Creating the workforce of the future through work placements
19 Jul 2022
Skills for Care
Kirsty Armstrong, Registered Manager of Kelly Park Caring Agency, discusses how she has worked with local education providers to offer work placements…read more
19 Jul 2022
Skills for Care
Kirsty Armstrong, Registered Manager of Kelly Park Caring Agency, discusses how she has worked with local education providers to offer work placements…read more
Leadership
Recruitment
Workforce planning
Culture and diversity
Why compassion matters in leadership
23 Jun 2022
Sarah-Jane Dale
Sarah-Jane Dale, Chief Operating Officer, AOD discusses what compassionate leadership is and how it benefits both leaders and teams. read more
23 Jun 2022
Sarah-Jane Dale
Sarah-Jane Dale, Chief Operating Officer, AOD discusses what compassionate leadership is and how it benefits both leaders and teams. read more
Culture and diversity
Leadership
Wellbeing
How data can help you think about your staff’s health and happiness
20 Jun 2022
Skills for Care
Evaluating staff wellbeing can be difficult, but there are certain data metrics than can help with this such as turnover rates and staff surveys. Find…read more
20 Jun 2022
Skills for Care
Evaluating staff wellbeing can be difficult, but there are certain data metrics than can help with this such as turnover rates and staff surveys. Find…read more
ASC-WDS
Leadership
Wellbeing
Retention
Supervisions lead to better support and understanding for teams
08 Jun 2022
Lucy Knight
Lucy Knight, Registered Manager of Valerie Manor shares how effective supervisions can support staff wellbeing and create a happy and healthy workplac…read more
Lucy Knight, Registered Manager of Valerie Manor shares how effective supervisions can support staff wellbeing and create a happy and healthy workplac…read more
My 30-year career working in social care
30 May 2022
Skills for Care
Liz Seymour, Registered Manager at Melrose Care talks to us about the achievements of her team during the pandemic, and her long career in care. read more
30 May 2022
Skills for Care
Liz Seymour, Registered Manager at Melrose Care talks to us about the achievements of her team during the pandemic, and her long career in care. read more
Leadership
Wellbeing
Retention
Peer support for registered managers and social workers
18 May 2022
Skills for Care
We know that one thing that can really support a happy and healthy workplace, is peer support. At Skills for Care, we facilitate a number of groups an…read more
18 May 2022
Skills for Care
We know that one thing that can really support a happy and healthy workplace, is peer support. At Skills for Care, we facilitate a number of groups an…read more
Leadership
Social work
Skills for Care
Wellbeing
Continuing to provide meaningful activity during the pandemic
27 Apr 2022
Skills for Care
Tony Crowther of activity-led provider City Care Partnership talks to us about how the organisation adapted to continue to provide meaningful activiti…read more
27 Apr 2022
Skills for Care
Tony Crowther of activity-led provider City Care Partnership talks to us about how the organisation adapted to continue to provide meaningful activiti…read more
Leadership
Learning disabilities and autism
Workforce development
Celebrations and awards held for social care sector across the country
22 Apr 2022
Skills for Care
This month we're #CelebratingSocialCare and we're delighted to hear of lots of other celebrations and award events having taking place across the sect…read more
22 Apr 2022
Skills for Care
This month we're #CelebratingSocialCare and we're delighted to hear of lots of other celebrations and award events having taking place across the sect…read more
Leadership
Skills for Care
Wellbeing
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