Category: Adults
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Bring Social Care Skills Training Directly to Your Team
Social Care Skills courses can be delivered directly to your team, in person or via Microsoft Teams. Choose an existing CPD accredited course, have it adapted to your service, or ask us to develop something new.
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Bespoke Training That Fits Your Service: Not the Other Way Around
Every social care service is unique. While regulations provide a common framework, no two organisations share the same culture, workforce, challenges, or ambitions. That’s why training should never be a one-size-fits-all solution. At Social Care Skills, we provide bespoke training that reflects the needs of your organisation. Whether you’re looking…
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Ofsted’s Proposed Changes to Children’s Social Care Inspections: What Could They Mean for Providers?
Ofsted launched, today, a consultation on proposed changes to the way children’s social care is inspected. While no changes have been confirmed, the consultation provides a clear indication of the direction Ofsted wants inspections to take over the coming years. Although the regulations themselves are not changing, the consultation suggests…
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Tell Us About Your Training Needs
To help us continue developing relevant, practical and high-quality learning opportunities, we’re inviting providers, managers and practitioners to complete our Training Needs Assessment 2026. As a thank you for completing the questionnaire, your organisation will receive a 10% discount on registrations for all July and August 2026 Live Online Seminars.
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The Care Certificate: Building a Strong Foundation for High-Quality Care
At Social Care Skills, we are pleased to offer the Care Certificate E-Learning Programme through our Video E-Learning Platform, providing a flexible, affordable, and accessible way for organisations and individuals to complete the knowledge requirements of the nationally recognised Care Certificate.
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Heatwave Alert: Preparing Social Care Services for Extreme Temperatures
Whether working in children’s homes, supported accommodation, fostering services, domiciliary care, supported living, residential care, or community-based support services, preparation remains one of the most effective tools available. By taking practical and proportionate steps now, providers can help protect the health, wellbeing, and safety of the people they support while…
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Supreme Court Redefines Deprivation of Liberty: What Health and Social Care Providers Need to Know
On 2 June 2026, the Court published a judgment that fundamentally changes how deprivation of liberty should be understood and assessed across the UK. The decision overturns key aspects of the well-known Cheshire West judgment, which has guided practice since 2014, and introduces a new approach that places greater emphasis…
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April Training Calendar: New Sessions for Social Care Professionals
April brings a new series of online seminars designed to support professionals working across social care. Whether you are part of a management team, a frontline practitioner, or responsible for safeguarding and compliance within your service, these sessions provide practical guidance on some of the key challenges facing the sector.
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Introducing Sector Opportunities on Social Care Skills
Social Care Skills is pleased to introduce Sector Opportunities, a new space on our website designed to support connection, collaboration, and visibility across children’s and adults’ social care.
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Supporting Children and Vulnerable Adults Through the Holidays
For many people, the festive season is associated with celebration, connection, and joy. In social care, we know the reality is often far more complex. For children and vulnerable adults, Christmas and other holidays can amplify feelings of loss, uncertainty, grief, and exclusion rather than comfort and happiness.