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Plans to ban conversion therapy practices were omitted from the King's Speech, which BASW and SWU describe as 'disappointing and concerning.'

BASW England stands in support of the Autism Alliance's crucial campaign, 'Breaking Point – closing the gap in care for autistic adults in England.'

BASW CEO, Dr Ruth Allen and BASW Council member, Omar Mohamed recently attended the World Forum for Democracy.

Initial Statement on 12 October 2023

Director of FosterSupport Jane Collins writes about the nature of trauma and how damaging zero tolerance policies are for children in care and SEND.

Anti-racism lead Shantel Thomas says police description of assault fails to understand the seriousness of the incident

jane fae shares her knowledge and perspective of the ongoing issue of transphobic dog whistles in the UK as part of this educational blog series for social workers.

SWU and 20 other unions have signed the Migrant Workers’ Pledge condemning the Government’s attempts to ‘pit’ workers against each other and calling for urgent action to advance the rights of migrant workers.

Having previously supported Shout Out UK’s delivery of political literacy workshops, SWU supports their aim for greater integration of Political Literacy education in England’s national curriculum.