Social Care Wales
@socialcarewales.bsky.social
Wales's social care workforce regulator. Making a positive difference to social care in Wales.
Our offices will be closed over the festive period and the New Year from 25 December and will re-open on 2 January 2025.
December 24, 2025 at 11:07 AM
Our offices will be closed over the festive period and the New Year from 25 December and will re-open on 2 January 2025.
📢 Social Care Wales and Care Inspectorate Wales to launch new joint data collection process in 2026.
We're introducing a single, shared process, which will make it easier for social care providers by reducing the need to collect similar information twice.
👉 https://ow.ly/EtpX50XHntb
We're introducing a single, shared process, which will make it easier for social care providers by reducing the need to collect similar information twice.
👉 https://ow.ly/EtpX50XHntb
December 11, 2025 at 2:05 PM
📢 Social Care Wales and Care Inspectorate Wales to launch new joint data collection process in 2026.
We're introducing a single, shared process, which will make it easier for social care providers by reducing the need to collect similar information twice.
👉 https://ow.ly/EtpX50XHntb
We're introducing a single, shared process, which will make it easier for social care providers by reducing the need to collect similar information twice.
👉 https://ow.ly/EtpX50XHntb
📱We've broken the findings of our digital potential tool down into three areas to make it easier to find the information you need.
🔎 Visit the Insight Collective to find out what we learned about digital skills and capabilities: https://ow.ly/Ke5j50XGjaR
🔎 Visit the Insight Collective to find out what we learned about digital skills and capabilities: https://ow.ly/Ke5j50XGjaR
December 9, 2025 at 3:15 PM
📱We've broken the findings of our digital potential tool down into three areas to make it easier to find the information you need.
🔎 Visit the Insight Collective to find out what we learned about digital skills and capabilities: https://ow.ly/Ke5j50XGjaR
🔎 Visit the Insight Collective to find out what we learned about digital skills and capabilities: https://ow.ly/Ke5j50XGjaR
🗣️ We recently published the findings of our 2025 Have Your Say survey.
As well as providing an overview of the entire social care workforce in Wales, the final report also breaks the findings down into three job groups:
👉 Read our summary of responses from managers: https://ow.ly/6knz50XFyKn
As well as providing an overview of the entire social care workforce in Wales, the final report also breaks the findings down into three job groups:
👉 Read our summary of responses from managers: https://ow.ly/6knz50XFyKn
December 8, 2025 at 10:05 AM
🗣️ We recently published the findings of our 2025 Have Your Say survey.
As well as providing an overview of the entire social care workforce in Wales, the final report also breaks the findings down into three job groups:
👉 Read our summary of responses from managers: https://ow.ly/6knz50XFyKn
As well as providing an overview of the entire social care workforce in Wales, the final report also breaks the findings down into three job groups:
👉 Read our summary of responses from managers: https://ow.ly/6knz50XFyKn
🤝 Come and find out more about communities of practice and the support we offer!
Join us from 11.30am to 12.30pm on Tuesday 9 December to discuss:
🔸what a community of practice is
🔸how a community might support your work
🔸how we can support you.
👉 Book your place: https://ow.ly/203j50XCJfO
Join us from 11.30am to 12.30pm on Tuesday 9 December to discuss:
🔸what a community of practice is
🔸how a community might support your work
🔸how we can support you.
👉 Book your place: https://ow.ly/203j50XCJfO
December 5, 2025 at 1:35 PM
🤝 Come and find out more about communities of practice and the support we offer!
Join us from 11.30am to 12.30pm on Tuesday 9 December to discuss:
🔸what a community of practice is
🔸how a community might support your work
🔸how we can support you.
👉 Book your place: https://ow.ly/203j50XCJfO
Join us from 11.30am to 12.30pm on Tuesday 9 December to discuss:
🔸what a community of practice is
🔸how a community might support your work
🔸how we can support you.
👉 Book your place: https://ow.ly/203j50XCJfO
Want learn more about Welsh language, culture and working bilingually?
Our e-learning module has information about:
👉 the Welsh language and bilingualism
👉 the practicalities of working bilingually
👉 what this means to people who use services.
More: https://ow.ly/bllB50UgT5u
Our e-learning module has information about:
👉 the Welsh language and bilingualism
👉 the practicalities of working bilingually
👉 what this means to people who use services.
More: https://ow.ly/bllB50UgT5u
November 26, 2025 at 10:40 AM
Want learn more about Welsh language, culture and working bilingually?
Our e-learning module has information about:
👉 the Welsh language and bilingualism
👉 the practicalities of working bilingually
👉 what this means to people who use services.
More: https://ow.ly/bllB50UgT5u
Our e-learning module has information about:
👉 the Welsh language and bilingualism
👉 the practicalities of working bilingually
👉 what this means to people who use services.
More: https://ow.ly/bllB50UgT5u
💡 Angharad Dalton, our Head of Innovation Capability and Coaching, has written a blog outlining how we've experimented with different ways of making innovation support more accessible and flexible: https://ow.ly/84yz50XxyyU
But what would help you to innovate? Let us know in the replies 👇
But what would help you to innovate? Let us know in the replies 👇
November 25, 2025 at 3:47 PM
💡 Angharad Dalton, our Head of Innovation Capability and Coaching, has written a blog outlining how we've experimented with different ways of making innovation support more accessible and flexible: https://ow.ly/84yz50XxyyU
But what would help you to innovate? Let us know in the replies 👇
But what would help you to innovate? Let us know in the replies 👇
🗣️ We recently published the findings of our 2025 Have Your Say survey.
As well as providing an overview of the entire social care workforce, the final report also breaks the findings down into three job groups.
👉 Read our summary of responses from social workers: https://ow.ly/TXiT50XxmBY
As well as providing an overview of the entire social care workforce, the final report also breaks the findings down into three job groups.
👉 Read our summary of responses from social workers: https://ow.ly/TXiT50XxmBY
November 25, 2025 at 10:35 AM
🗣️ We recently published the findings of our 2025 Have Your Say survey.
As well as providing an overview of the entire social care workforce, the final report also breaks the findings down into three job groups.
👉 Read our summary of responses from social workers: https://ow.ly/TXiT50XxmBY
As well as providing an overview of the entire social care workforce, the final report also breaks the findings down into three job groups.
👉 Read our summary of responses from social workers: https://ow.ly/TXiT50XxmBY
📢 New dates in December - book your place now!
Come and discover the tools and techniques we use to support innovation in social care.
👉 Find out more: https://ow.ly/sruX50XvCcC
Come and discover the tools and techniques we use to support innovation in social care.
👉 Find out more: https://ow.ly/sruX50XvCcC
November 21, 2025 at 9:30 AM
📢 New dates in December - book your place now!
Come and discover the tools and techniques we use to support innovation in social care.
👉 Find out more: https://ow.ly/sruX50XvCcC
Come and discover the tools and techniques we use to support innovation in social care.
👉 Find out more: https://ow.ly/sruX50XvCcC
📊 Use our new dashboard to access up-to-date data about the registered social care workforce!
We've developed the dashboard to make it easier for you to find out more about the workforce in Wales.
👉 Find out more: https://ow.ly/ycGW50XuJ2A
We've developed the dashboard to make it easier for you to find out more about the workforce in Wales.
👉 Find out more: https://ow.ly/ycGW50XuJ2A
November 20, 2025 at 3:05 PM
📊 Use our new dashboard to access up-to-date data about the registered social care workforce!
We've developed the dashboard to make it easier for you to find out more about the workforce in Wales.
👉 Find out more: https://ow.ly/ycGW50XuJ2A
We've developed the dashboard to make it easier for you to find out more about the workforce in Wales.
👉 Find out more: https://ow.ly/ycGW50XuJ2A
📢 Survey closes tomorrow!
Our early years and childcare workforce survey closes on 21 November.
📲 It takes around 15 minutes to complete and the more voices we hear the better! Your feedback really matters.
📝Take part: https://ow.ly/CEiI50Xu6yK
Our early years and childcare workforce survey closes on 21 November.
📲 It takes around 15 minutes to complete and the more voices we hear the better! Your feedback really matters.
📝Take part: https://ow.ly/CEiI50Xu6yK
November 20, 2025 at 8:00 AM
📢 Survey closes tomorrow!
Our early years and childcare workforce survey closes on 21 November.
📲 It takes around 15 minutes to complete and the more voices we hear the better! Your feedback really matters.
📝Take part: https://ow.ly/CEiI50Xu6yK
Our early years and childcare workforce survey closes on 21 November.
📲 It takes around 15 minutes to complete and the more voices we hear the better! Your feedback really matters.
📝Take part: https://ow.ly/CEiI50Xu6yK
🔎 We’re looking for sponsors for the 2026 Accolades!
This is an opportunity for your organisation to show support for people who do so much to care for others in our communities.
👉 Read more: https://socialcare.wales/the-accolades/sponsor-the-2026-accolades
This is an opportunity for your organisation to show support for people who do so much to care for others in our communities.
👉 Read more: https://socialcare.wales/the-accolades/sponsor-the-2026-accolades
November 19, 2025 at 2:05 PM
🔎 We’re looking for sponsors for the 2026 Accolades!
This is an opportunity for your organisation to show support for people who do so much to care for others in our communities.
👉 Read more: https://socialcare.wales/the-accolades/sponsor-the-2026-accolades
This is an opportunity for your organisation to show support for people who do so much to care for others in our communities.
👉 Read more: https://socialcare.wales/the-accolades/sponsor-the-2026-accolades
🗣️ Last week we published the findings of our 2025 Have Your Say survey.
As well as providing an overview of the entire social care workforce in Wales, the final report also breaks the findings down into three job groups.
👉 Read our summary of responses from care workers: https://ow.ly/sUVw50XsOxh
As well as providing an overview of the entire social care workforce in Wales, the final report also breaks the findings down into three job groups.
👉 Read our summary of responses from care workers: https://ow.ly/sUVw50XsOxh
November 17, 2025 at 2:05 PM
🗣️ Last week we published the findings of our 2025 Have Your Say survey.
As well as providing an overview of the entire social care workforce in Wales, the final report also breaks the findings down into three job groups.
👉 Read our summary of responses from care workers: https://ow.ly/sUVw50XsOxh
As well as providing an overview of the entire social care workforce in Wales, the final report also breaks the findings down into three job groups.
👉 Read our summary of responses from care workers: https://ow.ly/sUVw50XsOxh
🌟 Early years and childcare survey – help share the message!
We’re still keen to hear from more early years and childcare practitioners, so can you help us out by passing this message on to your staff and encouraging them to take part?
📲 More: https://ow.ly/SCcR50Xr45s
#earlyyears #childcare
We’re still keen to hear from more early years and childcare practitioners, so can you help us out by passing this message on to your staff and encouraging them to take part?
📲 More: https://ow.ly/SCcR50Xr45s
#earlyyears #childcare
November 13, 2025 at 2:19 PM
🌟 Early years and childcare survey – help share the message!
We’re still keen to hear from more early years and childcare practitioners, so can you help us out by passing this message on to your staff and encouraging them to take part?
📲 More: https://ow.ly/SCcR50Xr45s
#earlyyears #childcare
We’re still keen to hear from more early years and childcare practitioners, so can you help us out by passing this message on to your staff and encouraging them to take part?
📲 More: https://ow.ly/SCcR50Xr45s
#earlyyears #childcare
🗣️ Well-being has increased among the social care workforce in Wales, but anxiety levels are also high – these are some of the findings of our 2025 Have Your Say survey.
👉 Discover all of the findings and the resources available to support your well-being on our website: https://ow.ly/MVkv50XqpSq
👉 Discover all of the findings and the resources available to support your well-being on our website: https://ow.ly/MVkv50XqpSq
November 12, 2025 at 11:10 AM
🗣️ Well-being has increased among the social care workforce in Wales, but anxiety levels are also high – these are some of the findings of our 2025 Have Your Say survey.
👉 Discover all of the findings and the resources available to support your well-being on our website: https://ow.ly/MVkv50XqpSq
👉 Discover all of the findings and the resources available to support your well-being on our website: https://ow.ly/MVkv50XqpSq
The entry and nomination period for the #2026Accolades is closing at 5pm ⏳
We want to make sure we recognise and celebrate the excellent work that’s happening in social care, social work, childcare, play and early years sector in Wales.
https://socialcare.wales/the-accolades/2026-accolades
We want to make sure we recognise and celebrate the excellent work that’s happening in social care, social work, childcare, play and early years sector in Wales.
https://socialcare.wales/the-accolades/2026-accolades
2026 Accolades
Here you can find general information about the 2026 Accolades
socialcare.wales
November 10, 2025 at 12:05 PM
The entry and nomination period for the #2026Accolades is closing at 5pm ⏳
We want to make sure we recognise and celebrate the excellent work that’s happening in social care, social work, childcare, play and early years sector in Wales.
https://socialcare.wales/the-accolades/2026-accolades
We want to make sure we recognise and celebrate the excellent work that’s happening in social care, social work, childcare, play and early years sector in Wales.
https://socialcare.wales/the-accolades/2026-accolades
Only three days left to enter or nominate a worker for the #2026Accolades ⏳
Enter your team, project or organisation or nominate a worker now: https://socialcare.wales/the-accolades/2026-accolades
Enter your team, project or organisation or nominate a worker now: https://socialcare.wales/the-accolades/2026-accolades
2026 Accolades
Here you can find general information about the 2026 Accolades
socialcare.wales
November 7, 2025 at 10:05 AM
Only three days left to enter or nominate a worker for the #2026Accolades ⏳
Enter your team, project or organisation or nominate a worker now: https://socialcare.wales/the-accolades/2026-accolades
Enter your team, project or organisation or nominate a worker now: https://socialcare.wales/the-accolades/2026-accolades
Have you considered nominating a colleague for an award to recognise their hard work and commitment to the social care, social work or childcare, play and early years sectors?
Why not nominate them for the 2026 Accolades? 👇
https://socialcare.wales/the-accolades/2026-accolades
Why not nominate them for the 2026 Accolades? 👇
https://socialcare.wales/the-accolades/2026-accolades
November 6, 2025 at 2:05 PM
Have you considered nominating a colleague for an award to recognise their hard work and commitment to the social care, social work or childcare, play and early years sectors?
Why not nominate them for the 2026 Accolades? 👇
https://socialcare.wales/the-accolades/2026-accolades
Why not nominate them for the 2026 Accolades? 👇
https://socialcare.wales/the-accolades/2026-accolades
🌟 Early years and childcare workforce survey
If you work in early years and childcare in Wales, we’d love to hear about your experiences!
👉 Take part here: https://lnkd.in/eiH6dvSn
If you work in early years and childcare in Wales, we’d love to hear about your experiences!
👉 Take part here: https://lnkd.in/eiH6dvSn
November 6, 2025 at 8:05 AM
🌟 Early years and childcare workforce survey
If you work in early years and childcare in Wales, we’d love to hear about your experiences!
👉 Take part here: https://lnkd.in/eiH6dvSn
If you work in early years and childcare in Wales, we’d love to hear about your experiences!
👉 Take part here: https://lnkd.in/eiH6dvSn
Nominations for the #2026Accolades close on 10 November!
If you want a colleague to be recognised for their work in the social care, social work, childcare, play or early years sectors, now's the time to nominate them.
Find out more: https://socialcare.wales/the-accolades/2026-accolades
If you want a colleague to be recognised for their work in the social care, social work, childcare, play or early years sectors, now's the time to nominate them.
Find out more: https://socialcare.wales/the-accolades/2026-accolades
2026 Accolades
Here you can find general information about the 2026 Accolades
socialcare.wales
November 5, 2025 at 2:05 PM
Nominations for the #2026Accolades close on 10 November!
If you want a colleague to be recognised for their work in the social care, social work, childcare, play or early years sectors, now's the time to nominate them.
Find out more: https://socialcare.wales/the-accolades/2026-accolades
If you want a colleague to be recognised for their work in the social care, social work, childcare, play or early years sectors, now's the time to nominate them.
Find out more: https://socialcare.wales/the-accolades/2026-accolades
🌟 A week to go until our first ever early years and childcare learning week!
We’re running a series of online events, which are free to attend and are for anyone who’s interested in early years and childcare.
Take a look at what's on and book your place 👉 https://ow.ly/e10B50X7KLT
We’re running a series of online events, which are free to attend and are for anyone who’s interested in early years and childcare.
Take a look at what's on and book your place 👉 https://ow.ly/e10B50X7KLT
November 3, 2025 at 11:26 AM
🌟 A week to go until our first ever early years and childcare learning week!
We’re running a series of online events, which are free to attend and are for anyone who’s interested in early years and childcare.
Take a look at what's on and book your place 👉 https://ow.ly/e10B50X7KLT
We’re running a series of online events, which are free to attend and are for anyone who’s interested in early years and childcare.
Take a look at what's on and book your place 👉 https://ow.ly/e10B50X7KLT
There’s only one week left to enter the #2026Accolades ⏲️
Applications will close at 5pm on 10 November, so go ahead and enter now!
Learn more: https://socialcare.wales/the-accolades/2026-accolades
Applications will close at 5pm on 10 November, so go ahead and enter now!
Learn more: https://socialcare.wales/the-accolades/2026-accolades
November 3, 2025 at 10:05 AM
There’s only one week left to enter the #2026Accolades ⏲️
Applications will close at 5pm on 10 November, so go ahead and enter now!
Learn more: https://socialcare.wales/the-accolades/2026-accolades
Applications will close at 5pm on 10 November, so go ahead and enter now!
Learn more: https://socialcare.wales/the-accolades/2026-accolades
We have seven categories for the 2026 Accolades, including:
- Effective use of digital and technology
- Innovative ways of recruiting and retaining the workforce
- WeCare Wales award
Learn more and enter now: https://socialcare.wales/the-accolades/2026-accolades
- Effective use of digital and technology
- Innovative ways of recruiting and retaining the workforce
- WeCare Wales award
Learn more and enter now: https://socialcare.wales/the-accolades/2026-accolades
2026 Accolades
Here you can find general information about the 2026 Accolades
socialcare.wales
October 31, 2025 at 10:05 AM
We have seven categories for the 2026 Accolades, including:
- Effective use of digital and technology
- Innovative ways of recruiting and retaining the workforce
- WeCare Wales award
Learn more and enter now: https://socialcare.wales/the-accolades/2026-accolades
- Effective use of digital and technology
- Innovative ways of recruiting and retaining the workforce
- WeCare Wales award
Learn more and enter now: https://socialcare.wales/the-accolades/2026-accolades
Haven’t got your entry in yet for the 2026 Accolades? Here are five reasons why you should enter your team, project or organisation for an Accolade or nominate a worker or volunteer for an award: socialcare.wales/news-stories/five-reasons-to-enter-or-nominate-a-worker-for-the-2026-accolades
October 30, 2025 at 2:05 PM
Haven’t got your entry in yet for the 2026 Accolades? Here are five reasons why you should enter your team, project or organisation for an Accolade or nominate a worker or volunteer for an award: socialcare.wales/news-stories/five-reasons-to-enter-or-nominate-a-worker-for-the-2026-accolades
The Accolades celebrates and shares the positive and innovative work that happens across Wales in the social care, social work and childcare, play and early years sectors.
Enter the #2026Accolades now: https://socialcare.wales/the-accolades/2026-accolades
Enter the #2026Accolades now: https://socialcare.wales/the-accolades/2026-accolades
October 28, 2025 at 10:05 AM
The Accolades celebrates and shares the positive and innovative work that happens across Wales in the social care, social work and childcare, play and early years sectors.
Enter the #2026Accolades now: https://socialcare.wales/the-accolades/2026-accolades
Enter the #2026Accolades now: https://socialcare.wales/the-accolades/2026-accolades