This negative image for the profession leads to staff demoralisation and even causes some to quit. On top of that, social […]
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This negative image for the profession leads to staff demoralisation and even causes some to quit. On top of that, social […]
The award was presented in honour of the team’s efforts over six years to release an autistic woman, Kasibba, from a mental health hospital where she had […]
- Date
- 23 September 2023 10:30am–4:00pm
- Location
- UNISON Centre, 130 Euston Road, London, NW1 2AY
The seminar will be primarily workshop based, focusing on key issues such as: How UNISON helps members if they are referred to their professional regulator or think they should self-refer […]
Staff will walk out for two days of action, today (Tuesday) and again on Thursday (1 June) after voting overwhelmingly for […]
Staff will walk out for three days from today until Thursday (4 to 6 April) after voting overwhelmingly* for industrial […]
Unacceptable levels of pressure on social work teams will end up costing lives.
Significant changes needed to give proper support instead of ‘firefighting’
Move comes on International Social Work Day and explores both the state of social work in the UK today and the union’s hopes for the future
The DfE has announced the accreditation scheme for children’s social workers will be closed in March after very low take-up After years of strong, coordinated campaigning by UNISON, the department for education (DfE) has announced that the national assessment and accreditation scheme (NAAS) for children’s social workers will be closed in March 2022. The DfE […]
The DfE has announced the accreditation scheme for children’s social workers will be closed in March after very low take-up
Have your say on changes to social work registration
“Children and family social work has always been a challenging and busy field, however after 20 years I feel I can say that I have never seen things this bad.”
Labour’s shadow minister for children and families talks about the problems facing social workers
Union’s local government conference hears call to boycott government’s controversial new scheme