Events
Upcoming events
Volunteering with SWWB: online info session on Monday 20th July 7-8:30pm
Start: Monday 20th July 2026 at 19:00 United Kingdom Time End: Monday 20th July 2026 at 20:30 United Kingdom Time Virtual event: A Zoom link to attend will be emailed a few days before the event Are you a UK registered social worker or social work student who is...
Volunteering with SWWB: online info session on Saturday 23rd May 10-11:30am
Start: Saturday 23rd May 2026 at 10:00 United Kingdom Time End: Saturday 23rd May 2026 at 11:30 United Kingdom Time Virtual event: A Zoom link to attend will be emailed a few days before the event Are you a UK registered social worker or social work student who is...
Past events
World Social Work Day BASW event: The vital role social work plays across communities and cultures
Start: Tues 17th March 2026 at 12pm United Kingdom Time End: Tues 17th March 2026 at 1:30pm United Kingdom Time Virtual event: Register via BASW We are proud to be speaking at this year's BASW England World Social Work Day event. We'd love to see you there!...
Online training: Children’s immigration & citizenship routes
Start: Weds 25 February 2026 at 2pm United Kingdom Time End: Weds 25 February 2026 at 4pm United Kingdom Time Virtual event: Register via Eventbrite Free online training for social workers & other local authority staff on supporting children with...
Volunteering with SWWB: online info session on Monday 23rd March 7-8:30pm
Start: Monday 23rd March 2026 at 19:00 United Kingdom Time End: Monday 23rd March 2026 at 20:30 United Kingdom Time Virtual event: A Zoom link to attend will be emailed a few days before the event Are you a UK registered social worker or social work student who is...
Volunteering with SWWB: online info session on Saturday 24th January 10-11:30am
Start: Saturday 24th Jan 2026 at 10:00 am United Kingdom Time End: Saturday 24th Jan 2026 at 11:30 am United Kingdom Time Virtual event: A Zoom link to attend will be emailed a few days before the event Are you a UK registered social worker or social work student who...
Volunteering with SWWB: info session on Saturday 8th November 10-11:30am
Start: Saturday 24th Jan 2026 at 10:00 am United Kingdom Time End: Saturday 24th Jan 2026 at 11:30 am United Kingdom Time Virtual event: A Zoom link to attend will be emailed a few days before the event Are you a UK registered social worker or social work student who...
Children’s journeys to secure immigration status and British citizenship
Start: Tuesday 30 June 2025 at 11am United Kingdom Time End: Tues 30 June 2025 at 1pm United Kingdom Time Virtual event: Register via Eventbrite Free online training for social workers. Approximately 1 in 10 children in care in the UK is not a British...
Weds 21st May: Volunteering with SWWB info session
Wednesday 21st May 2025 7-8:30pm (online)
Are you a UK based social worker or social work student who is passionate about human rights and social justice? Interested in using your skills to help increase people’s access to justice?
Find out about our volunteering opportunities!
Children’s rights in the context of parental deportation: Pushing back on the attack of Article 8
Friday 13th June 2025 at 12 – 1pm (online)
This webinar is based on the findings of a research project commissioned by Social Workers Without Borders and Bail for Immigration Detainees, investigating the procedural protections for children impacted by parental deportation.
Social Work Resistance to the Hostile Environment
Wednesday 11th June 2025 7 – 8pm (online)
The Hostile Environment is a safeguarding risk! As a social work-led organisation, SWWB are deeply concerned about how the language of “safeguarding” has been weaponised to justify harmful, punitive immigration measures – and the increasing role social workers play in enforcing hostile immigration policies.