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How individual employers are using funding to develop and train their personal assistants

As part of our #SupportingManagers spotlight we spoke with individual employers about how funding has helped them to develop and train their personal assistants.

Mentoring: a way for social care leaders to support each other

One of the greatest things people tell us about working in social care is the peer support among colleagues and within the sector. This is particularly true when it comes to mentoring. We spoke to registered manager Sophie Crowton about her experiences of being a mentor through Skills for Care.

#CelebratingSocialCare: singing and partying!

Throughout April we’re #CelebratingSocialCare and all the great work happening across the sector. We asked you to send in your good news stories and we’ll be sharing these throughout the month. Today we hear about care staff and people being supported who are singing and celebrating for special occasions.

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.

HC-One shares success of their Aspiring Home Managers Programme

This #GoodNewsFriday care provider HC-One shares the positive impact of their Aspiring Home Managers Programme and the importance of learning and development in supporting staff retention.

Migration rule changes are welcome but are only part of the recruitment solution

Our CEO Oonagh Smyth welcomes recent changes to the migration rules but says it is only part of the solution.

Safe and effective staffing requires you to #RecruitRight

Rob Hargreaves, Information Services Manager at Skills for Care explains what regulated providers will need to demonstrate and what support is available.

Valuing leadership skills in frontline staff

When we think of a great leader we tend to think of someone who is in charge, who leads a company, manages a service or runs their own business. But leadership is for everyone and the benefits are far reaching when displayed by your frontline workers.

Thank you for contributing to our ‘State of’ report for 2025

Our CEO Oonagh Smyth gives thanks to the adult social care providers who make the publication of our annual ‘State of the adult social care sector and workforce in England’ report possible.

#SalutingOurSisters: Gerry McMurdie shares her career story this Black History Month

October is Black History Month, and this year’s focus is on #SalutingOurSisters – celebrating the achievements of Black women. In honour of this we’re dedicating our #GoodNewsFriday in October to sharing the stories of Black women working in social care. This week we hear from Gerry McMurdie, Health and Social Care Advisor, Liaison Group.