Blog: SWU shares Article 39’s deep concern about the Children’s Social Care Review 2021 This is a ‘once-in-a-generation’ opportunity for desperately needed change to the children’s social care system, so why is the government acting like it’s just another contract to award to their mates? Blog 18 Feb 2021
Write to your MP: Put child poverty at the heart of the upcoming Budget BASW backs the End Child Poverty campaign and encourages members to write to their local MP. News 15 Feb 2021
A Vision For Social Work: Adults and A Vision for Social Work: Children and Families. View the vision documents which explore what the 'new normal' will look like for social work News 12 Feb 2021
This Week in Westminster – 12th February 2021 Parliament went into recess yesterday so MPs will have travelled back to their constituencies to spend a week…continuing to do everything virtually! Blog 12 Feb 2021
Covid-19 and Vaccination: A BASW position statement Social workers are a high priority for vaccination News 6 Jan 2021
BASW Blog: Deaf Awareness in Child Protection Social Work Deaf awareness training is not mandatory in social work practice - which begs the question, how can we inspire change if we are not listening? Blog 18 Dec 2020
BASW Chair discusses impact of Covid-19 on children and families at the Westminster Education Forum Gerry Nosowska joined a panel of experts to speak at the Westminster Education Forum last week. News 14 Dec 2020
Social Workers Union (SWU) to support NCB and #GiveUsAChancellor campaign Children, young people and parents who participated in the #GiveUsAChancellor campaign will be presenting to APPG for Children next week. News 11 Dec 2020
BASW England hails legal win on children's rights BASW England, with many others, we were part of the campaign to reinstate the rights of children in care lost through Statutory Instrument 445 News 24 Nov 2020
Blog: BASW England’s 80-20 campaign - Five lessons, five CPD opportunities The 80-20 campaign is all about getting back to our social work roots by creating more time for relationship-based practice. Blog 23 Nov 2020