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SWWB On Removing Children From Families With NRPF: Read This!

Are social workers removing children from their families simply because the parents have No Recourse To Public Funds? Read More

Your Steering Committee for 2017/18

At the annual Swan conference in Teesside, a new steering committee was voted in consisting of 18 people. Read More

UNISON Responds To NAAS With Strong Criticism

Click the link to Unison's article, highlighting the overwhelming criticism of NAAS by practitioners who took part in a national survey: Read More

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We Welcome Swan Lancaster!

Swan Lancaster are a new group once again driven by students keen to build radical approaches into the foundations of their practice. Read More

SWAN Dundee win Journal of Social Work Education’s Student Activism Award 2017!

They are the future of social work, and this the strongest foundation for practice. We are incredibly proud to call them Swan members! Read More

VOTING IN YOUR NEW STEERING COMMITTEE 2017-18

SWAN is a democratic organisation and we encourage you to get as involved as possible! Read More

What Should You Know About The New ‘National Assessment And Accreditation System’

What is the NAAS? Why is it problematic in both implementation and intention? Two pieces by SWAN members that you must read. Read More

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Find a Regional Group Near You

SWAN operates as a collection of local initiatives. Coming together often re-energises and creates real change. Read More

CRSW Journal Special Issue: Psychopolitics in the Twenty First Century

We are pleased to announce the publication this week of a special issue of Critical and Radical Social Work journal on the theme of Psychopolitics in the Twenty First Century. Read More

Social Work Without Borders Respond to Home Office Guidance on Applying Section 67 in France

SWWB have serious concerns with the Home Office guidance issued around the Best Interest Determination process. Read More

Frontline Newsletter From Swan Ireland: Read 2016’s Excellent Edition!

Swan Ireland always manage to produce an excellent read, here's your copy! Read More

VIRGIN CARE: Profiting from Vulnerability.

£700 million of government money once again diverts into the pockets of the private sector. Read More

Social Work Without Borders: Update on Calais

Read here a brief statement from Social Work Without Borders, who have been tirelessly trying to protect the most vulnerable residents of the Jungle. Read More

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Social work response to the Government’s treatment of Afghan asylum-seekers

SWWB On Removing Children From Families With NRPF: Read This!

Your Steering Committee for 2017/18

UNISON Responds To NAAS With Strong Criticism

We Welcome Swan Lancaster!

SWAN Dundee win Journal of Social Work Education’s Student Activism Award 2017!

VOTING IN YOUR NEW STEERING COMMITTEE 2017-18

What Should You Know About The New ‘National Assessment And Accreditation System’

Find a Regional Group Near You

CRSW Journal Special Issue: Psychopolitics in the Twenty First Century

Social Work Without Borders Respond to Home Office Guidance on Applying Section 67 in France

Frontline Newsletter From Swan Ireland: Read 2016’s Excellent Edition!

VIRGIN CARE: Profiting from Vulnerability.

Social Work Without Borders: Update on Calais

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