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BASW member, Dr Sarah Pollock discusses why an incoming Westminster government must finally move beyond 'evidence gathering' and act on developing a social work workforce strategy in England

The UK Government has announced the introduction of the Care Workforce Pathway, a national career structure for the adult social care workforce.

An update on the petition for student bursaries in Scotland.

BASW Student Ambassadors tell us how they've benefited from BASW's Student Peer Support Group.

International Students' Day takes place on Friday, 17 November to celebrate multiculturalism, diversity and cooperation among students across the globe.

SASW are calling on the Scottish Government to offer social workers and social care workers a fair mileage rate, on a par with NHS colleagues, for travel while working.

All social workers and social work students in the UK are welcome to attend this free online advice and representation session.

Social work students, with support from SWU and SASW, explained the challenges they face and the need for better bursary support in Scotland.

Social work students in England have secured support from the Social Workers Union Campaign Fund in their call for fairer bursaries.

The SWU Campaign Fund has hit the ground running in 2023 and any SWU member who would like to run their own campaign is encouraged to submit their idea for funding.