Blogs and articles

17 Sep 2025 Claire Smout

Claire Smout, Programme Head – Engagement, Care Workforce Pathway at Skills for Care, discusses why digital technology is so important in social care …read more

11 Aug 2025 Claire Leenhouwers

Following the launch of the ‘Strategy to enable social care placements for student nurses and nursing associates’, Lucy Gillespie and Claire Leenhouwe…read more

08 Aug 2025 Skills for Care

This #GoodNewsFriday we hear about how Spellman Care supported a women's refuge with their Love Grace handbag collection. read more

01 Aug 2025 Skills for Care

This #GoodNewsFriday we’re saying a big well done to our Board member Beverley Tarka, who was recently awarded an OBE for services to adult social car…read more

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

15 Jul 2025 Oonagh Smyth and David Pearson

Oonagh Smyth, CEO, Skills for Care and Sir David Pearson, Co-chairs of the Workforce Strategy Oversight Executive Group discuss why the Strategy is vi…read more

24 Jun 2025 Jane Brightman

Jane Brightman, Director of Workforce Development, reflects on the achievements of the Strategy one year since its launch. read more

15 Mar 2024 Skills for Care

This #GoodNewsFriday we hear from registered managers who are signed up to Skills for Care's membership offer about how it benefits them. read more

08 Mar 2024 Skills for Care

This #GoodNewsFriday and in honour of International Women’s Day we hear from four women leaders in social care about their important and inspirational…read more

05 Mar 2024 Georgina Turner

As we launch our Championing Registered Managers campaign, our Director of Engagement Georgina Turner discusses why this campaign is important in cele…read more