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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.

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.

Moving Up: supporting diversity in leaders and managers

We hear from Lisa Govier, Head of Equality, Diversity and Inclusion at Dimensions, along with her colleagues Sharon Ngwenya, Locality Manager, and Ifeoma Igwe, Assistant Manager, about their experiences with the Moving Up programme.

An end of year message from our CEO Oonagh Smyth

Hear what Skills for Care CEO Oonagh Smyth has to say about the past year in the sector.

Be Caring celebrates end of year with award wins and Christmas bonus

This #GoodNewsFriday we hear from Be Caring about their recent awards wins and the Christmas bonus they’ve given staff this year.

What data tells us about how learning and development supports retention

We round-up what our latest data tells us about how learning and development supports retention.

How Leeds City Council’s Community Health and Well-being Service is making lives better

In this article, we hear from Cath Roff MBE, Project Director: Social Care Transformation, on the launch of the ‘Workforce Strategy for Adult Social Care’ and their upcoming Community Health and Well-being Service.

A look at how social care managers use Skills for Care's ASC-WDS

We spoke with managers from across the sector about how they use our Adult Social Care Workforce Data Set to help manage their teams and service.

Reflections and lessons on workforce capacity in adult social care

Our CEO Oonagh Smyth recently attended the Leading Age conference in Denver. She reflects on key takeaways from the event.

Why allyship is a vital part of preceptorship

Claire Leenhouwers, National Professional Lead – Nursing, Skills for Care discusses how allyship links into preceptorship – an important part of the nursing role.