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Student social workers in Scotland have been offered a meeting with the Minister for Higher Education as part of their campaign to secure bursaries for students on full-time placements.

Support Scottish social work students by signing the petition before it closes on 3 January 2023.

SWU is pleased to announce that funding for the SWU Campaign Fund has been renewed through 2022-2023 so that members can continue to set campaign priorities and engage in activism.

SWU and SASW support this member-led campaign calling for better bursary support for social work students in Scotland.

Starting from September 2022, the bursary for both social work undergraduate and postgraduate students in Wales will be increased by over 50%

Submit your essay by 5pm on 24th June 2022 for the chance to win one of four grants

The Government must engage in a full stakeholder consultation and an equality and impact assessment on all the routes into social work.

This is a chance for all UK social workers and social work students to talk with the Social Workers Union about workplace issues in a free online session.

12 BASW members were finalists at this year's Social Work Awards.

Social work students continue to suffer the consequences of a system rooted in inequality