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Skills for care @skillsforcare.bsky.social · 14h

Blog: How your data is helping to shape social care policy - Hear from our Head of External Affairs and Policy, Mark Moulding, about how the data you share with us in ASC-WDS has been used to advise on social care policy recently. 🔗 Read more: https://bit.ly/4nZrVPD

Mark Moulding, Head of External Affairs & Policy at Skills for Care, quoted on graphical background emphasizing the use of insights in government policymaking, with the hashtag DataDrivesChange.

Skills for care @skillsforcare.bsky.social · 18h

💻 Nominated individuals: Annual national event 📅 Thurs 27 Nov 🕛 14:00 – 15:30📍Online 🔗Register: https://bit.ly/46YqF80

Join us & learn about the Care Workforce Pathway, Hear from DHSC & the importance of the Pathway and its links to the Fair Pay Agreement

Skills for care @skillsforcare.bsky.social · 2d

This month, we reflect on the Black voices that have inspired us and recommit ourselves to building a future in which every individual in care can thrive.

Learn more: bit.ly/3Wp3gHJ

#BlackHistoryMonth #StandingInPowerAndPride

Skills for care @skillsforcare.bsky.social · 2d

This month we’re highlighting how workforce data shapes adult social care. Reliable data = better planning, smarter decisions & higher-quality care. 💡 See how data drives change: https://bit.ly/4o859Vn

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Skills for care @skillsforcare.bsky.social · 5d

October is #BlackHistoryMonth Today we hear from our colleague Oluwabusayomi Mesele about what ‘Standing firm in power and pride‘ means to him. Read more: https://bit.ly/4786S79

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Skills for care @skillsforcare.bsky.social · 6d

📢 Nursing Placement Strategy Event
📆 Tue 11 Nov | 🕒 9:30–15:30
📍 De Montfort Uni, Leicester
🎫 Book : https://bit.ly/4pDGnh8

Hear from care & education providers on embedding the new strategy, innovative approaches & making social care a placement of choice for student nurses #WeAreSocialCareNursing

Skills for care @skillsforcare.bsky.social · 7d

✊ Black History Month celebrates achievements and calls for a more inclusive future. Standing firm in power and pride honours resilience and cultural identity.
Thank you to Black adult social care staff for your skill, dedication, and compassion.

🔗 Learn more: https://bit.ly/42fJ5Q0

Three individuals, each from different cultural backgrounds, are engaged in a friendly conversation and sharing a document. The image is part of a campaign celebrating Black History Month 2025, themed 'Standing firm in power and pride.'

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Skills for care @skillsforcare.bsky.social · 7d

Blog: Leadership and allyship go hand in hand - As #BlackHistoryMonth begins our National Leadership and Management Lead, Symone Stuart discusses why being an ally is important for all leaders in social care.
Read more: https://bit.ly/4h044fN

Skills for care @skillsforcare.bsky.social · 8d

Digital skills = better care outcomes. Care organisations are making tech work for people, not the other way around. Learn more:
https://bit.ly/46EbvEA

Two individuals, one showing a smartphone to the other, standing in front of a pink background with text that reads 'Digital skills don't just improve systems, they improve lives.' Hashtag DigitalEmpoweredCare visible.

Skills for care @skillsforcare.bsky.social · 13d

It’s #GoodNewsFriday 🎉

This week we hear from Roselands Care Home about the wonderful Sri Lankan wedding celebrations they enjoyed at the home for a member of their team.

Congratulations to the happy couple. ❤️

bit.ly/42O1R0Y

Skills for care @skillsforcare.bsky.social · 13d

Help make social care better: share your thoughts

Hear from our CEO Oonagh Smyth about why your responses to the Adult Social Care Workforce Survey matter.

Find out more about the survey and how you can share your experiences to shape social care policy.

socialcare.blog.gov.uk/2025/09/05/h...

Skills for care @skillsforcare.bsky.social · 13d

Digital transformation is essential for delivering safer, more responsive and more efficient care.

Building on your digital capabilities today with practical resources for employers.

👉 Get started here: bit.ly/4pCVck3

Skills for care @skillsforcare.bsky.social · 15d

Blog: How technology and artificial intelligence are shaping the future of social care

Dr Caroline Green, Director of Research at the Institute for Ethics in AI at the University of Oxford, discusses how technology can play a role in the future of social care.

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Skills for care @skillsforcare.bsky.social · 16d

Digital is a clear priority in many Local Skills Improvement Plans (LSIPs) and runs through nationally recognised frameworks like the Care Workforce Pathway.

Let’s futureproof the workforce together.

Explore our resources: bit.ly/4pCVck3

Skills for care @skillsforcare.bsky.social · 16d

💭 Blog: Why digital skills matter: Meet the Care Technologist and Digital Leader - Lynne Horton, Digital Skills Development Lead, National Care Forum tells us more about the new Care Technologist and Digital Leader roles. 🔗 Learn more: https://bit.ly/4nLTtr6

Quote about the importance of matching technology with people to support their independence and wellbeing by Lynne Horton from the National Care Forum, presented alongside a photo of Lynne Horton smiling.

Skills for care @skillsforcare.bsky.social · 16d

Blog: Why digital skills matter: Meet the Care Technologist and Digital Leader

Lynne Horton, Digital Skills Development Lead, National Care Forum tells us more about the new Care Technologist and Digital Leader roles.

@ncfcareforum.bsky.social

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Skills for care @skillsforcare.bsky.social · 19d

It’s #GoodNewsFriday 🎉 This week we hear how learners used virtual reality headsets to discover more about working in social care. https://bit.ly/4nHrsAR

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Skills for care @skillsforcare.bsky.social · 20d

Have you seen our article in Care Talk? Our Director of Workforce Development, Jane Brightman discusses the Workforce Strategy for Adult Social Care & the progress that’s been made in its 1st year since launch. Find us on pg 42: https://www.caretalk.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/sept-2025.pdf

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Skills for care @skillsforcare.bsky.social · 20d

Have you seen our article in the latest issue of Care Talk?

Our Director of Workforce Development, Jane Brightman discusses the Workforce Strategy for Adult Social Care and the progress that’s been made in its first year since launch.

Find us on page 42.

www.caretalk.co.uk/wp-content/u...

Skills for care @skillsforcare.bsky.social · 20d

Embracing digital technology can support smoother ways of working, resulting in better business outcomes.

Find out more about how digital working can benefit your organisation.

bit.ly/4gyuJQH

Image of a phone with a lightbulb displayed on its screen with a caption next to it saying 'embrace technology to work smarter, not harder'.

Skills for care @skillsforcare.bsky.social · 21d

💭 Blog: Why digital skills are key for progressing your career in care -
Claire Smout Programme Head, Care Workforce Pathway at Skills for Care, discusses why digital technology is so important in social care & how digital skills link to the Care Workforce Pathway
Read more: https://bit.ly/46IeA7S

Skills for care @skillsforcare.bsky.social · 23d

Join us for a tour of the Adult Social Care Workforce Data Set on 25 September, 10:30–11:30. Discover a data collection & storage service with many free benefits for care providers. Learn how ASC-WDS supports your work & how to get the most from the service. Secure your place 🔗https://bit.ly/46kl3o7

Skills for care @skillsforcare.bsky.social · 23d

💭 Blog: Delivering the Understanding Digital Leadership in Adult Social Care training
Jeminiyi Ogunkoya, CEO, AASOG Eduction and training tells us about their experience as a training provider delivering the L5 Award in Understanding Digital Leadership in Adult Social Care. 🔗 https://bit.ly/3VkE5FX

Skills for care @skillsforcare.bsky.social · 26d

It’s #GoodNewsFriday 🎉

This week we hear from Bromley’s Adult Social Care Transformation and Improvement team about their positive experience trialling the Magic Notes AI tool.

#DigitalEmpoweredCare

bit.ly/47FqUXB

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Skills for care @skillsforcare.bsky.social · 27d

Providing ongoing learning opportunities makes staff happier and more motivated at work.

Investing in digital skills makes for a more skilled and passionate team.

Find out more about digital learning in care: bit.ly/3VrSwrB