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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.
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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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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