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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

 


Interview: inspiring bravery in the boardroom

20 Oct 2022 Skills for Care

We speak with Monique Carayol, Leadership and Talent Development Coach and co-founder of the Bravery in the Boardroom movement, about how to encourage…read more

Monique Carayol

20 Oct 2022 Skills for Care

Monique Carayol

We speak with Monique Carayol, Leadership and Talent Development Coach and co-founder of the Bravery in the Boardroom movement, about how to encourage…read more

Culture and diversity

Leadership

Management

Interview: we speak to one of The care exchange’s biggest fans

19 Oct 2022 Skills for Care

Ahead of the launch of series three of our podcast ‘The care exchange’, we speak to Anna Fleming, Registered Manager at Kent Case Management Ltd who’s…read more

anna fleming

19 Oct 2022 Skills for Care

anna fleming

Ahead of the launch of series three of our podcast ‘The care exchange’, we speak to Anna Fleming, Registered Manager at Kent Case Management Ltd who’s…read more

Learning and development

Management

Skills for Care

Cultural awareness: what does it mean to be culturally aware in social care?

17 Oct 2022 Dudley Sawyerr

Dudley Sawyerr, Care Consultant at People Care Services and Co-Chair of Skills for Care’s Race Equality Reference Group discusses what it means to be …read more

Dudley Sawyerr

17 Oct 2022 Dudley Sawyerr

Dudley Sawyerr

Dudley Sawyerr, Care Consultant at People Care Services and Co-Chair of Skills for Care’s Race Equality Reference Group discusses what it means to be …read more

Culture and diversity

How the Moving Up programme supported me and now my team

14 Oct 2022 Skills for Care

This #GoodNewsFriday we hear from Thomptiana Thompson about how she has seen the impact of our Moving Up Programme from both a participant and an empl…read more

Thomptiana Thompson

14 Oct 2022 Skills for Care

Thomptiana Thompson

This #GoodNewsFriday we hear from Thomptiana Thompson about how she has seen the impact of our Moving Up Programme from both a participant and an empl…read more

Culture and diversity

Good news story

Leadership

Learning and development

Continuing to learn and develop as a leader

13 Oct 2022 Skills for Care

We hear from Sarah Wildon, registered manager of Able Living Care Services in Poynton, Cheshire East, about her career journey and how she has always …read more

Sarah wildon

13 Oct 2022 Skills for Care

Sarah wildon

We hear from Sarah Wildon, registered manager of Able Living Care Services in Poynton, Cheshire East, about her career journey and how she has always …read more

Leadership

Learning and development

Management

Retired Nurses National Home gets visit from unique animals

07 Oct 2022 Skills for Care

At Friends of the Elderly’s Retired Nurses National Home Care Home (RNNH) in Bournemouth, Dorset, the residents enjoyed a recent visit from a wide ran…read more

woman at care home with animal

07 Oct 2022 Skills for Care

woman at care home with animal

At Friends of the Elderly’s Retired Nurses National Home Care Home (RNNH) in Bournemouth, Dorset, the residents enjoyed a recent visit from a wide ran…read more

Good news story

Keeping Well in South East London: supporting social care leaders

05 Oct 2022 Ella Donnelly

Ella Donnelly, Senior Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner at Keeping Well in South East London shares how the NHS Keeping Well hubs are supporting so…read more

Ella

05 Oct 2022 Ella Donnelly

Ella

Ella Donnelly, Senior Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner at Keeping Well in South East London shares how the NHS Keeping Well hubs are supporting so…read more

Leadership

Wellbeing

A celebration of three decades working in social care

30 Sep 2022 Skills for Care

This #GoodNewsFriday we hear from Phil Orton about his 30-year career in social care - including his recent appointment to Chief People Officer at Mak…read more

Phil Orton

30 Sep 2022 Skills for Care

Phil Orton

This #GoodNewsFriday we hear from Phil Orton about his 30-year career in social care - including his recent appointment to Chief People Officer at Mak…read more

Good news story

Leadership

Leading my own care: how I employ and support my team as an individual employer

29 Sep 2022 Skills for Care

We spoke to an individual employer to find out more about how they employ and lead a team of people who provide support to them. read more

lady at computer with pen and paper

29 Sep 2022 Skills for Care

lady at computer with pen and paper

We spoke to an individual employer to find out more about how they employ and lead a team of people who provide support to them. read more

Individual employers

Leadership

Retention

Resources to support the development of leaders

23 Sep 2022 Skills for Care

We’ve rounded up some of our popular resources which can be used to support leaders at all levels to develop and boost their skills. read more

23 Sep 2022 Skills for Care

We’ve rounded up some of our popular resources which can be used to support leaders at all levels to develop and boost their skills. read more

Leadership

Learning and development

Management

Workforce development