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What active allyship at work means
28 Jun 2023 Skills for Care
Chikere Igbokwe, Diversity, Equality and Inclusion (DEI) Consultant – Allyship, Antiracism, DEI Strategy, Diversity Recruitment discusses what allyshi…read more
Culture and diversity
Leadership
Management
Leaders’ role in developing a positive workplace culture
21 Jun 2023 Christine Wint
Christine Wint, Head of Leadership Development at Skills for Care discusses the importance of leaders in creating a positive workplace culture. read more
Creating a positive workplace culture for personal assistants
20 Jun 2023 Skills for Care
We spoke to individual employers (IEs) and a personal assistant (PA) about how to create a positive workplace culture for PAs. read more
Individual employers
Resources to support you with developing a positive workplace culture
15 Jun 2023 Skills for Care
As leaders and managers an important part of your role is creating a positive workplace culture. We have resources to help you. read more
Learning and development
Skills for Care
Wellbeing
Headingley Hall awarded 'Registered Manager of the Year' at Leeds awards
09 Jun 2023 Skills for Care
This #GoodNewsFriday we say well done to the registered manager of Headingley Hall in Leeds for a special award win. read more
Good news story
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
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
Retention
Interview: Why ongoing learning is important for managers
15 Feb 2023 Skills for Care
We spoke with Keren Jamieson, Learning and Organisational Development Manager at Alternative Futures Group Limited about why learning is important at …read more
Learning and development opportunities for managers
14 Feb 2023 Skills for Care
We’ve rounded up a selection of the opportunities available for managers and leaders to boost their skills. Find out more about training and learning …read more
How we planned for our new registered manager to take over
30 Nov 2022 Skills for Care
Alison Carter, Managing Director, and Kim Woodhouse, Registered Manager at No Place Like Home discuss how they planned for Kim to take over the role o…read more
Succession planning
Workforce planning
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