From 25th September 2026 onwards the Social Workers Educational Trust (SWET) will be temporarily paused until further notice whilst the trustees undertake a review and refresh of how SWET administers its business and allocates its funding. DURING THIS CLOSURE AND REVIEW Read More …
Category: News
Meeting dates and submission deadlines for 2026
Meeting dates: Friday 23rd October 2026 – deadline for SWET to receive your application is 11.59pm on Thursday 24th September 2026 This meeting for considering individual grant and team grant applications only.
The Advancement of Social Work: Studies in Social Work to mark the Fiftieth Anniversary of the Social Workers’ Educational Trust 1972-2022
This collection of essays will be of interest to everyone involved in social work practice and education, from those considering it as a profession to students, experienced workers, academics and everyone seeking to know what contemporary social work is about.
Without you I don’t think I would have achieved most of these goals…
We provide grants of up to £500 that we hope will make a tangible difference to the applicants – so we were delighted to receive a note of thanks earlier this month.
Trustees Report and financial statements – 2021
The Trustees Report and financial statements for the year ended 30 September 2021
Trustees Report and financial statements – 2020
The Trustees Report and financial statements for the year ended 30 September 2020
Obituary: Professor Joyce Lishman
The Trustees of SWET are deeply saddened to learn of the death of Professor Joyce Lishman. She will be known to thousands of students, social workers and Practice Educators as a prolific author and editor of many iconic social work textbooks and journal articles about communication, practice learning, evaluation and dissemination of research into evidence based practice.
Trustees Report and financial statements – 2019
The Trustees Report and financial statements for the year ended 30 September 2019
Trustees Report and financial statements – 2018
The Trustees Report and financial statements for the year ended 30 September 2018
Completing your application form for funding
The Trustees met today and we had to reject a number of applications due to people not completing the application form properly. PLEASE read the Grant Application Guidance before completing your application form.
Trustees Report and financial statements – 2017
The Trustees Report and financial statements for the year ended 30 September 2017
“I am so glad that your grant helped to make it happen!”
It’s always nice to hear back from applicants after we’ve awarded funding. We were delighted to get an email this week from someone who had been given a grant.