Ruth Allen, CEO °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹û²éѯWe are working together to support our next generation to think about their options in social work and carve out long, rewarding careers
What we offer social work education providers and students
°ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹û²éѯ is working with providers toÌýoffer professional support and activitiesÌýdesigned to support social work education programmes, plus a discount of 15% forÌýstudent group membership.
University offer
Through our specialist professional teams in each country of the UK, °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹û²éѯÌývisits and builds relationships with social work programmes across the UK. Ìý
Universities can be part of a dynamic policy and research network.ÌýÌý
The relevant lead contact in your University completes a short form to confirm the number of students they wish to sign up and for how long
Return the form to membershipmanager@basw.co.uk
Added value
We can offer much more to enrich your students’ experience, yourÌýcurriculum and your events if you become a °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹û²éѯ Affiliate University.
Offering °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹û²éѯ membership for your students is a key selling point for your programme – and you will be part of our mission to create a stronger, more confident and betterÌýrepresented profession for the future.
By working with °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹û²éѯ, we can together introduce students to the importance of being members of their professional association and the individual benefits, protections and opportunities this offers.
Students can access all relevant resources and services as full, voting members of °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹û²éѯ.
This includes:
- Receiving Professional Social WorkerÌýhardcopy magazine
- A discount scheme for a wide variety ofÌýpurchases and services
- Free and low-cost events, webinars andÌýonline learning
- Specialist advice and representation inÌýworkplaces and in education
- Professional indemnity insurance worth up to £5m
- 70% off the British Journal of Social Work andÌýPractice journal and much more
- The opportunity to be involved in the developmentÌýof the profession with their peers.
Continuous professional development and learning
We promote continuous professional development and learningÌýfor practising social workers, academics,Ìýmanagers and leaders.
Members can tap into our extensive professional and development opportunities as well as professionalÌýpeer support, networks of experts in diverse areas of practice and leadership, and lots of professionalÌýinspiration through opportunities to be involved in the development of our profession.
How to join
Criteria and terms
- As a University providing social work education you can sign up to the °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹û²éѯ student group membership to secure a discounted 15% off the normal student membership fee for groups of 30 students or more.
- Groups of less than 30 students are welcome – please contact the °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹û²éѯ membership team for detailsÌýon what we can offer
- 15% discounted student annual membership fee
- Students must be studying for a social work qualifying degree or higher degree to be eligible.
- Once the group membership has been put in place, students sign up in their own right and becomeÌýindividual members.
- Membership will run for one calendar year.
- The scheme can be set up to run for multiple years, in line with degree courses.
- Should a student discontinue with their relevant social work programme, it is the responsibility of theÌýuniversity and/or student to advise °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹û²éѯ of their membership resignation so that we can adjust theÌýmembership.
- °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹û²éѯ has the right to review membership fees and will inform you in writing of any changes.
Signing up
The relevant lead contact in your University completes a short form to confirm the number of students they wish to sign up and for how long
Return the form to membershipmanager@basw.co.uk
We will write to you with instructions on how the scheme works. This will include:
- A link to a specially developed online form for your students to complete – we will ask you to share this with your students.
- °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹û²éѯ will also request a list of student IDs for those being signed up, so that we can validate their discount. Details to be sent to membershipmanager@basw.co.ukÌý
Students will have 30 days to sign up via the online form. After 30 days from close of sign-up, °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹û²éѯÌýwill invoice the university forÌýthe discounted student fee.