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Getting started in social work with ASYE

Welcoming new starters and newly-qualified entrants to the sector is a key consideration of the recruitment process. Luckily, there are many initiatives which can help with those first steps.

National Apprenticeship Week: insights from apprenticeship trainers

We spoke with two training and apprenticeship providers about the benefits of apprenticeships in social care, from upskilling existing staff to helping with recruitment and retention.

Social care leaders share how our 'Digital learning for managers' modules can support leadership and retention

Skills for Care’s ‘Digital learning for managers’ modules have been designed to develop new and aspiring social care managers. Find out more about how the modules can support managers and leaders to develop their skills and management techniques.

How to support a reluctant learner

Laura Stones, Learning and Development Officer at Aspire Personalised Care, discusses how their organisation supports people who are reluctant to take on training and learning within their role.

Life Under the 'Clapping for Carers' Radar – Part Two

Tina Turnbull is Chief Executive of People Matters, and also holds voluntary roles as an Inclusive Growth Ambassador for Leeds City Council, is a director of Leeds City Credit Union and a governor at a local NHS Trust. In the first of three blogs Tina looks at the impact of the virus on her organisation.

#CelebratingSocialCare: partnering for success

Throughout April we’re #CelebratingSocialCare and all the great work happening across the sector. In this article we’re hearing about beneficial activities, partnerships, and initiatives from care organisations across the country.

Dying Matters: end of life care and education during lockdown

This week marks Dying Matters Awareness Week – focusing on the importance of being #InAGoodPlace to die. Jane Ashworth and Pauline Howard from Springhill Hospice, one of our endorsed learning providers, discuss why dying matters to them and how they have supported the adult social care force through the challenges of the past year.

Care workers win end of life care awards

To care workers from HC-One won awards at the Wigan Borough Palliative and End of Life Care Learning Hub Awards.

Supporting equality and diversity when working with GEMS newly qualified social workers

Members of Skills for Care’s Group for Ethnic Minority Social Workers (GEMS) share with us what employers need to know to support diversity in the workplace.

Recruitment is like a box of chocolates

Jacqui Darlington and Isaac Samuels, both individual employers, talk to us in this jointly produced article about their experience recruiting personal assistants.