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Data shows that learning and development encourages your staff to stay

We look at what our data tells us about the positive impact which learning and development has on reducing staff turnover.

Why we can’t recruit our way out of a retention crisis

As we launch our #KeepTheRightPeople campaign, our CEO Oonagh Smyth discusses why it’s important to retain the best staff and the factors that impact retention within the sector.

Women leaders in social care discuss their work on SC-WRES this International Women’s Day

This #GoodNewsFriday and in honour of International Women’s Day we hear from four women leaders in social care about their important and inspirational work on the SC-WRES.

Four ways you can use ASC-WDS to see how you compare to similar providers

Our Adult Social Care Workforce Data Set (ASC-WDS) provides a wide range of benefits for social care providers – from managing training records to providing access to funding.

Celebrations and awards held for social care sector across the country

This month we're #CelebratingSocialCare and we're delighted to hear of lots of other celebrations and award events having taking place across the sector in recent months.

Skills for Care’s ‘Making a difference with data’ campaign showcases the impact of data on social care

Dave Griffiths, Programme Head – Analysis at Skills for Care, introduces our latest campaign, which focuses on the importance of data to the adult social care sector.

How working together can improve end of life care

‘Working together-improving end of life care’ is a training pack produced in partnership with unpaid carers and practitioners across the social care, health, voluntary and private sectors to look at how working together can improve end of life care.

There's always something new to learn

Reflecting on the fact that we're learning all the time, Andy Tilden, Director of sector development – skills at Skills for Care, talks to us about why it's so important that the adult social care workforce have the opportunity learn and develop.

Social Care Workforce Race Equality Standard (SC-WRES) Improvement Programme open for registrations

The Social Care Workforce Race Equality Standard (SC-WRES) Improvement Programme has officially opened its registration process for 2024, offering an important platform for addressing race inequality within the social care sector.

The Outstanding Diversity Forum’s London Pride march 2024

We hear the story of the Outstanding Diversity Forum’s Pride march, which included teams from care organisations across the sector.