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Dive into our collection of blogs and articles where you'll find top tips, insights from others working in the sector, and round-ups of our key resources.

Whether you're looking for practical advice, industry trends, or expert opinions, our content is designed to support and inspire you in your role.

Stay informed and discover valuable information to help you navigate the challenges and opportunities in the social care sector.

If you’d be interested in writing a blog or being interviewed for one our pieces please email Catriona.Wilson@skillsforcare.org.uk

 


Retaining the workforce: valued pay and conditions

25 Mar 2026 Skills for Care

In one of our newly-published Practical approaches toolkits, Be Caring shares how their block pay model and other conditions support retention of staf…read more

be caring team

25 Mar 2026 Skills for Care

be caring team

In one of our newly-published Practical approaches toolkits, Be Caring shares how their block pay model and other conditions support retention of staf…read more

Retention

Knowing the neighbourhood: local knowledge, personalised support

23 Mar 2026 Skills for Care

In one of our newly-published Practical Approaches Toolkits, Be Caring shares their neighbourhood approach. We take a look at what this means. read more

be caring photo

23 Mar 2026 Skills for Care

be caring photo

In one of our newly-published Practical Approaches Toolkits, Be Caring shares their neighbourhood approach. We take a look at what this means. read more

Skills for Care

Retention

Recruitment

How apprenticeships can kickstart careers in care

11 Feb 2026 Skills for Care

We hear from two apprentices at St Monica’s Trust about how their apprenticeship has helped get them started with a career in care. read more

11 Feb 2026 Skills for Care

We hear from two apprentices at St Monica’s Trust about how their apprenticeship has helped get them started with a career in care. read more

Apprenticeships

Learning and development

Recruitment

Retention

Reflecting on our latest size and structure of social care data

30 Jul 2025 Oonagh Smyth CBE

As we launch our ‘Size and structure of the adult social care sector in England’ report, our CEO Oonagh Smyth reflects on what the latest figures tell…read more

Photo of Oonagh Smyth

30 Jul 2025 Oonagh Smyth CBE

Photo of Oonagh Smyth

As we launch our ‘Size and structure of the adult social care sector in England’ report, our CEO Oonagh Smyth reflects on what the latest figures tell…read more

ASC-WDS

Recruitment

Retention

Skills for Care

Creating cultures that retain staff

21 May 2025 Sue Collier

Sue Collier, Director and Founder of BGS Healthcare, talks to us about how she creates a welcoming environment to help retain staff. read more

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21 May 2025 Sue Collier

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Sue Collier, Director and Founder of BGS Healthcare, talks to us about how she creates a welcoming environment to help retain staff. read more

Retention

How the ‘Workforce Strategy for Adult Social Care’ is addressing our retention challenges

04 Sep 2024 Lara Bywater

Lara Bywater, Director and Registered Manager of LDC Care, talks about how she believes the Strategy will help our sector tackle its retention challen…read more

Three people on a sofa

04 Sep 2024 Lara Bywater

Three people on a sofa

Lara Bywater, Director and Registered Manager of LDC Care, talks about how she believes the Strategy will help our sector tackle its retention challen…read more

Retention

Top tips on how to retain your care team

28 Aug 2024 Stephen Forster

We hear from Stephen Forster, Managing Director of The Care Social Network, on how to retain your care team. read more

Man and women painting

28 Aug 2024 Stephen Forster

Man and women painting

We hear from Stephen Forster, Managing Director of The Care Social Network, on how to retain your care team. read more

Retention

The impact of learning and development in retaining support staff

26 Jun 2024 Aisling Duffy

In this article, we hear from Aisling Duffy, Chief Executive of Certitude Support, on how she believes learning and development is critical in enablin…read more

aisling

26 Jun 2024 Aisling Duffy

aisling

In this article, we hear from Aisling Duffy, Chief Executive of Certitude Support, on how she believes learning and development is critical in enablin…read more

Learning and development

Retention

Improving retention as an individual employer

19 Jun 2024 Skills for Care

Hints and tips on retaining personal assistants as an inidivudal employer. read more

19 Jun 2024 Skills for Care

Hints and tips on retaining personal assistants as an inidivudal employer. read more

Retention

Individual employers

How leaders create workplace cultures that retain social care staff

10 Jun 2024 Skills for Care

We discuss how leadership impacts culture and how this can create an environment that leads to better staff retention. read more

woman points to calendar

10 Jun 2024 Skills for Care

woman points to calendar

We discuss how leadership impacts culture and how this can create an environment that leads to better staff retention. read more

Culture and diversity

Leadership

Retention