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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

 


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

My experience as a Blended Roles Facilitator

05 Jun 2023 Farrah Amjad

Farrah Amjad is the Blended Roles Facilitator for Tameside and Glossop Integrated Care Team. Tameside Council has been running a blended roles scheme …read more

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05 Jun 2023 Farrah Amjad

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Farrah Amjad is the Blended Roles Facilitator for Tameside and Glossop Integrated Care Team. Tameside Council has been running a blended roles scheme …read more

Integration

Learning and development

Joint learning and development: how ICSs can support with developing your staff

30 May 2023 Skills for Care

We hear from people working as part of their local Integrated Care Systems (ICSs) about how they’re supporting care providers in their area with learn…read more

Care home staff in training

30 May 2023 Skills for Care

Care home staff in training

We hear from people working as part of their local Integrated Care Systems (ICSs) about how they’re supporting care providers in their area with learn…read more

Integration

Learning and development

How delegating healthcare activities to my PAs has changed my life

24 May 2023 Rob Moriarty

Rob employs personal assistants (PAs) to support him. He tells us how having healthcare activities delegated to his PAs has made his life better. read more

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24 May 2023 Rob Moriarty

Rob M

Rob employs personal assistants (PAs) to support him. He tells us how having healthcare activities delegated to his PAs has made his life better. read more

Culture and diversity

Individual employers

Integration

Nursing

Policy

Learning and development

How working together can improve end of life care

09 May 2023 Skills for Care

‘Working together-improving end of life care’ is a training pack produced in partnership with unpaid carers and practitioners across the social care, …read more

care professionals working together

09 May 2023 Skills for Care

care professionals working together

‘Working together-improving end of life care’ is a training pack produced in partnership with unpaid carers and practitioners across the social care, …read more

Integration

Learning and development

The Care Innovation Challenge celebrates opportunities for the social care sector

18 Apr 2023 Skills for Care

The Care Innovation Challenge is an opportunity to explore innovations for social care, and there’s still time to apply for this year. We found out mo…read more

CHIP

18 Apr 2023 Skills for Care

CHIP

The Care Innovation Challenge is an opportunity to explore innovations for social care, and there’s still time to apply for this year. We found out mo…read more

Culture and diversity

Digital

Good news story

Learning and development

Skills for Care

Supporting people with a learning disability or autism to have positive personal relationships

14 Apr 2023 Skills for Care

Ali Hagger, Director of Operations (Support to Live at Home), Leading Lives shares how the organisation has been supporting people to have healthy per…read more

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14 Apr 2023 Skills for Care

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Ali Hagger, Director of Operations (Support to Live at Home), Leading Lives shares how the organisation has been supporting people to have healthy per…read more

Culture and diversity

Good news story

Learning and development

Learning disabilities and autism

Moving Up alumnus celebrates success of the programme by securing a promotion

12 Apr 2023 Skills for Care

Danielle Grant, Practice Development Coordinator (Communications), Sheffield City Council successfully completed our Moving Up programme for leaders f…read more

Danielle Grant smiling into the camera. Danielle is a woman of colour and wears glasses

12 Apr 2023 Skills for Care

Danielle Grant smiling into the camera. Danielle is a woman of colour and wears glasses

Danielle Grant, Practice Development Coordinator (Communications), Sheffield City Council successfully completed our Moving Up programme for leaders f…read more

Good news story

Learning and development

Culture and diversity

People supported by the National Autistic Society share how relationship training has helped them

31 Mar 2023 Skills for Care

We spoke to three people supported by the National Autistic Society (NAS) about how the personal and sexual relationships training offered by the orga…read more

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31 Mar 2023 Skills for Care

NAS BW

We spoke to three people supported by the National Autistic Society (NAS) about how the personal and sexual relationships training offered by the orga…read more

Culture and diversity

Good news story

Learning and development

Learning disabilities and autism

Skills for Care

Why it’s important for care workers to be skilled and confident in supporting with relationships

29 Mar 2023 Skills for Care

As we launch our new training resources to aid care workers in supporting people with their personal and sexual relationships, we speak with Lizzie Wi…read more

Lizzie Winkfield

29 Mar 2023 Skills for Care

Lizzie Winkfield

As we launch our new training resources to aid care workers in supporting people with their personal and sexual relationships, we speak with Lizzie Wi…read more

Culture and diversity

Learning and development

Learning disabilities and autism

Skills for Care