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Reflecting on our latest size and structure of social care data

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 us and what this means for social care.

Support for promoting equality and diversity among social care teams

Supporting equality and diversity among the social care sector is a core element of our strategy and all our work at Skills for Care.

Recognising nursing excellence in adult social care

We use this #GoodNewsFriday to celebrate some of the leading nurses from our sector.

Exploring allyship in social care

Symone Stuart, National Lead, Leadership Development at Skills for Care discusses what allyship means and why it’s important to our sector.

Professional Carers win at Northwest Family Business Awards 2024

In today’s #GoodNewsFriday, we hear from Professional Carers Wirral, a Northwest-based care organisation who recent took home the gold at the Northwest Family Business Awards 2024.

Celebrating Black History Month in October

Skills for Care CEO Oonagh Smyth launches our Black History Month activity with a blog discussing the work Skills for Care is doing internally and externally to support culture and diversity.

How the care workforce pathway is creating better social care leaders

Natalie Spinks, Programme Head - Care Workforce Pathway, at Skills for Care talks about the Care Workforce Pathway and how it’s helping us develop better leaders.

How to create a workforce plan

A workforce plan is an important part of being prepared for the future. We’ve put together a simple template to help you create your own workforce plan.

Skills for Care is helping social care providers #RecruitRight this May

This May, Skills for Care is providing practical guidance, expert insights, tools and seminars to help social care providers recruit the right people.

97% of registered managers would recommend Skills for Care membership

Skills for Care is the membership body for registered managers in England. In a recent survey of our members, 97% said they’d recommend membership. Find out more about the benefits of being a member, according to registered managers.