Skills for Care

Dive into our collection of blogs and articles where you'll find top tips, insights from others working in the sector, and round-ups of our key resources.

Whether you're looking for practical advice, industry trends, or expert opinions, our content is designed to support and inspire you in your role.

Stay informed and discover valuable information to help you navigate the challenges and opportunities in the social care sector.

If you’d be interested in writing a blog or being interviewed for one our pieces please email alexander.haswell@skillsforcare.org.uk

 


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

chikere Igbokwe

28 Jun 2023 Skills for Care

chikere Igbokwe

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

christine wint

21 Jun 2023 Christine Wint

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Christine Wint, Head of Leadership Development at Skills for Care discusses the importance of leaders in creating a positive workplace culture. read more

Culture and diversity

Leadership

Management

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

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20 Jun 2023 Skills for Care

nadia clarke

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

Leadership

Management

Culture and diversity

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

Care workers learning in a classroom

15 Jun 2023 Skills for Care

Care workers learning in a classroom

As leaders and managers an important part of your role is creating a positive workplace culture. We have resources to help you. read more

Culture and diversity

Leadership

Learning and development

Management

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

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09 Jun 2023 Skills for Care

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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

Leadership

Management

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: 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

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

Keren Jamieson

15 Feb 2023 Skills for Care

Keren Jamieson

We spoke with Keren Jamieson, Learning and Organisational Development Manager at Alternative Futures Group Limited about why learning is important at …read more

Leadership

Learning and development

Management

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

Group learning session

14 Feb 2023 Skills for Care

Group learning session

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

Leadership

Learning and development

Management

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

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30 Nov 2022 Skills for Care

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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

Management

Leadership

Succession planning

Workforce planning