Actually it can’t be that we are all amazing if only some of us are deemed worthy of being singled out for “excellence”. Mind I work with somone who has one of these and am still waiting for the magic to buff up my abysmal practice. Either I am too much of a dunce to ever reach heights or we are all just social workers bobbing along in our organisationally directed bureaucratic mediocrity. Might it just be that these awards are nothing more than a chance for the big boys and girls to have a corporate sponsored shindig while reinforcing each others self defined magnificence?

Well done to all the nominees, but to each SW who worked tirelessly throughout COVID ( there was no furlough for us) and continues too You Are Amazing ❤️???

That said it would have been nice to see some more nominees from inner city and borough councils and services around the UK where there are higher levels of diversity, mental health difficulties, crime, poverty, homelessness and deprivation. The tiresome work that is being achieved in these much poorer areas are often overlooked.

I didn’t even know these awards existed until now. Maybe next year go through social work england for nominees (if not achieved already) so to widen the remit and give a chance for all to scroll through..including the individuals, families and communities we work with.

A lot more awards should be given to AMHPs, Children’s Social Workers, Adult Social Workers, Youth Offending Workers and Early Help Workers because in my view and experience that’s were the real hard work takes place NOT university lectures. This is because I believe universities are too expensive, many lecturer’s have not practiced in a long time or have never practiced and so they.do not ready social workers for the field. Real knows real!