NHS England’s FGM Prevention Programme has launched a website, bringing together in one place the work of NHS England on female genital mutilation (FGM). The website includes information about:...
BASW England Student Conference round-up
BASW submits response to the Domestic Violence Bill Consultation
The Department for Education and the Department of Health & Social Care are seeking to appoint up to eight Non-Executive Directors to Social Work England’s Board. Full details can be viewed...
BASW member tells MPs the true impact of austerity measures
BASW’s international committee plays key role in influencing social work policy in the Commonwealth
BASW responds to interim report of the independent review of the Mental Health Act
This learning network is designed to improve and promote collaborative working between care homes and the housing, health and social care sectors. Care home residents have some of the most complex...
Gerry Nosowska elected as new BASW chair
Guy Shennan, Chair of BASW has written an open letter to the Chair of the Israeli Union of Social Workers on the arrest and imprisonment of Munther Amira, the former General Secretary of the...
Community Care reports on a 6-week training programme involving social work students, criminology students and young unaccompanied minors. The programme aimed to identify key gaps in knowledge and...
As Commonwealth heads of state meet in London, BASW added its voice to calls for the Government to do more to reassure and protect the human rights of the Windrush generation following further...
Streets in Central London were brought to a halt, when around 4,000 people – largely teenagers – got on their bikes to protest against London’s knife crime epidemic, as part of the #BikesUpKnivesDown...
BASW to host ‘Social Work and the Commonwealth’ event; new children’s minister due to give a speech
BASW Chair Hustings recorded webinar is available now
Fighting the good fight: student social workers and their rights
We are pleased to share the personal statements from candidates for the position of BASW Chair.
BASW adopts new Articles of Association
How much quality ‘direct’ time do you spend with children and families? BASW and OCC launch new survey to find out
BASW urges Jeremy Hunt to put social work skills at the forefront of reforms
BASW England and SWU respond to Government’s consultation on Social Work England: secondary legislative framework (Regulations)
BASW England urges new Chair of Social Work England to promote excellent social work practice and work with the professional body
Inspiring frontline stories and cake! BASW celebrates World Social Work Day
Social integration is determined by how equal a society is, the relationships between different people, and how active people are in the communities in which they live. People-powered public...
It is a year since the 2017 Spring Budget, when Chancellor Philip Hammond announced an additional £2 billion of funding for social care for English councils. With £1 billion of the funding almost...
BASW calls on social workers to feed in their thoughts to new Government survey on Children in Need
BASW joins call from IFSW for transformational and sustainable social protection in Europe
This event was designed for anyone working in the NHS, public, private, academic and third sector who would like to gain a greater understanding of how the health and care system currently works and...
A new, formal Co-operation Agreement between the two organisations was signed by John McGowan, SWU General Secretary and Ruth Allen, BASW Chief Executive, at the BASW Additional General Meeting in...
The Additional General Meeting held on 13th March 2018 was adjourned until 20th March to vote on the adoption of the new BASW Articles of Association. Date: Tuesday 20th March 2018, 2.30pm...
BASW calls for the immediate and unconditional release of Munther Amira
Ofsted has published a blog about models of practice in children’s social care by its National Director, Social Care, Eleanor Schooling. The blog emphasises that Ofsted has no preferred model of...
BASW on the 2018 Spring Statement: No ‘light at the end of the tunnel’ for the most vulnerable in our communities
The NSPCC has published a briefing summarising the learning from serious case review reports published during 2017, where children aged two or under were the subject of the review. Key issues...
BASW and Chief Social Workers issue joint statement on how the Professional Capabilities Framework aligns with the Knowledge and Skills Statement
BASW calls on members to have their say on consultation for Social Work England: The future of social work needs your voice.
Have your say: Public Consultation on the regulatory framework for Social Work England now open
The Department of Health and Social Care and Skills for Care, are running a consultation to seek views and evidence on what actions could be taken to address a number of workforce challenges in the...
BASW CEO Ruth Allen asks John McDonnell for a meeting on state of social services, following alarming Labour Party report
Government scraps proposals on mandatory reporting of child abuse
SWU’s John McGowan issues warning of social workers under immense pressure, following Northamptonshire crisis and damning new report
Every two years the International Federation of Social Workers (IFSW) together with other partners holds a Global conference. In 2018 it is in Dublin. This provides a unique opportunity for social...
Another step in the right direction – Boot Out Austerity takes to London’s streets
Delegates are invited to prepare a poster presentation based on one of the course themes. The best 12 poster presentations will be selected and displayed at the conference and their creators will...
NHS England has recently changed the name of accountable care systems to integrated care systems, which describes more accurately the work being done in the 10 areas of England operating in this way...
BASW is delighted to unveil the first organisations to successfully gain the new BASW CPD Provider Accreditation status
SWU offer grants of £500 to students in competition to celebrate World Social Work Day
The Power Threat Meaning Framework: a radically different perspective on mental health
The University of Bedfordshire has published a series of briefing papers summarising findings from the Alexi project, a three-year evaluation of the ‘hub and spoke’ model of child sexual exploitation...
Young carers have a lot of added responsibilities compared to other people their age. To find out what young carers need, in the last year two local Healthwatch in Leicester and North Somerset have...
The Mental Health Foundation has released findings from a YouGov survey about the impact of world events on children. This follows its publication of a guide to help parents talk to their children...
Barnardo’s has released figures from a YouGov survey of 12 to 16 year-olds in England. Findings include: 48% of 12 year olds surveyed reported feeling sad or anxious at least once a week; by the age...
BASW finds more concern than guidance in ‘Foster Care in England’ report
The NSPCC is developing Professionals breaking the silence, a practical resource to support professionals working with children to confidently deal with disclosures of abuse and improve children’s...
To mark International day of zero tolerance for female genital mutilation (FGM) on 6 February, the Guardian published two videos to explain what FGM is and its consequences.
The Department for Education has published Sir Martin Narey and Mark Owers’ independent review of the fostering system in England. BASW want to hear your views on what you think of the review.
Young people in care benefit from the psychological, emotional and social support gained via social media networks – according to new research from the University of East Anglia’s Centre for Research...
If you want to know whether the British public has changed its views about health care over the past three decades, then there is no better place to look than the British Social Attitudes (BSA)...
The Department The Department of Health initiated the Named Social Worker programme to build an understanding of how having a named social worker can contribute to the quality of life, for...