Blogs and articles

11 Nov 2022 Skills for Care

Keeping Well in South East London (KWSEL) have been celebrating an award win for supporting the mental wellbeing of the workforce. read more

09 Nov 2022 Skills for Care

Skills for Care’s analysis team explain how you can use the Adult Social Care Workforce Data Set (ASC-WDS) and our annual social care report to suppor…read more

08 Nov 2022 Skills for Care

A workforce plan is an important part of being prepared for the future. We’ve put together a simple template to help you create your own workforce pla…read more

04 Nov 2022 Skills for Care

It was a double celebration at Redcot Care Home in Surrey as two of the people they support celebrated their birthday, including a 100 birthday celebr…read more

03 Nov 2022 Skills for Care

Do you know what workforce planning really means? We explain what workforce planning is, and how it will support your organisation to succeed. read more

31 Oct 2022 Skills for Care

We spoke with social worker Nawal Taha, who previously ran her own domiciliary care provider, about how important it is for social care teams to refle…read more

26 Oct 2022 Munira Thobani

Munira Thobani one of Skills for Care’s board members shares her insights on the importance of encouraging diversity at senior levels in social care. read more

24 Oct 2022 Skills for Care

Members of Skills for Care’s Group for Ethnic Minority Social Workers (GEMS) share with us what employers need to know to support diversity in the wor…read more

21 Oct 2022 Skills for Care

This Good News Friday we hear from Friends of the Elderly about how they've trained dementia champions across their services as part of their Dementia…read more

20 Oct 2022 Skills for Care

We speak with Monique Carayol, Leadership and Talent Development Coach and co-founder of the Bravery in the Boardroom movement, about how to encourage…read more