Are you prepared? England and Wales elections on 2nd May If you live in England or Wales, there’s a very good chance you’ve got elections to vote in on 2nd May. Blog 28 Mar 2024
BASW Cymru cautiously welcomes new child poverty strategy for Wales The Welsh Government has published a new strategy to tackle child poverty in Wales. News 2 Feb 2024
SWU Campaign Fund update: Student led campaign increases financial support for social work students in Wales Starting from September 2022, the bursary for both social work undergraduate and postgraduate students in Wales will be increased by over 50% News 29 Jul 2022
BASW/SWU ‘Assaults on social workers’ petition: An update for members Together, BASW and SWU will continue to campaign for social worker safety in the workplace. News 2 Jul 2021
Social worker safety at work campaign: BASW and SWU statement BASW and SWU are engaging with Government to explore practical, effective and appropriate ways to improve social worker safety. News 7 Jun 2021
BASW Cymru: Tackling racism against Romani and Traveller communities Resources to support the development of anti-racist practice when working with Romani and Traveller families News 11 Mar 2021
World Social Work Month: BASW Cymru explores race and ethnicity in social work Watch the interviews here News 11 Mar 2021
BASW Cymru joins call for action on health inequalities More than 30 organisations from across health, housing and social care in Wales come together to call for action on health inequalities. News 22 Feb 2021
Blog: 'Why testing is just as important as vaccines in social work' What has happened to standardised Covid-19 Testing for social workers in England? BASW's Liz Howard asks the question and urges social workers to do the same. Blog 15 Feb 2021