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Four social work students have each won £500 for their entries to SWU's WSWD 2021 Student Essay Assignment Competition, and two additional outstanding entries have been awarded prizes as well.

The panel discussed lessons learned during Covid-19 for improving child safeguarding and explored the future of virtual social work - a fantastic opportunity to ensure the social work voice and experience is shared with policymakers.

Barbara Keeley MP says Government failed to use expertise from social work and social care sector in the early stages of pandemic.

Kerri Prince, BASW Public and Political Affairs Lead, provides an update from Westminster

Dr Ruth Allen, BASW CEO, urges the Government to extend the deadline for the EUSS and create a more supportive environment for those who come forward.

300 contributors to the review are from a registered workforce of over 100,000 social workers – more must be done to grasp and fully understand the value and the importance that social workers bring in supporting children, families and young people

New four-nation initiative aimed at sharing innovation and good practice in Adult Social Care

Extending the deadline and providing a supportive environment reassures people that coming forward to register themselves is the right way forward.

BASW / SWU Advice & Representation Service Trade Union Officer Lisa Fitzpatrick writes an in-depth blog about the A&R Service for SWU's 10th Anniversary. She is passionate about working for a Trade Union with the values of social justice and equality as its core, to protect and support social workers.