have recently announced that we are now open for nominations for our SASW Awards https://www.basw.co.uk/scotland/awards/2016/ #SASWawards16 We hope to once again highlight the best of what...
David Colvin CBE, a major figure in Scottish social work and within BASW, has died aged 85.
As public spending watchdog the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) publishes a report showing progress has been "too slow" in the five and a half years since the Munro Report on child protection, BASW...
The Social Work Role in Domestic Abuse Wednesday 22nd March 2017 Edinburgh (venue tbc) SAVE THE DATE!! Scottish Association of Social Work, in partnership with Scottish...
Nearly two thirds of children groomed online who were referred to a number of Barnardo’s specialist services, were sexually exploited after meeting their attacker. According to exclusive research by...
Health Minister Michelle O’Neill has risen to the challenge of becoming a Social Worker for a day. The Minister joined Social Work teams in the Northern Health and Social Care Trust to learn...
Many children have suicidal thoughts or self-harm due to transphobic bullying and abuse. 2,796 counselling sessions about gender identity and gender dysphoria were held by Childline last year....
The 2016 Social Work Awards ceremony was held on Friday 18th November in the Armagh City Hotel. This year’s event celebrated the contribution of service users and highlighted the rich and diverse...
2016 will go down in history as a year which brought about unprecedented change to the world as we know it. We witnessed huge displacement of whole continents as people fled war, terrorism and...
