Analysis of the government's Family Resources Survey 2024/25 has found that single-parent families, Black families and disabled households are more likely to be in energy arrears, the End Fuel Poverty Coalition can reveal today. [1/4]
Social Workers Union
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The Social Workers Union (SWU) is a trade union dedicated to social work professionals in the UK.
After ten years as SWU General Secretary, John McGowan leaves behind far more than an office. He leaves a stronger Social Workers Union, a louder collective voice for social workers, and a legacy built on integrity, courage and compassion: swu-union.org.uk/2026/08/john...
🌟 Nominations are open for the 2026 BASW Social Work Journalism Awards! 🌟 We're on the look out for examples of great media coverage and reporting of the social work profession that we can recognise at our annual conference - SOCIAL WORK LIVE! 🔗 Find out more: basw.co.uk/about-basw/a...
🏆 Pleased to announce the #SWUAssignment 2026 Essay Competition winners who will each receive £500. Thank you to all the social work students & apprentices who shared their reflections, insights, and hopes for the future. 💡 Read the winning essays here: swu-union.org.uk/2026/07/swu-...
A great weekend to launch @gftuet.org.uk's new programme for 2026-2027. Book your place here: gftuet.org.uk/education #GFTU #GFTUET #TUed #TradeUnionEducation #Education #Solidarity #Unity #Durham #DurhamMinersGala
We've had a fantastic few days at the Durham Miners' Gala with our sister affiliated unions. From our executive meeting Friday, to @ieruk.bsky.social X @unionfreedom.bsky.social fringe, to the 'Big Meet' march and rally, we've done it all. Our movement is strongest when we unite together.
Coverage of day 1 from this year's #SummerSchool in today's @mstaronline.bsky.social morningstaronline.co.uk/article/powe... #Education #Solidarity #Unity #GFTU
The power of labour movement history and strategies today show us how to change the world
YESTERDAY was the first of three days of the General Federation of Trade Unions (GFTU) Summer School, teaching dozens of workers radical political economy, organising skills and lessons from our histo...
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An incredible few days at this year's #SummerSchool. Registrations for 2027 are now open. Book your place via the link in comments. #GFTU #GFTUET #TUed #TradeUnionEducation #Solidarity #Unity #Organising #Campaigns #PoliticalEconomy #History
🔥 The heat is on, and the UK can't afford another false start. ⚖️ Andy Burnham has a choice: prioritise people or polluters. 🌍 Meet the UK's climate and nature commitments 🌿 Pass the Nature + National Security Bill ❌ Reject all new oil and gas ✊ Sign our petition today 👉 zerohour.uk/andy
Secure Our Future For Us
Add your name to call on Andy Burnham to Secure Our Future
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Disability Pride Month 💥 What does Disability Pride look like as we face a seemingly constant erosion of our rights? How can the movements from the past inform and inspire us as we struggle for liberation? Some thoughts... 👇 www.disabilityrightsuk.org/news/disabil...
Disability Pride Month: Resistance in Action
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We want to understand the impact that the the government's cuts to Universal Credit Health Element have had on Disabled people. You can help by completing our survey, available in BSL & Easy Read: buff.ly/ZuIHGbP
𝐍𝐄𝐖 𝐏𝐎𝐃𝐂𝐀𝐒𝐓! Who you gonna call? ☎️ This month's episode of Let's Talk Social Work explores where social workers turn when they need support as we chat to Lynne Gargiulo and Lisa Fitzpatrick from the BASW/SWU Advice and Representation team. Apple: apple.co/3g7YcE0 Spotify: sptfy.in/d2ur
Brilliant start to the JUSWA Conference 2026 "Working Together in Challenging Times" that will explore greater collaboration, shared learning, leadership, and bringing people together. Come say hello at the SWU and @baswcymru.bsky.social stall! @swanseauni.bsky.social @basw-uk.bsky.social
SWU is pleased to sponsor this year's Joint Universities Social Work Association (JUSWA) Conference 2026: juswa.org Hope to see you here at Swansea University and proud to support the important work of social work educators, researchers and practitioners.
The new and refreshed Professional Capabilities Framework (PCF) is now live! ✨ Following a rigorous consultation process with the profession, the PCF has undergone modernisation, making it more inclusive, flexible, accessible, and current to deal with the day-to-day demands faced by social workers.
As the UK's biggest professional association for social work, we're excited to bring you a major in-person conference this October! ✨ Your ticket will include six hours of CPD, networking opportunities, access to our range of exhibitors to explore and talk jobs, plus lunch and refreshments.
Lives are being lost in the gap. While race equality work has taken the race-gender intersection seriously, sexuality and gender identity remain outside the current architecture, writes Dr Rob Berkeley, director of @blkoutuk.bsky.social Read the full story on our website 🔗
Losing lives in the gap
This Pride month it’s time to understand that the health inequalities faced by queer people who are also members of the global majority are issues of racial justice, writes Dr Rob Berkeley, director of BLKOUT UK, a community benefit society for Black queer men.
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As Pride month draws to a close we continue to stand in #solidarity with the LGBTQIA+ community, always. 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️ As social workers we have respect for human rights and a responsibility to challenge oppression, so let's talk about gender: swu-union.org.uk/2025/06/prid...
🏠 A new report from Runnymede Trust paints a stark picture of the UK's housing crisis. People of colour are disproportionately affected by insecure housing, unaffordable rents and poor living conditions. This is a violation of their rights.
Homes, not harm
London’s housing system breaches basic standards of humanity, with racism embedded at its core.
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📆 Tuesday, 25 August, 12:00-13:00, Teams BASW policy remains opposed to the NAAB, and work to scrap it continues. In Scotland, we have an opportunity to shape something better. This session will explore the options for changing how we carry out age assessments buff.ly/7bZlFId
🌍 Calling All Social Workers and Students!🌍 Join the BASW Diaspora Social Workers Group at Buckinghamshire New University on 9 July for their annual conference: Leading Without Borders. Register here 🔗 basw.co.uk/events/basw-...
🤝 Workers built the world. It's time we owned the narrative too.📑 Join the #GFTU Social Media Supporters WhatsApp group and help enlarge trade union voices, challenge anti-worker myths and spread #Solidarity online. 💬 Organise. ✊ Agitate. Share 👉 https://chat.whatsapp.com/JLfCMDn1ZF33f87GzfZWQ8
Help us strengthen our Disabled-led campaigning - tell us about the impact of cuts to the Universal Credit health element
Inclusion London@inclusionlondon.bsky.social · last mo.The government made cuts to the Universal Credit Health Element last year. The cuts are starting to affect Disabled people now. The Disability Poverty Campaign Group needs your help to understand the impact. Complete our survey, available in BSL and Easy Read:
We asked our dev leads for some projects we could highlight for Pride, and LGBT Youth Scotland got mentioned more than once! They do vital work and have some fascinating research.
Research - LGBT Youth Scotland
LGBT Youth Scotland's research amplifies the voices of LGBTQ+ young people to decision makers. Learn more about what we do and how it works.
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Join the BASW Diaspora Social Workers SIG on 9 July at Buckinghamshire New University for their 3rd Conference, themed: "LEADING WITHOUT BORDERS: Equity. Ownership. Impact." Come connect with fellow social workers, students, & leaders. Registration is open: basw.co.uk/basw-diaspor...
SWU shares the concerns laid out by Scotland’s 32 Chief Social Work Officers. The children’s care system is in a state of emergency with vulnerable children in danger and staff being pushed beyond breaking point. This must not be normalised: swu-union.org.uk/2026/06/scot...
Chief Social Work Officers take the unusual step of issuing a joint statement declaring an emergency in availability of alternative care options for children. 🔗 socialworkscotland.org/briefings_st...
SWU and 135+ organisations have already signed the @migrantsrights.bsky.social collective letter demanding four non-negotiable actions from Stormont and No. 10. The community belongs here. Far-right violence does not. Sign and share letter: swu-union.org.uk/2026/06/we-s...
🏠 The UN Special Rapporteur on the right to housing is seeking evidence on how local authorities and community-led initiatives are making the right to housing a reality. Have examples, research or lived experience to share? Deadline: 21 September www.ohchr.org/en/cal...