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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

 


How this training provider is helping to support apprenticeships for a diverse workforce

04 Aug 2022 Skills for Care

Training provider Access Skills has received award nominations over the past two years for their support for apprentices from diverse backgrounds. The…read more

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04 Aug 2022 Skills for Care

access skills (2)

Training provider Access Skills has received award nominations over the past two years for their support for apprentices from diverse backgrounds. The…read more

Culture and diversity

Workforce development

Apprenticeships

Continuing to provide meaningful activity during the pandemic

27 Apr 2022 Skills for Care

Tony Crowther of activity-led provider City Care Partnership talks to us about how the organisation adapted to continue to provide meaningful activiti…read more

city care partnership

27 Apr 2022 Skills for Care

city care partnership

Tony Crowther of activity-led provider City Care Partnership talks to us about how the organisation adapted to continue to provide meaningful activiti…read more

Leadership

Learning disabilities and autism

Workforce development

Caring through covid: why I started a temporary social care worker role during the pandemic

20 Apr 2022 Wendy Adams

Wendy Adams, Locality Manager for Yorkshire and the Humber/North East at Skills for Care shares her experience of taking on a temporary care worker ro…read more

Wendy-Adams-photo

20 Apr 2022 Wendy Adams

Wendy-Adams-photo

Wendy Adams, Locality Manager for Yorkshire and the Humber/North East at Skills for Care shares her experience of taking on a temporary care worker ro…read more

Skills for Care

Wellbeing

Workforce development

97% of registered managers would recommend Skills for Care membership

11 Apr 2022 Skills for Care

Skills for Care is the membership body for registered managers in England. In a recent survey of our members, 97% said they’d recommend membership. Fi…read more

supporting-managers

11 Apr 2022 Skills for Care

supporting-managers

Skills for Care is the membership body for registered managers in England. In a recent survey of our members, 97% said they’d recommend membership. Fi…read more

Leadership

Skills for Care

Workforce development

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

07 Apr 2022 Skills for Care

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 particularl…read more

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07 Apr 2022 Skills for Care

sophie crowton(1)

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 particularl…read more

Leadership

Mentoring

Wellbeing

Workforce development

How training providers adapted their offer during the pandemic

31 Mar 2022 Skills for Care

The COVID-19 pandemic brought change for everyone working in social care and it also changed the way in which learning and development was provided. O…read more

Lady pointing at a board in a training session

31 Mar 2022 Skills for Care

Lady pointing at a board in a training session

The COVID-19 pandemic brought change for everyone working in social care and it also changed the way in which learning and development was provided. O…read more

Workforce development

Managing change during the COVID-19 pandemic

21 Mar 2022 Helena Hitchcox

Things are always changing in social care, but that’s been truer than ever during the past two years with the COVID-19 pandemic. Helena Hitchcox, Dire…read more

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21 Mar 2022 Helena Hitchcox

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Things are always changing in social care, but that’s been truer than ever during the past two years with the COVID-19 pandemic. Helena Hitchcox, Dire…read more

Leadership

Workforce development

Resources to build confidence for change

02 Mar 2022 Skills for Care

Introducing and managing change can be tricky, particularly when it comes to engaging teams with change. We’ve rounded up some resources that can help…read more

02 Mar 2022 Skills for Care

Introducing and managing change can be tricky, particularly when it comes to engaging teams with change. We’ve rounded up some resources that can help…read more

Leadership

Workforce development

National Apprenticeship Week: insights from apprenticeship trainers

09 Feb 2022 Skills for Care

We spoke with two training and apprenticeship providers about the benefits of apprenticeships in social care, from upskilling existing staff to helpin…read more

Man and woman smiling and working

09 Feb 2022 Skills for Care

Man and woman smiling and working

We spoke with two training and apprenticeship providers about the benefits of apprenticeships in social care, from upskilling existing staff to helpin…read more

Workforce development

Apprenticeships

Recruitment

Retention

Planning learning and development for your registered managers in 2022

27 Jan 2022 Skills for Care

As the new year gets underway we looking at learning and development opportunities available to support registered managers in social care in 2022. read more

27 Jan 2022 Skills for Care

As the new year gets underway we looking at learning and development opportunities available to support registered managers in social care in 2022. read more

Leadership

Workforce development