We’ve joined over 260 charities and organisations to call on the House of Lords to reject the #RwandaBill, which takes away basic human rights from children seeking safety in the UK. libertyhumanrights.org.uk/issue/over-260…

Looking forward to this! Join @JasonHSchaub (lead investigator), Omar Mohamed & myself as we talk about the LGBTQ+ Young People in Social Care (LYPSA) research project. Book a space for the online session👇FREE for members + non-members who sign up via BASW communications form

As social workers, we work to protect, uphold and advance everyone's human rights. ✊ But the #RwandaBill seeks to rip basic human rights away from people seeking safety in the UK. ❌ So we've joined with 260+ organisations UK-wide to call on the House of Lords to reject it ⬇️

Thanks so much to the 300+ schools and carer services who attended the Young Carers in Schools award launch - a programme run jointly by Carers Trust and The Children's Society. To find out more about supporting young carers or to watch it back, visit youngcarersinschools.com/what-is-the-aw…

An estimated 500,000 children experience child sexual abuse each year, yet child victims face a postcode lottery in accessing support. We're calling for the Victims and Prisoners Bill to be strengthened so all child victims are guaranteed access to support and advocacy services.

❤️We had a brilliant day in Llandudno getting to know the new members of our north Wales youth advisory panel. We're excited to work with you to promote and protect children's rights in Wales!

We're excited to host a free event next month for professionals working with children and young people. sign up here: eventbrite.com/e/putting-chil…

🌟As we celebrate #InternationalWomensDay2024 we're also reminded of the importance of supporting women 🙌 We're so proud to be part of a mental health and social change charity. Especially addressing the gender inequalities in mental health diagnoses 🧵👇🏿

The best! Proud to advise you and work with this team. Women still face injustice and it’s time for change - NOW!

And to all the trans women in this country! It’s great that women get recognised for everything, they’re powerful, inspiring and influential.

Did you know that there are an estimated one million young carers in the UK? Many are not being identified by local authorities or schools and are missing out on the right support. Learn more this #YoungCarersActionDay 💡👇 childrenssociety.org.uk/what-we-do/our…

To celebrate World Social Work Day today, the BASW Cymru 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 held a drop in session at the Welsh Parliament to fly the flag for the profession. Loads of pictures to post tomorrow. Almost 40% of all MSs dropped by to chat. Amazing! #WSWD2024 #SocialWorkWales

This is devastating, being apart of this organisation as a young person changed all aspects of my life and opened the door to so many opportunities. Gutted

Interesting article from Community Care, including BASW Cymru 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿's Director, Professor Samantha Baron. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿Wales had seen a drop in applications to social work courses in recent years but an increase in the value of bursaries may have helped reverse this trend. More➡️communitycare.co.uk/2024/03/12/soc…

New data highlights that many babies and young children are not getting the safe, happy, and healthy start to life that they deserve. We're urging the next Government to put #ChildrenAtTheTable and make good childhoods a national priority. Read more: childrenatthetable.org.uk/rise-in-child-…

Congratulations to Buffy Williams on her election as the new Chair of the Children, Young People and Education Committee. Buffy has been a dedicated Member on the Committee over the years, and we look forward to working with her in her new role on the Committee.

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿Are you a social worker living or working in Wales? 💻We want to grow our online social media presence and networks. ⬇️Comment below or drop us a DM to let us know you are out there.

I’m running Cardiff Half Marathon in October 2024 for Barnardo’s and super excited to run this time. As a social worker, I’m running for all the children and young people in need and hoping to raise money too! I would love it if you can support my run - justgiving.com/page/joel-nath…

If the government have £2.5bn to spend on helping transform children’s lives could I suggest 3 better ways than National Service 1.Reform children’s social care 2.Invest in early intervention to improve mental health 3.Abolish the 2 child benefit cap

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