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Creating inclusive futures for LGBTQ+ older adults
28 Feb 2025 Skills for Care
This #GoodNewsFriday, we celebrate the inspiring work of Safe Ageing No Discrimination (SAND), a community organisation dedicated to improving the exp…read more
Good news story
What are CQC regulated services getting right about learning and development?
26 Feb 2025 Rob Hargreaves
Rob Hargreaves, Skills for Care’s lead for CQC related guidance and advice, has been looking at how the CQC assessments celebrate learning and develop…read more
CQC
How national projects are helping to support the adult social care workforce
24 Feb 2025 Skills for Care
Last year, the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) launched several key initiatives to support the adult social care workforce and enhance sta…read more
Learning and development
Celebrating Pride and people’s individuality
21 Feb 2025 Cheryll Champion
Cheryll Champion, Quality and Compliance Manager at LDC Care, shares how her services support men exploring dressing in women’s clothes to feel valued…read more
Leadership programmes for aspiring directors
19 Feb 2025 Jane McCabe
Jayne McCabe, National Leadership and Management Lead at Skills for Care, discusses the launch of two programmes designed to support aspiring social c…read more
Learning and development resources for managers
17 Feb 2025 Skills for Care
We run through some of the learning and development resources available to managers. read more
Residential care home leads the way in LGBTQ+ inclusivity
14 Feb 2025 Colin Scott
The Maples, a residential care home in East Sussex supporting 22 older adults, is pioneering LGBTQ+ inclusivity under the leadership of registered man…read more
Culture and diversity
Using apprenticeships to support nursing careers in social care
12 Feb 2025 Skills for Care
As part of National Apprenticeship Week, we look at how Landermeads Nursing Home is using apprenticeships to support nursing roles in their organisati…read more
Apprenticeships
Supporting LGBTQ+ inclusivity: Essential resources for support and awareness
10 Feb 2025 Skills for Care
As we continue to support LGBT History Month throughout February, we’ve rounded-up some of the resources available to support you with improving LGBTQ…read more
Moving Up: supporting diversity in leaders and managers
07 Feb 2025 Lisa Govier
We hear from Lisa Govier, Head of Equality, Diversity and Inclusion at Dimensions, along with her colleagues Sharon Ngwenya, Locality Manager, and Ife…read more
Leadership
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