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Respect social workers in court, most senior family judge tells judiciary And if not report it, urges Sir Andrew McFarlane News 27 Mar 2025
‘Why are they picking on disabled people, the vulnerable and the poor?’ Keith Roads, who volunteers for campaign group Disabled People Against Cuts, gives a powerful and personal critique of the welfare reforms Viewpoint 27 Mar 2025
More people will need social workers as a result of Rachel Reeves’ welfare cuts Chancellor is playing into narrative of “deserving and undeserving poor” warns Social Workers Union News 26 Mar 2025
Social workers should be able to conscientiously object to assisted dying work, agrees Leadbeater BASW lobbying wins key support for vital bill amendment News 25 Mar 2025
New knowledge and skills standards for children's social workers published Sector urged to respond to consultation before 28 May deadline News 20 Mar 2025
Why are we social workers? Spoiler alert: it's not for the money Two social workers say it in verse for World Social Work Day Viewpoint 18 Mar 2025
What does social work in Vietnam and the UK have in common? Independent scholar Dr Steve Rogowski and Dr Nhung Le Thi, a senior social work lecturer in Vietnam, find some surprising similarities In focus 18 Mar 2025
‘Ultimately your professional legacy is how you leave us and how you make us feel’ A powerful message to social workers as sector leaders discuss the future of the profession News 17 Mar 2025
Racial bias is routinely going unaddressed in child safeguarding, new analysis finds Call for action in wake of "uncomfortable" report from Child Safeguarding Practice Review Panel News 12 Mar 2025
Care leavers can no longer be deemed 'intentionally homeless' But reforms need go further amid 54% rise in homelessness among young people who have left care, says charity News 5 Feb 2025