A celebration of innovation among the challenges of the pandemic
19 Apr 2022
Sacha Wheatley
Sacha Wheatley, Registered Manager of Greenwich Shared Lives, and a Skills for Care Moving Up alumni, discusses how her team innovated during the pand…read more
19 Apr 2022
Sacha Wheatley
Sacha Wheatley, Registered Manager of Greenwich Shared Lives, and a Skills for Care Moving Up alumni, discusses how her team innovated during the pand…read more
Leadership
Culture and diversity
Wellbeing
97% of registered managers would recommend Skills for Care membership
11 Apr 2022
Skills for Care
Skills for Care is the membership body for registered managers in England. In a recent survey of our members, 97% said they’d recommend membership. Fi…read more
11 Apr 2022
Skills for Care
Skills for Care is the membership body for registered managers in England. In a recent survey of our members, 97% said they’d recommend membership. Fi…read more
Leadership
Skills for Care
Workforce development
Mentoring: a way for social care leaders to support each other
07 Apr 2022
Skills for Care
One of the greatest things people tell us about working in social care is the peer support among colleagues and within the sector. This is particularl…read more
07 Apr 2022
Skills for Care
One of the greatest things people tell us about working in social care is the peer support among colleagues and within the sector. This is particularl…read more
Leadership
Mentoring
Wellbeing
Workforce development
Managing change during the COVID-19 pandemic
21 Mar 2022
Helena Hitchcox
Things are always changing in social care, but that’s been truer than ever during the past two years with the COVID-19 pandemic. Helena Hitchcox, Dire…read more
21 Mar 2022
Helena Hitchcox
Things are always changing in social care, but that’s been truer than ever during the past two years with the COVID-19 pandemic. Helena Hitchcox, Dire…read more
Leadership
Workforce development
How Registered Managers Networks can support managers to lead change
18 Mar 2022
Skills for Care
Skills for Care runs local networks for registered managers across the country. Find out more about how they can support you to manage change. read more
18 Mar 2022
Skills for Care
Skills for Care runs local networks for registered managers across the country. Find out more about how they can support you to manage change. read more
My journey to becoming the youngest CQC registered manager
10 Mar 2022
Skills for Care
In a recent podcast, we spoke to Becky Coles who in 2020 became the youngest Care Quality Commission (CQC) registered manager in England. Becky discus…read more
10 Mar 2022
Skills for Care
In a recent podcast, we spoke to Becky Coles who in 2020 became the youngest Care Quality Commission (CQC) registered manager in England. Becky discus…read more
Apprenticeships
Leadership
Recruitment
Resources to build confidence for change
02 Mar 2022
Skills for Care
Introducing and managing change can be tricky, particularly when it comes to engaging teams with change. We’ve rounded up some resources that can help…read more
02 Mar 2022
Skills for Care
Introducing and managing change can be tricky, particularly when it comes to engaging teams with change. We’ve rounded up some resources that can help…read more
Leadership
Workforce development
How to use ASC-WDS to identify and manage change
22 Feb 2022
Skills for Care
Skills for Care's Adult Social Care Workforce Data Set can be used by social care providers to identify areas for improvement. Find out how the servic…read more
22 Feb 2022
Skills for Care
Skills for Care's Adult Social Care Workforce Data Set can be used by social care providers to identify areas for improvement. Find out how the servic…read more
Interview: how to be change ready
16 Feb 2022
Skills for Care
Skills for Care's Head of Area (North West) Lindsey Dawson discusses the importance of change in social care and how managers can be change ready. read more
16 Feb 2022
Skills for Care
Skills for Care's Head of Area (North West) Lindsey Dawson discusses the importance of change in social care and how managers can be change ready. read more
Leadership
Workforce planning