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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

 


Care provider shares how staff have grown into new roles with them

10 Mar 2023 Skills for Care

Care provider David Lewis told us how their learning and development opportunities have encouraged staff to stay with them long-term. We spoke to two …read more

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10 Mar 2023 Skills for Care

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Care provider David Lewis told us how their learning and development opportunities have encouraged staff to stay with them long-term. We spoke to two …read more

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Learning and development

Retention

Interview: how we provide learning and development to support person-centred care

08 Mar 2023 Skills for Care

We spoke to Manjinder Boo Dhiman (‘Boo’), Registered Manager at Lee Mount Care Home about how they provide staff training to ensure a focus on person-…read more

Lee Mount Care Home

08 Mar 2023 Skills for Care

Lee Mount Care Home

We spoke to Manjinder Boo Dhiman (‘Boo’), Registered Manager at Lee Mount Care Home about how they provide staff training to ensure a focus on person-…read more

Learning and development

Management

Leadership

Interview: why I love working in social care

07 Mar 2023 Skills for Care

It’s National Careers Week and we’re highlighting all the great things about working in social care. We spoke to Melissa Morgan, Registered Manager at…read more

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07 Mar 2023 Skills for Care

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It’s National Careers Week and we’re highlighting all the great things about working in social care. We spoke to Melissa Morgan, Registered Manager at…read more

Leadership

Recruitment

Retention

Bowfell House wins Care Home of the Year in the North

03 Mar 2023 Skills for Care

Bowfell House was delighted to receive the award for Care Home of the Year in the North at the Caring UK Awards. read more

Bowfell House award win

03 Mar 2023 Skills for Care

Bowfell House award win

Bowfell House was delighted to receive the award for Care Home of the Year in the North at the Caring UK Awards. read more

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Planning opportunities for our team to grow with us

01 Mar 2023 Skills for Care

Leah Emerson, Clinical Nurse Manager at Risedale Estates spoke to us about how the organisation provides career pathways, offering opportunities for t…read more

lady at computer with pen and paper

01 Mar 2023 Skills for Care

lady at computer with pen and paper

Leah Emerson, Clinical Nurse Manager at Risedale Estates spoke to us about how the organisation provides career pathways, offering opportunities for t…read more

Learning and development

Retention

Succession planning

Workforce planning

Interview: building career pathways for staff to learn and grow

27 Feb 2023 Skills for Care

Ben Miller, Registered Manager, at Castleford House Nursing Home spoke to us about how they’ve developed career pathways which allow staff to develop …read more

Ben Miller

27 Feb 2023 Skills for Care

Ben Miller

Ben Miller, Registered Manager, at Castleford House Nursing Home spoke to us about how they’ve developed career pathways which allow staff to develop …read more

Leadership

Learning and development

Management

Retention

Affinity Homecare celebrates success of student placements programme

24 Feb 2023 Skills for Care

Affinity Homecare share the success of their first student placement programme, working alongside Shrewsbury College to provide students with the oppo…read more

affinity homecare logo

24 Feb 2023 Skills for Care

affinity homecare logo

Affinity Homecare share the success of their first student placement programme, working alongside Shrewsbury College to provide students with the oppo…read more

Learning and development

Good news story

Interview: creating a learning culture starts with induction

22 Feb 2023 Skills for Care

We spoke with Claire Callaghan, Registered Manager and Director at Bowfell House about how the organisation runs an effective induction programme for …read more

Lady writing a report

22 Feb 2023 Skills for Care

Lady writing a report

We spoke with Claire Callaghan, Registered Manager and Director at Bowfell House about how the organisation runs an effective induction programme for …read more

Learning and development

Recruitment

Retention

Data shows that learning and development encourages your staff to stay

20 Feb 2023 Skills for Care

We look at what our data tells us about the positive impact which learning and development has on reducing staff turnover. read more

Care home staff in training

20 Feb 2023 Skills for Care

Care home staff in training

We look at what our data tells us about the positive impact which learning and development has on reducing staff turnover. read more

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Learning and development

Retention

Skills for Care’s Director of Operations Tricia Pereira wins award at The Women Achieving Greatness in Social Care Awards

17 Feb 2023 Skills for Care

We were delighted to see our Director of Operations Tricia Pereira win an award at the Women Achieving Greatness in Social Care Awards. read more

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17 Feb 2023 Skills for Care

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We were delighted to see our Director of Operations Tricia Pereira win an award at the Women Achieving Greatness in Social Care Awards. read more

Culture and diversity

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