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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

 


Skills for Care is supporting social care leaders at all levels with latest campaign

05 Sep 2022 Skills for Care

Skills for Care has launched a two-month spotlight focused on providing support for leaders at all levels read more

Three people on a sofa

05 Sep 2022 Skills for Care

Three people on a sofa

Skills for Care has launched a two-month spotlight focused on providing support for leaders at all levels read more

Culture and diversity

Leadership

Mentoring

Retention

Skills for Care

Funding

Future Directions’ drop-in music sessions hit the right note with the people they support

02 Sep 2022 Skills for Care

Future Directions’ homes are alive to the sound of music, with visits from their very own Music Man, Kevin Phoenix. read more

Carer and person who needs care and support playing on the Nintendo Wii

02 Sep 2022 Skills for Care

Carer and person who needs care and support playing on the Nintendo Wii

Future Directions’ homes are alive to the sound of music, with visits from their very own Music Man, Kevin Phoenix. read more

Good news story

Skills for Care

Wellbeing

Dynamo Healthcare Training celebrates a year of being climate positive

26 Aug 2022 Skills for Care

Dynamo Healthcare Training, one of Skills for Care’s endorsed training providers, is celebrating a full year of being climate positive. read more

Man and woman on a bench

26 Aug 2022 Skills for Care

Man and woman on a bench

Dynamo Healthcare Training, one of Skills for Care’s endorsed training providers, is celebrating a full year of being climate positive. read more

Good news story

Wellbeing

Leadership

How to get started using international recruitment to build your team

24 Aug 2022 Skills for Care

Recruiting from overseas can be an effective way to build your team with skilled people looking for opportunities abroad, and can be one step towards …read more

Man and women painting

24 Aug 2022 Skills for Care

Man and women painting

Recruiting from overseas can be an effective way to build your team with skilled people looking for opportunities abroad, and can be one step towards …read more

Recruitment

Future Directions’ SPICE group launches Safe Places scheme in Stockport

19 Aug 2022 Skills for Care

With funding from Stockport Council, Future Directions CIC have launched a Safe Places scheme across Stockport Borough, to help keep local community s…read more

stockport safe place

19 Aug 2022 Skills for Care

stockport safe place

With funding from Stockport Council, Future Directions CIC have launched a Safe Places scheme across Stockport Borough, to help keep local community s…read more

Good news story

What to cover during induction for new social care staff

18 Aug 2022 Skills for Care

Getting it right from the start is key to keeping staff long-term. We look at what to cover during the induction process. read more

Three people on a sofa

18 Aug 2022 Skills for Care

Three people on a sofa

Getting it right from the start is key to keeping staff long-term. We look at what to cover during the induction process. read more

Recruitment

Retention

Workforce development

Interview: how we provide a flexible approach to inducting new staff

16 Aug 2022 Skills for Care

Julia Moor is the Quality and Compliance Manager for Harrogate Skills for Living. She talks to us about the organisation’s flexible approach to induct…read more

julia Moor

16 Aug 2022 Skills for Care

julia Moor

Julia Moor is the Quality and Compliance Manager for Harrogate Skills for Living. She talks to us about the organisation’s flexible approach to induct…read more

Culture and diversity

Recruitment

Retention

Unique IQ CEO David Lynes ‘goes the distance’ for Care Workers’ Charity

12 Aug 2022 Skills for Care

CEO of home care technology firm Unique IQ raised £2,000 for The Care Workers’ Charity by competing in and winning an endurance cycling competition. read more

David-Lynes

12 Aug 2022 Skills for Care

David-Lynes

CEO of home care technology firm Unique IQ raised £2,000 for The Care Workers’ Charity by competing in and winning an endurance cycling competition. read more

Good news story

Interview: how supporting digital skills and confidence can support retention

10 Aug 2022 Claire Smout

Claire Smout, Skills for Care’s Programme Head - Sector Digital talks to us about the importance of supporting staff to confidently use digital techno…read more

Claire Smout

10 Aug 2022 Claire Smout

Claire Smout

Claire Smout, Skills for Care’s Programme Head - Sector Digital talks to us about the importance of supporting staff to confidently use digital techno…read more

Digital

Retention

Workforce development

What a good induction as personal assistant looks like to me

08 Aug 2022 Andrew Meadows

Personal Assistant Andrew Meadows discusses the effective induction he was given for his role and his tips for onboarding new personal assistants. read more

Andrew Meadows BW

08 Aug 2022 Andrew Meadows

Andrew Meadows BW

Personal Assistant Andrew Meadows discusses the effective induction he was given for his role and his tips for onboarding new personal assistants. read more

Recruitment

Retention

Workforce development

Individual employers