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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

 


Learning and development opportunities for social care workers

23 Jan 2023 Â鶹ÉäÇø

We look at what learning and development opportunities are available for social care workers this year, to help you and your team keep learning. read more

Group learning session

23 Jan 2023 Â鶹ÉäÇø

Group learning session

We look at what learning and development opportunities are available for social care workers this year, to help you and your team keep learning. read more

Apprenticeships

Learning and development

Funding

Funding to support learning and development for individual employers and personal assistants

18 Jan 2023 Â鶹ÉäÇø

Funding is available to support individual employers to cover some of the cost of learning and development for themselves or the personal assistants w…read more

involving people with lived experience

18 Jan 2023 Â鶹ÉäÇø

involving people with lived experience

Funding is available to support individual employers to cover some of the cost of learning and development for themselves or the personal assistants w…read more

Funding

Individual employers

Funding available to support learning and development for social care workers in 2023

17 Jan 2023 Â鶹ÉäÇø

Learning and development is important for everyone working across social care. We look at funding options which can help to cover the costs. read more

think-digital

17 Jan 2023 Â鶹ÉäÇø

think-digital

Learning and development is important for everyone working across social care. We look at funding options which can help to cover the costs. read more

Apprenticeships

Funding

Learning and development

Workforce development

How to get started with planning learning and development this year

11 Jan 2023 Â鶹ÉäÇø

As the new year begins, we look at how you can get started with planning learning and development for your team this year. read more

Lady pointing at a board in a training session

11 Jan 2023 Â鶹ÉäÇø

Lady pointing at a board in a training session

As the new year begins, we look at how you can get started with planning learning and development for your team this year. read more

Leadership

Learning and development

Funding

Alium Care Training help care provider improve their CQC rating

18 Nov 2022 Â鶹ÉäÇø

This Good News Friday we’re hearing from one of our endorsed providers, Alium Care Training, about how they helped a care provider improve their Care …read more

Alium logo bw

18 Nov 2022 Â鶹ÉäÇø

Alium logo bw

This Good News Friday we’re hearing from one of our endorsed providers, Alium Care Training, about how they helped a care provider improve their Care …read more

Good news story

Learning and development

Workforce development

Funding

CQC

Â鶹ÉäÇø is supporting social care leaders at all levels with latest campaign

05 Sep 2022 Â鶹ÉäÇø

Â鶹ÉäÇø has launched a two-month spotlight focused on providing support for leaders at all levels read more

Three people on a sofa

05 Sep 2022 Â鶹ÉäÇø

Three people on a sofa

Â鶹ÉäÇø has launched a two-month spotlight focused on providing support for leaders at all levels read more

Culture and diversity

Leadership

Mentoring

Retention

Â鶹ÉäÇø

Funding

New learning and development opportunities for 2022

12 Jan 2022 Â鶹ÉäÇø

As the new year begins it's the perfect time to start planning learning and development opportunities for your team to make use of this year. read more

Three people on a sofa

12 Jan 2022 Â鶹ÉäÇø

Three people on a sofa

As the new year begins it's the perfect time to start planning learning and development opportunities for your team to make use of this year. read more

Funding

Leadership

Workforce planning

Digital

CQC

Individual employers

Interview: how the Kickstart Scheme helped start my career in social care

27 Aug 2021 Â鶹ÉäÇø

We spoke with James Bloomfield-Stock as part of our #RecruitmentReady spotlight to find out how he utilised the Kickstart Scheme to get started workin…read more

Woman laughing and baking

27 Aug 2021 Â鶹ÉäÇø

Woman laughing and baking

We spoke with James Bloomfield-Stock as part of our #RecruitmentReady spotlight to find out how he utilised the Kickstart Scheme to get started workin…read more

Funding

Recruitment

Workforce development

How the National Care Forum Kickstart Scheme can help you recruit new people into the sector

26 Aug 2021 Claire Sutton

Claire Sutton of the National Care Forum (NCF) tells us about their Kickstart Scheme and how it can help care providers with recruitment and capacity,…read more

26 Aug 2021 Claire Sutton

Claire Sutton of the National Care Forum (NCF) tells us about their Kickstart Scheme and how it can help care providers with recruitment and capacity,…read more

Funding

Recruitment

Workforce development

Five funded initiatives to help you recruit new staff

24 Aug 2021 Â鶹ÉäÇø

Recruitment practice and policies are key to finding the best staff for your care organisation. read more

24 Aug 2021 Â鶹ÉäÇø

Recruitment practice and policies are key to finding the best staff for your care organisation. read more

Recruitment

Funding