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Turning point for social care as the sector launches a Workforce Strategy

The launch of a new Workforce Strategy for adult social care in England is being hailed as a turning point for care – as new data shows the sector still has a vacancy rate around three times higher than the wider economy.

The launch of Social Care Day of Remembrance and Reflection

Skills for Care is delighted to join with 20 other social care bodies across England to launch Social Care Day of Remembrance and Reflection, to honour the work of the adult social care workforce during the pandemic, and those we sadly lost.

Skills for Care’s latest campaign focuses on ‘Improving digital confidence’

Throughout November and December Skills for Care is running a campaign to support people working in social care to feel confident with digital technology.

Interview: the importance of references in social care

We spoke with Dominic Headley, founder and director of Dominic Headley and Associates a specialist consultant, about the importance of references.