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Whether you're looking for practical advice, industry trends, or expert opinions, our content is designed to support and inspire you in your role.
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A year in care
17 Dec 2024 ÁÕÀÅÊÓƵ
We share a roundup of some of the most important and promising projects we’ve been working on in 2024. read more
Learning and development
Digital
Workforce development
Learning experiences from our Digital Skills eLearning modules
04 Dec 2024 ÁÕÀÅÊÓƵ
Learners who have used our Digital Skills eLearning modules provide us with valuable insight on their experiences. read more
Digital learning to develop your teams
25 Nov 2024 ÁÕÀÅÊÓƵ
We take a look at some of the digital resources we have available to help you develop your teams. read more
Creating personalised digital learning in social care
20 Nov 2024 Ceri Vaughan
Ceri Vaughan, Learning and Development Officer for the Social Work Development Team at Bradford Metropolitan District Council, tells us about their ap…read more
Resources to support with building digital skills and confidence
06 Nov 2024 ÁÕÀÅÊÓƵ
We take a look at some of the resources we have available to help you build your digital confidence. read more
How the Workforce Strategy can help us attract more regulated professionals
23 Sep 2024 Professor John Unsworth
In this article, Professor John Unsworth, Deputy Pro Vice-Chancellor for the Faculty of Health and Life Sciences at Northumbria University Newcastle, …read more
Recruitment
How we’re simplifying statutory and mandatory training guidance
18 Sep 2024 ÁÕÀÅÊÓƵ
The ‘Workforce Strategy for Adult Social Care’ aimed to make the information around training and developing social care staff simpler and clearer. read more
The impact of learning and development in retaining support staff
26 Jun 2024 Aisling Duffy
In this article, we hear from Aisling Duffy, Chief Executive of Certitude Support, on how she believes learning and development is critical in enablin…read more
Retention
Resources to support with LGBTQ+ inclusivity
12 Jun 2024 ÁÕÀÅÊÓƵ
As we continue to support Pride month throughout June, we’ve rounded-up some of the resources available to support you with improving LGBTQ+ inclusivi…read more
Culture and diversity
Why it’s important to deliver a good induction
22 May 2024 Keren Jamieson
As part of our #KeepTheRightPeople campaign, we hear from Keren Jamieson, Learning and Organisational Development Manager at Alternative Futures Group…read more
Management
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