Blogs and articles

23 Jul 2021 Skills for Care

Derek Sleater has had a varied career in social care, starting out working in occupational therapy and working his way up the ladder in that area befo…read more

22 Jul 2021 Karen Pogson

The Kirklees Registered Managers Network were delighted when Minister of State for Social Care Helen Whately joined their recent meeting. Network Chai…read more

19 Jul 2021 Skills for Care

We spoke with managers from across the sector about how they use our Adult Social Care Workforce Data Set to help manage their teams and service. read more

19 Jul 2021 Skills for Care

A new film made by TEC Services Association (TSA), the industry and advisory body for technology enabled care, highlights how social care providers c…read more

11 Jun 2021 Mike Armstrong

We spoke with Mike Armstrong, Managing Director of Havering Care Homes to find out more about how artificial intelligence has helped support his staff…read more

01 Jun 2021 Pia Rathje-Burton

Pia Rathje-Burton, host of the Skills for Care podcast ‘The care exchange’, discusses how listening to a podcast can help managers working in adult so…read more

20 Apr 2021 Lisa Cowley

Lisa Cowley, CEO of Beacon Vision discusses the organisations approach to compassionate and human leadership. read more

04 Jan 2021 Oonagh Smyth

Our CEO Oonagh Smyth reflects on the benefits of coaching and shares insights from her own experience on the impact the coaching can have. read more

09 Dec 2020 Dianne Buddery

Diane Buddery, our Programme Head for Sector Digital, reflects on leadership and digital working in the care sector. read more

08 Dec 2020 Mark Topps

Mark Topps is a registered manager at Eastern County Care Ltd. Here he talks about how being a member of the Skills for Care Facebook group has allow…read more