The President of IFSW Europe, Ruth Allen, attended the opening of the RESPONSIVESS Conference which took place in Bucharest.
Ruth Allen: Responsive is important because of its focus on influencing practice and improving services

On 7th May @ 3.30 I’ll be speaking at Edinburgh University on the creation of Free Loaves on Fridays - the only mainstream anthology to have a no-rejection policy.

If you care about fair, inclusive publishing AND amplifying care-experienced voices this is for you.

Links below 👇🏼

Fantastic achievement Bekah and all contributors, the love in the room was palpable xx

Article 39 BASW @juliamaryross Rebekah Pierre Together Trust Vava #CongoIsBleeding Tampa Thank you for sharing your experiences Nicola and for being the social worker you are today.

The gift of generosity, thank you Lemn. BASW Rebekah Pierre Together Trust Article 39 Vava #CongoIsBleeding Tampa Katy Jackson lemn sissay OBE FRSL

My hometown Blackpool has today been identified as having the highest number of children in care in the country. Health Equity North found that 1 in 52 children there rely on the state for their protection. 

That is no coincidence. For decades, the government has failed to 🧵

📢 BASW announced as new headline sponsor of Social Worker of the Year Awards.

Read more about it➡️ socialworktoday.co.uk/News/new-three… Peter Hay Social Work Awards Vava #CongoIsBleeding Tampa Social Workers Union

👩‍🎓 #SocialWork students...are you looking to land your dream job?

Join on 25th April for this BASW Foundation Student Development Programme session! Develop skills in drafting applications & learn how to showcase your knowledge / experience.

Register👉buff.ly/3vJ7GzD

Oh how the tables turn!

When I was 16, I came home to a letter on the kitchen table from my foster carer. It said I had four days to find somewhere else to live. Today, the book in which I write about this experience is pictured here on my own kitchen table. And it is OUT TODAY.

Free Loaves on Friday - a new anthology sharing the voices of 100 care-experienced people and edited by Rebekah Pierre is now available.
cypnow.co.uk/news/article/f…

The Last Leg

#IsItOk that the UK government is sending hundreds of millions of pounds to a government accused of funding atrocities?

Rwanda-backed militias are besieging a city of millions in DRC. Disaster will follow if the west stands by | Vava Tampa theguardian.com/global-develop…

Rwanda-backed militias are besieging a city of millions in DRC. Disaster will follow if the west stands by | Vava Tampa dlvr.it/T5MYpz

Great Oped by Vava #CongoIsBleeding Tampa
Rwanda-backed militias are besieging a city of millions in DRC. Disaster will follow if the west stands by | Vava Tampa
#RwandaIsKillingInCongo theguardian.com/global-develop…

We're delighted BASW's is our new Headline Sponsor from 2024.

Read more here: ow.ly/M0aT50RfZgV

#SWA24

Today, we remember those who tragically lost their lives in the Hillsborough Disaster 35 years ago ❤️

The thoughts of everyone at BASW are with their families & all those affected by this tragedy.

Please join us in observing a minute’s silence at 15:06.

bbc.co.uk/news/uk-englan…

#FreeLoavesOnFridays

A must read for policymakers, DCS, DASS & Social Workers - at least.

Thank you Rebekah Pierre for materialising this incredible anthology of stories, poems, reflections and letters by 100 people who've experienced care

BASW Article 39 Together Trust

BASW England is thrilled to be the new headline sponsor for the Social Worker of the Year Awards! 🏆

This is an important opportunity to showcase examples of excellent practice, improve public understanding of social work & celebrate success across the profession in England. 🎉

Rebeldes apoiados por Ruanda estão sufocando o povo congolês: o regime de Kagame está financiando estupro, assassinatos e tortura pela milícia M23, que agora cortou a cidade de Goma, por Vava #CongoIsBleeding Tampa via The Guardian theguardian.com/global-develop…

'If Kagame is not stopped, the M23 will turn Goma – and, by extension, South Kivu’s provincial capital Bukavu... into a pressure cooker of disease, starvation and despair that many defenceless Congolese people will not be able to escape.' - Vava #CongoIsBleeding Tampa theguardian.com/global-develop…