Blogs and articles

09 Sep 2026 Oonagh Smyth CBE

Oonagh Smyth, CEO, Skills for Care, shares how can make your voice heard through the Adult Social Care Workforce Survey. read more

05 Sep 2026 Tristram Gardner

Tristram Gardner, Deputy CEO, Skills for Care, shares more about our work as a charity this International Day of Charity. read more

04 Aug 2026 Simon Perks

Simon Perks, External Affairs and Policy Manager at Skills for Care, explains why the new social care T Level could be an important step in attracting…read more

29 Jun 2026 Oonagh Smyth CBE

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

10 Jun 2026 Oonagh Smyth CBE

Oonagh Smyth, CEO, Skills for Care shares more about our new learning platform, The Training Hub by Skills for Care. read more

27 May 2026 Jon White

Jon White, National Culture and Diversity Lead, Skills for Care, discusses the findings of the latest SC-WRES National Report and what needs to happen…read more

06 May 2026 Rachel Yates Hoyles

Rachel Yates Hoyles, National Practice Innovation Lead, Skills for Care discusses the importance of talking about end of life care and the support ava…read more

22 Apr 2026 Skills for Care

As we dedicate April to #CelebratingSocialCare, we’ve been gathering good news stories from across the sector. Read our latest update. read more

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

04 Mar 2026 Jayne McCabe

Jayne McCabe, National Leadership and Management Lead, Skills for Care discusses what great leadership looks like in adult social care and how the ref…read more