Carys Phillips appointed as Social Workers Union Chair for two year period John McGowan, General Secretary of the Social Workers Union (SWU), provides an update. Blog 13 Oct 2020
September Council – Plans, Campaigns and Inclusion BASW Chair, Gerry Nosowska, reports back on the latest Council meeting Blog 28 Sep 2020
Building a Fairer Society: One vote at a time If you wish your voice to be heard, if you aren’t registered - register to vote now and encourage others to do the same News 18 Sep 2020
BASW England fully supports the calls for urgent government action to end the scandal of family homelessness. Response to the Children’s Commissioner report on the impact of eviction and homelessness on vulnerable children. News 28 Aug 2020
How to Survive in Social Work Social Workers Union General Secretary, John McGowan and BASW Cymru Ambassador Dr Neil Thompson release new book Blog 26 Aug 2020
Interested in research? BASW is calling for member involvement in analysis of social work during Covid survey BASW is asking for members to volunteer to be part of the team that oversees the analysis of the survey. Blog 24 Jul 2020
BASW Vodcast with recently re-elected BASW Chair, Gerry Nosowska BASW CEO Ruth Allen is joined by Gerry to talk about the priorities for the coming years News 24 Jul 2020
SWU Blog: Almost 900,000 public sector workers to get pay rise, but not social workers Blog by John McGowan, General Secretary of the Social Workers Union (SWU) Blog 22 Jul 2020
Pay uplift for social workers still unclear after public sector pay announcement Today Chancellor Rishi Sunak has announced that 900,000 public sector workers are to get an above inflation pay rise. News 21 Jul 2020