This week, in partnership with Social Workers Union ,we wrote to the Home Secretary Priti Patel MP and Justice Secretary Robert Buckland about our petition - asking that they lay an amendment to the Assaults on Emergency Workers Act to include social workers bit.ly/2QR4Eo6

FREE WEBINAR University of Glasgow: How has COVID impacted #humanrights of🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿's care experienced people? Speakers: -Commissioner Bruce Adamson -@Fionathepromise, Chair The Promise Scotland -Megan •••••, Vice Chair @WhoCaresScot -@CarlyMedgar of @WhoCaresScot Tickets: bit.ly/3nUqtQk

Job Opportunities! We're working across the country to help realise The Promise. Change is happening. Be part of it. Together we can make things better for children, young people and their families and carers. Apply now: ow.ly/30hV30rGpaC #KeepThePromise

Our upcoming webinar on developing strengths-based places is now fully booked for the live version. You can still register via our website to receive an email of the webinar recording after the event on 15 June. scie.org.uk/strengths-base…

We're recruiting for #volunteer befrienders to work one to one with vulnerable children and families in the #Fife area. This is an incredibly rewarding role that makes a huge difference to the lives of the children and families supported by Barnardo's Scotland volunteer.barnardos.org.uk/opportunities/…

Most social workers ‘lack confidence’ in working with children at risk of radicalisation, finds Department for Education report communitycare.co.uk/2021/07/02/soc…

‘Deeply loved and respected’: tributes paid to director of adults’ and children’s services Carmel Littleton communitycare.co.uk/2021/07/09/dee…

I bought myself a house, after 4 months of work (and waiting out my apt lease) I moved in, slept my 1st night in it. When I was a boy in foster care I used to think before sleep, “someday I’ll have my very own house and nobody will tell me I have to leave”. Now that is true. 🏡

#WSWD2022 on 15.03.22; Social workers will celebrate & reflect on professional contribution 2the wellbeing of our globe, advocate for a new eco social World: Leaving no one behind ifsw.org #NewEcoSocialWorld #leavingnoonebehindleaving #PeoplesSummit Chinese poster

Be the change you wish to see in the world.” - Mahatma Gandhi Pointing out flaws is easy,the challenge is to act for what you believe in.#WSWD2022 shows us how we can take action to create a #newecosocialworld #leavingnoonebehind. The Hindi Translation ifsw.org/social-work-ac…

📣We’re looking for care experienced people aged 16+ to share feedback and help develop The Real Toolkit. This is a paid opportunity, 4 hours a month, remote working. Contact [email protected] for more info 🙏Pls share!

New toolkit out from Home Office, outlining various order/powers/tactics that could be useful to professionals aiming to disrupt child exploitation: gov.uk/government/pub…

We're looking for volunteers to carry out Independent Social Work reports! You will be supervised by our direct work team👀SWE registered social workers & social work students we're looking at you! Email us [email protected]. We really need help! SWE CPD!

"If now is not the time to refocus towards preventative spend, when is? Morally we can't afford not to." Fiona Duncan, The Promise Scotland comments on the need for preventative spend to improve the lives of those who are #careexperienced in The Scotsman scotsman.com/news/opinion/c…

🧵on the energy price cap and🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿's families. 👇 The Independent Care Review frequently heard about the close link between poverty and the ‘care system’. There is clear evidence that families driven into poverty are far more likely to have their children removed.

prideinpractice23.eventbrite.co.uk National Scottish Social Work Conference, open for registration. Karin H SASW Pride in Practice angela latta @_KirstyFraser_ Colin Turbett🧡 Ground Floor Left The Promise Scotland @jillwilson4

📍Today marks the 3rd anniversary of the publication of the promise. ❤️ It would not have been possible without the testimony and commitment of thousands of care experienced children, adults and families. 📈 Three years on, there is #stilllotstodo for 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 to #keepthepromise

We are delighted to be hosting this conference celebrating front line social work practice in Children and Families Local Authority settings across Scotland 31 May & 1 June Call for papers and registration now open 👇 bit.ly/3wwjiTj University of Dundee Pride in Practice #socialwork