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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.

 


Six eLearning modules to develop you and your team

22 Nov 2023 Skills for Care

We round-up six online learning modules for social care managers and their teams, and highlight how you can claim from the Workforce Development Fund …read more

22 Nov 2023 Skills for Care

We round-up six online learning modules for social care managers and their teams, and highlight how you can claim from the Workforce Development Fund …read more

Digital

Learning and development

Mythbuster: digital technology in social care

20 Nov 2023 Skills for Care

In this guest blog Katie Thorn, Project Lead, Digital Care Hub busts some of the common myths about digital technology in social care. read more

Katie Thorn

20 Nov 2023 Skills for Care

Katie Thorn

In this guest blog Katie Thorn, Project Lead, Digital Care Hub busts some of the common myths about digital technology in social care. read more

Digital

Volunteer Responders programme supports adult social care providers

17 Nov 2023 Skills for Care

This #GoodNewsFriday we hear about how the NHS and Care Volunteer Responders Programme is supporting social care. read more

Check In and Chat

17 Nov 2023 Skills for Care

Check In and Chat

This #GoodNewsFriday we hear about how the NHS and Care Volunteer Responders Programme is supporting social care. read more

Good news story

Transferable digital skills you can apply from your personal life to work

15 Nov 2023 Skills for Care

We look at some of the digital skills you may make use of regularly in your personal life that you can also apply to your role in adult social care read more

Laptop

15 Nov 2023 Skills for Care

Laptop

We look at some of the digital skills you may make use of regularly in your personal life that you can also apply to your role in adult social care read more

Digital

Learning and development

Resources to support with digital skills and confidence

13 Nov 2023 Skills for Care

We round-up some resources available to support you with improving digital confidence and developing your digital skills. read more

Two women looking at a computer

13 Nov 2023 Skills for Care

Two women looking at a computer

We round-up some resources available to support you with improving digital confidence and developing your digital skills. read more

Digital

Learning and development

Clifton Homecare wins 'Employer of the year' award

10 Nov 2023 Skills for Care

This #GoodNewsFriday we say well done to Clifton Homecare who were awarded 'Employer of the year' at the Lancashire Be Inspired Business Awards (BIB…read more

clifton homecare

10 Nov 2023 Skills for Care

clifton homecare

This #GoodNewsFriday we say well done to Clifton Homecare who were awarded 'Employer of the year' at the Lancashire Be Inspired Business Awards (BIB…read more

Good news story

Why it’s important to improve digital confidence for people working in social care

09 Nov 2023 Claire Smout

As we launch our ‘Improving digital confidence’ campaign, our Head of Digital Skills, Claire Smout, discusses why digital confidence is so important f…read more

Claire Smout

09 Nov 2023 Claire Smout

Claire Smout

As we launch our ‘Improving digital confidence’ campaign, our Head of Digital Skills, Claire Smout, discusses why digital confidence is so important f…read more

Digital

Learning and development

Leadership

Skills for Care

Registered manager wins Inspirational Manager at Stars of Social Care Awards

03 Nov 2023 Skills for Care

This #GoodNewsFriday we say a big well done to Sue Ann Nnamani, Registered Manager of Priscilla Wakefield House Nursing Home on winning the Inspiratio…read more

sue ann receives award

03 Nov 2023 Skills for Care

sue ann receives award

This #GoodNewsFriday we say a big well done to Sue Ann Nnamani, Registered Manager of Priscilla Wakefield House Nursing Home on winning the Inspiratio…read more

Good news story

Leadership

Management

What our latest data tells us about factors that affect CQC ratings

31 Oct 2023 Skills for Care

Following the release of our ‘State of the adult social care sector and workforce in England’ report, we look at what our latest data about Care Quali…read more

access skills (2)

31 Oct 2023 Skills for Care

access skills (2)

Following the release of our ‘State of the adult social care sector and workforce in England’ report, we look at what our latest data about Care Quali…read more

CQC

ASC-WDS

How we use ASC-WDS to support our organisation

30 Oct 2023 David McCluskey

David McCluskey, Learning Data Intelligence Analyst at care provider HC-One shares how the organisation uses the Adult Social Care Workforce Data Set …read more

dave hc one

30 Oct 2023 David McCluskey

dave hc one

David McCluskey, Learning Data Intelligence Analyst at care provider HC-One shares how the organisation uses the Adult Social Care Workforce Data Set …read more

ASC-WDS

Retention