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Take a look at through our blogs and articles where you'll find top tips, insights from others working in the sector, and round-ups of our key resources.

If you’d be interested in writing a blog or being interviewed for one our pieces please email alexander.haswell@skillsforcare.org.uk

 


LDC Care celebrates Pride Month

28 Jun 2024 Skills for Care

This #GoodNewsFriday, we hear how LDC Care has been celebrating Pride Month with the support of a local drag artist! read more

Pride Collage

28 Jun 2024 Skills for Care

Pride Collage

This #GoodNewsFriday, we hear how LDC Care has been celebrating Pride Month with the support of a local drag artist! read more

Good news story

The impact of learning and development in retaining support staff

26 Jun 2024 Aisling Duffy

In this article, we hear from Aisling Duffy, Chief Executive of Certitude Support, on how she believes learning and development is critical in enablin…read more

aisling

26 Jun 2024 Aisling Duffy

aisling

In this article, we hear from Aisling Duffy, Chief Executive of Certitude Support, on how she believes learning and development is critical in enablin…read more

Learning and development

Retention

‘Workforce strategy for adult social care’ – reflections on our recent roundtable events

25 Jun 2024 Skills for Care

We recently held a series of collaborative roundtable events to gather input on the upcoming ‘Workforce strategy for adult social care’. The events in…read more

Women around a table

25 Jun 2024 Skills for Care

Women around a table

We recently held a series of collaborative roundtable events to gather input on the upcoming ‘Workforce strategy for adult social care’. The events in…read more

Workforce development

How workplace culture supports equality, diversity and inclusion for staff

24 Jun 2024 Skills for Care

We hear from Dan Steadman, Group HR and Organisational Development Director, Agincare, about how their workplace culture supports equality, diversity …read more

Group learning session

24 Jun 2024 Skills for Care

Group learning session

We hear from Dan Steadman, Group HR and Organisational Development Director, Agincare, about how their workplace culture supports equality, diversity …read more

Culture and diversity

Leadership

Management

Wellbeing

LGBTQ+ Care in Later Life learning framework: evaluation from year one

21 Jun 2024 Dr Trish Hafford-Letchfield

This #GoodNewsFriday and in recognition of Pride month, Dr Trish Hafford-Letchfield reflects upon the impact of the LGBTQI+ Care in Later Life learnin…read more

trish

21 Jun 2024 Dr Trish Hafford-Letchfield

trish

This #GoodNewsFriday and in recognition of Pride month, Dr Trish Hafford-Letchfield reflects upon the impact of the LGBTQI+ Care in Later Life learnin…read more

Culture and diversity

Good news story

Improving retention as an individual employer

19 Jun 2024 Skills for Care

Hints and tips on retaining personal assistants as an inidivudal employer. read more

19 Jun 2024 Skills for Care

Hints and tips on retaining personal assistants as an inidivudal employer. read more

Retention

Individual employers

Alium Care Training shares their experience using Skills for Care’s LGBTQ+ learning framework

14 Jun 2024 Skills for Care

This #GoodNewsFriday and in recognition of Pride month, Alium Care Training share their experience of using the LGBTQ+ learning framework and give ins…read more

SfC_VidaHealthcare_141

14 Jun 2024 Skills for Care

SfC_VidaHealthcare_141

This #GoodNewsFriday and in recognition of Pride month, Alium Care Training share their experience of using the LGBTQ+ learning framework and give ins…read more

Good news story

Resources to support with LGBTQ+ inclusivity

12 Jun 2024 Skills for Care

As we continue to support Pride month throughout June, we’ve rounded-up some of the resources available to support you with improving LGBTQ+ inclusivi…read more

12 Jun 2024 Skills for Care

As we continue to support Pride month throughout June, we’ve rounded-up some of the resources available to support you with improving LGBTQ+ inclusivi…read more

Culture and diversity

Learning and development

How leaders create workplace cultures that retain social care staff

10 Jun 2024 Skills for Care

We discuss how leadership impacts culture and how this can create an environment that leads to better staff retention. read more

woman points to calendar

10 Jun 2024 Skills for Care

woman points to calendar

We discuss how leadership impacts culture and how this can create an environment that leads to better staff retention. read more

Culture and diversity

Leadership

Retention

Abbeyfield shares their experience with Skills for Care’s LGBTQ+ learning framework

07 Jun 2024 Skills for Care

This #GoodNewsFriday and in recognition of Pride month, we hear the story of Abbeyfield, a care provider who have adopted Skills for Care’s LGBTQ+ lea…read more

hand painting

07 Jun 2024 Skills for Care

hand painting

This #GoodNewsFriday and in recognition of Pride month, we hear the story of Abbeyfield, a care provider who have adopted Skills for Care’s LGBTQ+ lea…read more

Good news story