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Take a look at through our blogs and articles where you'll find top tips, insights from others working in the sector, and round-ups of our key resources.

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

 


Borough Care celebrates staff completing the Care Certificate

01 Mar 2024 Skills for Care

This #GoodNewsFriday we hear from Borough Care about their celebration event to recognise staff who’ve completed the Care Certificate. read more

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01 Mar 2024 Skills for Care

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This #GoodNewsFriday we hear from Borough Care about their celebration event to recognise staff who’ve completed the Care Certificate. read more

Learning and development

Good news story

Learning about professional identity for newly-qualified social workers

28 Feb 2024 Nicola Giles

Nicola Giles, National Professional Lead – Social Work, Skills for Care shares more detail about the latest forums for ASYE assessors and newly-qualif…read more

social workers

28 Feb 2024 Nicola Giles

social workers

Nicola Giles, National Professional Lead – Social Work, Skills for Care shares more detail about the latest forums for ASYE assessors and newly-qualif…read more

Social work

Learning and development

Skills for Care’s endorsed providers support leaders to keep learning

27 Feb 2024 Skills for Care

Find out more about how Skills for Care’s leadership programmes provided by our endorsed learning providers can support leaders to #KeepLearning in a …read more

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27 Feb 2024 Skills for Care

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Find out more about how Skills for Care’s leadership programmes provided by our endorsed learning providers can support leaders to #KeepLearning in a …read more

Leadership

Learning and development

Management

How I balance my learning and development as a registered nurse and registered manager

26 Feb 2024 Itai Nyamator

Itai Nyamatore, Registered Manager, GAIN Care Ltd - DERBY and registered nurse discusses how she balances her continuing professional development acro…read more

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26 Feb 2024 Itai Nyamator

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Itai Nyamatore, Registered Manager, GAIN Care Ltd - DERBY and registered nurse discusses how she balances her continuing professional development acro…read more

Leadership

Learning and development

Management

Nursing

Supporting nursing students to #KeepLearning

21 Feb 2024 Claire Leenhouwers

Claire Leenhouwers, National Professional Lead – Nursing, Skills for Care, discusses the work Skills for Care has been doing to provide guidance aroun…read more

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21 Feb 2024 Claire Leenhouwers

Claire L

Claire Leenhouwers, National Professional Lead – Nursing, Skills for Care, discusses the work Skills for Care has been doing to provide guidance aroun…read more

Learning and development

Nursing

Why learning and development matters to me

20 Feb 2024 Lisa Downs

Lisa Downs, Head of Care and Registered Manager for Caring Together Charity in Cambridgeshire, discusses why it’s important for her to #KeepLearning h…read more

Lisa Downs

20 Feb 2024 Lisa Downs

Lisa Downs

Lisa Downs, Head of Care and Registered Manager for Caring Together Charity in Cambridgeshire, discusses why it’s important for her to #KeepLearning h…read more

Leadership

Learning and development

Management

Unique Senior Care integrates LGBTQ+ Learning Framework into their training

16 Feb 2024 Skills for Care

This #GoodNewsFriday and in recognition of LGBT History Month we hear from Unique Senior Care about how they’ve integrated elements of the LGBTQ+ Lear…read more

pride leaflet

16 Feb 2024 Skills for Care

pride leaflet

This #GoodNewsFriday and in recognition of LGBT History Month we hear from Unique Senior Care about how they’ve integrated elements of the LGBTQ+ Lear…read more

Good news story

Culture and diversity

Learning and development

The benefits of learning and development for managers

14 Feb 2024 Skills for Care

We hear from managers about the learning and development they’ve undertaken and why they’ve found this beneficial. read more

Working through the Manager Induction Standards

14 Feb 2024 Skills for Care

Working through the Manager Induction Standards

We hear from managers about the learning and development they’ve undertaken and why they’ve found this beneficial. read more

Leadership

Learning and development

Management

LGBTQ+ Learning Framework supports staff personally and professionally

09 Feb 2024 Skills for Care

This #GoodNewsFriday and in recognition of LGBT History Month we hear from the Reablement and Sensory Service at West Berkshire District Council about…read more

Lady writing a report

09 Feb 2024 Skills for Care

Lady writing a report

This #GoodNewsFriday and in recognition of LGBT History Month we hear from the Reablement and Sensory Service at West Berkshire District Council about…read more

Culture and diversity

Good news story

Learning and development

Equality, diversity and inclusion training introduced following SC-WRES

08 Feb 2024 Skills for Care

We speak to two local authorities who participated in the test phase of the Social Care Workforce Race Equality Standards (SC-WRES) about learning and…read more

Two apprentices at a desk working

08 Feb 2024 Skills for Care

Two apprentices at a desk working

We speak to two local authorities who participated in the test phase of the Social Care Workforce Race Equality Standards (SC-WRES) about learning and…read more

Culture and diversity

Learning and development

Social work