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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.

How Skills for Care can help you manage your service

Our CEO, Oonagh Smyth, discusses the launch of our latest campaign and how we can support you in managing your care service.

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.

Why learning and development matters

As we launch our ‘Learning and development matters’ campaign, our CEO Oonagh Smyth reflects on why learning and development is more important than ever and how Skills for Care can support you in 2025.

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.

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.

Using data to understand and support culture and diversity

Using data to analyse your workforce and organisation is an important part of workforce planning. We look at what data can tell you about equality, diversity, and inclusion to support a positive workplace culture.