This annual event brings together managers from across the country to share knowledge, ask questions and network with colleagues.
Hosted by:
In collaboration with:
The Managers Conference 2025
Date: Monday 10 March 18:30 onwards - Tuesday 11 March 9:00 - 16:00
Location: Wyboston Lakes Resort, Bedfordshire
- Early bird tickets £299 + VAT (Limited tickets available so book now!)
- Full price ticket £355 + VAT
Networking evening with dinner and accommodation followed by a full day conference.
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Hosted by NCF and Skills for Care and in collaboration with ARC England, this networking event with overnight accommodation and full day conference will champion and support the crucial role of managers in adult social care.
The programme includes a mix of conference sessions and practical workshop options, as well as panel discussions. It’s an opportunity to share, learn and find solutions and answers to the challenges you face on a daily basis, and help you and your teams provide the highest quality care.
Speakers and panellists
- Professor Vic Rayner OBE, CEO, National Care Forum
- Oonagh Smyth, CEO, Skills for Care
- Liz Jones, Policy Director, National Care Forum
- Sarah-Jane Dale, Chief Operating Officer, Affina Organisational Development (AOD)
...plus many more!
Workshop and panel topics
- New political environment and fair pay agreements
- CQC Single Assessment Framework - one year on
- The benefits and pitfalls of AI
- The Workforce Strategy - making it happen on the ground
- Changing landscape of learning and development
- Digital leadership in social care
- How to move from an Inadequate to Outstanding rating
...plus many more!
Delegate fees
- Early bird tickets £299 + VAT
- Full price tickets £355 + VAT
- Day delegate £199 + VAT
Early bird and full attendee tickets include a networking evening with dinner and accommodation on the night of Monday 10 March, followed by breakfast and entry to the interactive conference, with lunch and refreshments on Tuesday 11 March.
Day delegate tickets include entry to the interactive conference, with lunch and refreshments on Tuesday 11 March. There are only limited numbers of these tickets available.
Registrations will close on 20 February 2025. We reserve the right to close registrations earlier if all of the ticket allocation is sold.
Who should attend?
Managers working in all care and support settings across the UK including:
- residential and nursing care
- home care
- housing with care
- supported living
- extra care
- outreach care and support services
- dementia care
If you are a learning and development provider or a commercial organisation looking for exhibition opportunities please email events@skillsforcare.org.uk
Feedback from previous delegates
It was a great event and the opportunity to network with peers and discuss key issues such as recruitment, person -centred approaches and sector wide policies were very helpful.
It’s been amazing, being with like-minded individuals who share the same passion and love for our roles.
Although that was my first manager’s conference experience, I learnt a lot, met people from different health and social care sectors who made me feel comfortable and welcomed.
It is always refreshing, stimulating, challenging and encouraging to hear incredible speakers talk about their experiences, and the roles they and all of us play within the wider systems and how we can all do more, better and even adjust our approaches to get improved outcomes for the people and communities we support. I find conferences like these totally priceless and incredibly valuable.