SWU Blog: Stand Up Against Racism The Social Workers Union has written to the new General Secretary of the Professional Footballers Association in solidarity with the three England players who have been facing a torrent of racist abuse since the Euro finals. Blog 20 Jul 2021
Digital social work post-Covid has ongoing risks Two new studies reflect on pros and cons of hybrid working News 30 Jul 2024
Extend corporate parenting responsibility across the public sector, say MPs Action is needed to prevent young people ‘falling through the cracks' News 2 Apr 2024
BASW NI host social workers from around the world 'Troubles' experiences shared during field trip News 4 Jul 2018
‘Their house is squalor, but they’ve got a 50-inch Brighthouse TV’ ‘Blaming narratives’ identified in comments made by Welsh social workers responding to poverty News 30 Jul 2024
Social work is still suffering psychological fallout of Covid Being forced to work contrary to ethical beliefs during pandemic resulted in feelings of shame and guilt News 29 May 2024
'We must bring back Sure Start to help stop the cycle of child poverty' Gordon Brown, chancellor when the programme was launched, calls for a reboot of the programme in face of 3.4 million 'austerity children' News 23 May 2024
BASW England response to the Ofsted report into Solihull Council’s children’s services News 19 Jan 2023