Category: SCSkills Updates
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Now Offering: Level 3 & Level 5 Diplomas for Residential Childcare
We are pleased to announce that Social Care Skills now offers two essential qualification pathways for the residential childcare sector: the Level 3 Diploma in Residential Childcare and the Level 5 Diploma in Leadership and Management for Residential Childcare.
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Reimagining Children’s Residential: From Crisis Management to Strategic System Design
The paradox of the current system is that it is both expanding and failing. More homes exist on paper, yet too many children still end up in unsuitable or unregulated placements because specialist provision is scarce, underfunded and slow to develop. A system that relies on crisis intervention is a…
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Introducing Our New Training Subscription Packages
Social Care Skills is introducing a new way for organisations to access high-quality live online training in a simple, predictable and cost-effective way. Our Training Subscription Packages allow providers to secure a set number of training places each month, which can be used across any of our live online seminars.
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What Children and Young People Told Ofsted (2025)
Ofsted has released the 2025 Children’s Social Care Questionnaire findings, one of the most important annual indicators of young people’s lived experience within the care system. This survey gathers direct feedback from thousands of children and young people across England who live in or receive care through:
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December Online Seminars
We are pleased to share our live online seminar programme for December, supporting professionals across children’s residential and supported accommodation services.
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Partnership Announcement: Social Care Skills x Peninsula
We are pleased to announce a new partnership between Social Care Skills and Peninsula, one of the UK’s leading providers of HR and Health & Safety support. Through this collaboration, providers in our network can now access a free, no-obligation Health & Safety Audit of their services.
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Trauma Glossary from The Mulberry Bush
The Mulberry Bush has released a free Trauma Glossary, a clear, accessible guide to key terms like attachment, ACEs, and developmental trauma. Perfect for social care practitioners, educators, and carers, it helps build a shared language for trauma-informed practice and better collaboration across teams.
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Rethinking Attachment Theory in Social Work: Why We Need a New Approach
The following post summarises and reflects on an article originally published by the National Children’s Bureau (NCB), “Attachment theory in social work: Why a new approach is necessary”. The research discussed is highly relevant for providers of children’s social care, as it challenges outdated approaches and offers fresh guidance for…
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Stay Connected with Social Care Skills – Join Our WhatsApp Groups! 📱
We’re excited to launch a new way to connect, learn, and share: our WhatsApp Groups. 1. SCSkills WhatsApp – Open Community 🌍 A free space for professionals working in children’s and adults’ social care.Here you can: 2. Social Care Skills Partner Network – Client Exclusive 💼 If you’re a consultancy…
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Building Better Services, Together: Join Social Care Skills
At Social Care Skills, we believe that high-quality care starts with high-quality leadership and compliance, and that the ultimate measure of success is the outcomes we create for children, young people and vulnerable adults. Over the past year, we’ve seen increasing demand from social care providers across England for specialist…