End of year message from BASW Advice & Representation Lien Watts, Head of BASW’s A&R Service and Assistant General Secretary at SWU, provides an update as the year comes to an end. News 23 Dec 2020
BASW office hours over the Christmas break We close at 1pm on 24 December 2020 and reopen 9am on 4 January 2021 News 21 Dec 2020
A 'Thank You' letter from BASW England As 2020 draws to a close, BASW England has released a 'Thank You' letter to social workers across the country. News 21 Dec 2020
A Christmas message from the Social Workers Union (SWU) Each and every one of you has come together as social workers to achieve exceptional things while looking after your families, supporting your colleagues and investing in your communities. News 21 Dec 2020
Short term funding is not the answer to reducing the unpaid work backlog, says Scottish Association of Social Work Read our statement on the Scottish Government allocation of additional funding to assist the backlog of undelivered unpaid work. News 18 Dec 2020
SASW Team Weekly Roundup Find out what the team in Scotland have been doing on behalf of members this week in our last Weekly Roundup of 2020 News 18 Dec 2020
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
Reflections from a Mental Health Officer Our Committee Member and Mental Health Officer, Ian Jeffries, reflects on how his work has changed since Covid-19 News 18 Dec 2020
Winter solstice message from Alison Bavidge On winter solstice 2020, National Director Alison Bavidge shares a message of reflection and hope for 'warmer times' News 18 Dec 2020
BASW England joins calls for people with learning disabilities to be given vaccine priority status Government needs to recognise a range of different needs, not just clinical ones News 18 Dec 2020