If you joined us live for our Step Up: The Future of Care Leadership webinar—thank you! We had an incredible discussion about the evolving landscape of social care leadership, the skills that truly make a difference, and the strategies that can help leaders build stronger teams and improve care quality.
If you couldn’t make it, don’t worry—you can watch the recording below.
Webinar recording
Our expert panel brought deep insight and real-world experience to the table, covering the biggest challenges and opportunities facing today’s care leaders.
We hope you find this as interesting and informative as we did. To learn more about how we can help you level up your leadership, please see our Leadership eLearning course bundle, our Leadership training programmes, or get in touch! Below are some links and sources referenced in the webinar which we hope you find helpful:
Flourish Leadership training
- Leadership Online Course Bundle – 21 online courses, accessed through our Click Learning platform. Tailored for the health and social care sector, these online leadership courses cover all the essentials, keeping leaders motivated, engaged, and ready to tackle the challenges they face.
- Click Academy Leadership Training – Created by Skills for Care, these expert-led training courses support the development of leadership skills in social care. The programmes are fully fundable using the Learning and Development Support Scheme (LDSS).
Resources
- Learning and development resources for managers
- Skills for Care The state of the adult social care sector and workforce in England, 2024
- Recruitment and retention in adult social care: secrets of success report - Skills for Care
- The Leadership Qualities Framework – Skills for Care
- Support for Leaders and Managers - Skills for Care
Networks within the sector
- Association of Directors of Adult Social Services (ADASS) – A membership charity and a leading, independent voice of adult social care.
- National Care Association - A trade association for small and medium-sized care providers, liaises with national Government at a political and departmental level; Local Government and key stakeholder groups including the NHS and CQC.
- Care Providers Voice - A free hub that represents North East London in creating a better environment for the care sector.
- Care Provider Alliance - Brings together the ten main national associations which represent independent and voluntary adult social care providers in England.
- Care England - A representative body for independent care services in England.
- Homecare Association - A professional association of homecare providers. Helps organisations that provide care, including nursing services, to people in their own homes, promoting high standards of care.
- National Association of Care and Support Workers (NCAS)- An independent professional body and membership organisation for all care and support workers in the UK.
- Care Association Alliance (CAA) - A national body which brings together local care associations supporting SME care providers across England.
- Association for Real Change - A third sector and membership organisation supporting providers of services to people with a learning disability and/or autism.
- Association of Mental Health Providers - A representative body for voluntary, community and social enterprise mental health organisations in England and Wales
- National Care Forum - A membership organisation for not-for-profit organisations in the care and support sector.
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