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SCIE improves the lives of people of all ages by co-producing, sharing, and supporting the use of the best available knowledge and evidence about what works in practice.
There’s less than one week to go📅
SCIE will be at the Care Show Birmingham, providing trusted expertise on social care issues and sharing insights from the several hundred safeguarding projects we have successfully delivered over the last three years.
Register for free👉 www.careshow.co.uk
SCIE will be at the Care Show Birmingham, providing trusted expertise on social care issues and sharing insights from the several hundred safeguarding projects we have successfully delivered over the last three years.
Register for free👉 www.careshow.co.uk
October 2, 2026 at 9:13 AM
There’s less than one week to go📅
SCIE will be at the Care Show Birmingham, providing trusted expertise on social care issues and sharing insights from the several hundred safeguarding projects we have successfully delivered over the last three years.
Register for free👉 www.careshow.co.uk
SCIE will be at the Care Show Birmingham, providing trusted expertise on social care issues and sharing insights from the several hundred safeguarding projects we have successfully delivered over the last three years.
Register for free👉 www.careshow.co.uk
The Secretary of State for Health and Social Care has announced plans to better support and value the social care workforce, including a new collective pension scheme for care workers.
Read SCIE's response, authored by our Interim Chief Executive, Gerard Crofton-Martin, on our website.
Read SCIE's response, authored by our Interim Chief Executive, Gerard Crofton-Martin, on our website.
New workforce measures could transform social care - SCIE 2026
SCIE welcomes government plans to support the social care workforce, including a new collective pension scheme for care workers.
scie.info
September 30, 2026 at 2:47 PM
The Secretary of State for Health and Social Care has announced plans to better support and value the social care workforce, including a new collective pension scheme for care workers.
Read SCIE's response, authored by our Interim Chief Executive, Gerard Crofton-Martin, on our website.
Read SCIE's response, authored by our Interim Chief Executive, Gerard Crofton-Martin, on our website.
The Prime Minister delivered a speech to the Labour Party Conference today, outlining his vision for social care reform. Baroness Glenys Thornton, Chair of the Board for SCIE, said:
September 29, 2026 at 4:39 PM
The Prime Minister delivered a speech to the Labour Party Conference today, outlining his vision for social care reform. Baroness Glenys Thornton, Chair of the Board for SCIE, said:
Last night, SCIE and the Centre for Care co-hosted a panel session, ‘Placing care equity at the centre of adult social care reform’, at the Labour Party Conference in Liverpool.
September 28, 2026 at 3:24 PM
Last night, SCIE and the Centre for Care co-hosted a panel session, ‘Placing care equity at the centre of adult social care reform’, at the Labour Party Conference in Liverpool.
At SCIE, supporting commissioners to deliver better outcomes is a core part of what we do.
That's why we were so pleased to work in partnership with EY, West Midlands ADASS, and DHSC on Ignite, the first national training programme for senior local authority commissioners of adult social care.
That's why we were so pleased to work in partnership with EY, West Midlands ADASS, and DHSC on Ignite, the first national training programme for senior local authority commissioners of adult social care.
September 25, 2026 at 11:51 AM
At SCIE, supporting commissioners to deliver better outcomes is a core part of what we do.
That's why we were so pleased to work in partnership with EY, West Midlands ADASS, and DHSC on Ignite, the first national training programme for senior local authority commissioners of adult social care.
That's why we were so pleased to work in partnership with EY, West Midlands ADASS, and DHSC on Ignite, the first national training programme for senior local authority commissioners of adult social care.
In the latest episode of the Care Matters Podcast, Dr Matthew Ford, Senior Research Analyst at SCIE, and Isaac Samuels OBE, SCIE Trustee and Co-chair of NCAG and the TLAP Board, join Professor Kate Hamblin to discuss SCIE's new care inequities research in depth👉 centreforcare.ac.uk/updates/2026...
September 24, 2026 at 8:59 AM
In the latest episode of the Care Matters Podcast, Dr Matthew Ford, Senior Research Analyst at SCIE, and Isaac Samuels OBE, SCIE Trustee and Co-chair of NCAG and the TLAP Board, join Professor Kate Hamblin to discuss SCIE's new care inequities research in depth👉 centreforcare.ac.uk/updates/2026...
SCIE will join other sector leaders at the Care Show Birmingham to outline how we can support care providers through the rapidly changing social care landscape.
Read statements by our Head of Safeguarding and our Head of Social Care Transformation and Improvement here🔗 scie.info/Care-Show-Bi...
Read statements by our Head of Safeguarding and our Head of Social Care Transformation and Improvement here🔗 scie.info/Care-Show-Bi...
September 23, 2026 at 10:12 AM
SCIE will join other sector leaders at the Care Show Birmingham to outline how we can support care providers through the rapidly changing social care landscape.
Read statements by our Head of Safeguarding and our Head of Social Care Transformation and Improvement here🔗 scie.info/Care-Show-Bi...
Read statements by our Head of Safeguarding and our Head of Social Care Transformation and Improvement here🔗 scie.info/Care-Show-Bi...
SCIE is working with Partners in Care and Health to develop practice guidance for newly qualified social workers around using AI. 1/3
September 21, 2026 at 9:01 AM
SCIE is working with Partners in Care and Health to develop practice guidance for newly qualified social workers around using AI. 1/3
DHSC's Adult Social Care Workforce Survey 2026 is now open📢.
The survey, supported by Skills for Care, is your opportunity to share your experience.
It takes around 20 minutes to complete. Please share it with your colleagues, members and networks👉 Ipsos.uk/ASCWorkforceSurvey
The survey, supported by Skills for Care, is your opportunity to share your experience.
It takes around 20 minutes to complete. Please share it with your colleagues, members and networks👉 Ipsos.uk/ASCWorkforceSurvey
September 18, 2026 at 9:00 AM
DHSC's Adult Social Care Workforce Survey 2026 is now open📢.
The survey, supported by Skills for Care, is your opportunity to share your experience.
It takes around 20 minutes to complete. Please share it with your colleagues, members and networks👉 Ipsos.uk/ASCWorkforceSurvey
The survey, supported by Skills for Care, is your opportunity to share your experience.
It takes around 20 minutes to complete. Please share it with your colleagues, members and networks👉 Ipsos.uk/ASCWorkforceSurvey
SCIE will be at Exhibition Stand N43 throughout the Care Show Birmingham to outline how we can work with care providers to anticipate and manage safeguarding risks.
Alongside our focus on safeguarding, we will also be providing trusted expertise on wider social care issues in a keynote discussion📣
Alongside our focus on safeguarding, we will also be providing trusted expertise on wider social care issues in a keynote discussion📣
Care Show Birmingham 2026 | The UK's leading event in the social care calendar
Join 300+ suppliers and 200+ speakers at the UK's leading social care conference. 7-8 October 2026 at NEC Birmingham. Register for your complimentary pass today.
www.careshow.co.uk
September 17, 2026 at 9:00 AM
SCIE will be at Exhibition Stand N43 throughout the Care Show Birmingham to outline how we can work with care providers to anticipate and manage safeguarding risks.
Alongside our focus on safeguarding, we will also be providing trusted expertise on wider social care issues in a keynote discussion📣
Alongside our focus on safeguarding, we will also be providing trusted expertise on wider social care issues in a keynote discussion📣
This week is Professional Care Workers’ Week📅.
Hosted annually by The Care Workers' Charity, it is an opportunity to acknowledge and celebrate the invaluable contributions of professional care workers.
🔗To learn more about the week and how you can get involved, visit The Care Workers’ Charity.
Hosted annually by The Care Workers' Charity, it is an opportunity to acknowledge and celebrate the invaluable contributions of professional care workers.
🔗To learn more about the week and how you can get involved, visit The Care Workers’ Charity.
Professional Care Workers’ Week 2026 - Care Workers Support trading as The Care Workers' Charity
Professional Care Workers’ Week 2026 - The Care Workers’ Charity 2024 Events
www.thecareworkerscharity.org.uk
September 14, 2026 at 9:00 AM
This week is Professional Care Workers’ Week📅.
Hosted annually by The Care Workers' Charity, it is an opportunity to acknowledge and celebrate the invaluable contributions of professional care workers.
🔗To learn more about the week and how you can get involved, visit The Care Workers’ Charity.
Hosted annually by The Care Workers' Charity, it is an opportunity to acknowledge and celebrate the invaluable contributions of professional care workers.
🔗To learn more about the week and how you can get involved, visit The Care Workers’ Charity.
We are excited to announce that SCIE will be exhibiting at the Care Show Birmingham in October⭐.
📅7 and 8 October 2026
📌 NEC Birmingham, Exhibition Stand N43
The Care Show Birmingham is free for all care professionals across the sector. Find out more and register👉 www.careshow.co.uk
📅7 and 8 October 2026
📌 NEC Birmingham, Exhibition Stand N43
The Care Show Birmingham is free for all care professionals across the sector. Find out more and register👉 www.careshow.co.uk
September 10, 2026 at 8:57 AM
We are excited to announce that SCIE will be exhibiting at the Care Show Birmingham in October⭐.
📅7 and 8 October 2026
📌 NEC Birmingham, Exhibition Stand N43
The Care Show Birmingham is free for all care professionals across the sector. Find out more and register👉 www.careshow.co.uk
📅7 and 8 October 2026
📌 NEC Birmingham, Exhibition Stand N43
The Care Show Birmingham is free for all care professionals across the sector. Find out more and register👉 www.careshow.co.uk
Introducing Sector-Specific CQC Frameworks
📅24/09/2026, 10:10 AM
📍Online
Ellie Haworth, Head of Social Care Transformation and Innovation at SCIE, will be taking part in a live Q&A on what’s changing across adult social care, mental health, hospitals, and primary and community care.
Book now🔗
📅24/09/2026, 10:10 AM
📍Online
Ellie Haworth, Head of Social Care Transformation and Innovation at SCIE, will be taking part in a live Q&A on what’s changing across adult social care, mental health, hospitals, and primary and community care.
Book now🔗
CQC Inspections Digital Conference - Westminster Insight
Join us for this timely digital conference to find out where CQC inspections are heading and to learn more about sector-specific frameworks.
www.westminsterinsight.com
September 9, 2026 at 12:08 PM
Introducing Sector-Specific CQC Frameworks
📅24/09/2026, 10:10 AM
📍Online
Ellie Haworth, Head of Social Care Transformation and Innovation at SCIE, will be taking part in a live Q&A on what’s changing across adult social care, mental health, hospitals, and primary and community care.
Book now🔗
📅24/09/2026, 10:10 AM
📍Online
Ellie Haworth, Head of Social Care Transformation and Innovation at SCIE, will be taking part in a live Q&A on what’s changing across adult social care, mental health, hospitals, and primary and community care.
Book now🔗
We are hosting a panel at the Labour Party conference with @centreforcare.bsky.social exploring how we tackle inequity and drive fairer reform across adult social care.
Panellists include
@annadixonmp.bsky.social
@sojanjosephmp.bsky.social
@philholmes.bsky.social
www.scie.org.uk/news/detail/...
Panellists include
@annadixonmp.bsky.social
@sojanjosephmp.bsky.social
@philholmes.bsky.social
www.scie.org.uk/news/detail/...
SCIE and Centre for Care to Co-Host Labour Party Conference Panel on Care Equity - SCIE
SCIE and Centre for Care host a Labour Conference panel on embedding care equity within a National Care Service.
www.scie.org.uk
September 8, 2026 at 8:53 AM
We are hosting a panel at the Labour Party conference with @centreforcare.bsky.social exploring how we tackle inequity and drive fairer reform across adult social care.
Panellists include
@annadixonmp.bsky.social
@sojanjosephmp.bsky.social
@philholmes.bsky.social
www.scie.org.uk/news/detail/...
Panellists include
@annadixonmp.bsky.social
@sojanjosephmp.bsky.social
@philholmes.bsky.social
www.scie.org.uk/news/detail/...
Older people experiencing domestic abuse can be overlooked.
In a new article for Care Talk, SCIE’s Carrie Bower explores how ageism can contribute to that invisibility, and the role practitioners can play in recognising abuse.
www.caretalk.co.uk/news/ageism-...
In a new article for Care Talk, SCIE’s Carrie Bower explores how ageism can contribute to that invisibility, and the role practitioners can play in recognising abuse.
www.caretalk.co.uk/news/ageism-...
Ageism, domestic abuse and invisibility - Care Talk
By Carrie Bower, Practice Development Consultant Trainer at the Social Care Institute for Excellence (SCIE) When I talk about domestic abuse in later life, I often start with a simple observation: ageism creates a petri dish for abuse to thrive. That may sound uncomfortable, but we need to sit with that discomfort. Too often, domestic
www.caretalk.co.uk
September 7, 2026 at 7:56 AM
Older people experiencing domestic abuse can be overlooked.
In a new article for Care Talk, SCIE’s Carrie Bower explores how ageism can contribute to that invisibility, and the role practitioners can play in recognising abuse.
www.caretalk.co.uk/news/ageism-...
In a new article for Care Talk, SCIE’s Carrie Bower explores how ageism can contribute to that invisibility, and the role practitioners can play in recognising abuse.
www.caretalk.co.uk/news/ageism-...
The Supreme Court’s recent Deprivation of Liberty judgment changed the landscape for everyone working across health and social care.
In a new article for CMM, SCIE's Interim Chief Executive, Gerard Crofton-Martin, reflects on the judgment and the opportunities it presents.
In a new article for CMM, SCIE's Interim Chief Executive, Gerard Crofton-Martin, reflects on the judgment and the opportunities it presents.
www.caremanagementmatters.co.uk
September 3, 2026 at 11:05 AM
The Supreme Court’s recent Deprivation of Liberty judgment changed the landscape for everyone working across health and social care.
In a new article for CMM, SCIE's Interim Chief Executive, Gerard Crofton-Martin, reflects on the judgment and the opportunities it presents.
In a new article for CMM, SCIE's Interim Chief Executive, Gerard Crofton-Martin, reflects on the judgment and the opportunities it presents.
In this article for The MJ, Gerard Crofton-Martin, SCIE’s Interim Chief Executive, outlines what needs to change to build a fairer, more equitable social care system.
Why social care reform must tackle more than cost
A Which? survey in May found that 55% of retired respondents were concerned about being able to afford care in the future, up from 46% in 2024. These findings aren't...
www.themj.co.uk
September 2, 2026 at 1:55 PM
In this article for The MJ, Gerard Crofton-Martin, SCIE’s Interim Chief Executive, outlines what needs to change to build a fairer, more equitable social care system.
⭐Strengths-based leadership CPD-accredited training⭐
There are only a few days left of our discount!
This programme will support health and social care leaders and will run from October 2026 to January 2027. Find out more and register on our website.
There are only a few days left of our discount!
This programme will support health and social care leaders and will run from October 2026 to January 2027. Find out more and register on our website.
Strengths-based leadership programme - SCIE
Six-month leadership programme for children's and adults' social care practitioners — discounts available for individuals and groups.
scie.info
August 24, 2026 at 2:05 PM
⭐Strengths-based leadership CPD-accredited training⭐
There are only a few days left of our discount!
This programme will support health and social care leaders and will run from October 2026 to January 2027. Find out more and register on our website.
There are only a few days left of our discount!
This programme will support health and social care leaders and will run from October 2026 to January 2027. Find out more and register on our website.
The Prime Minister has established social care as a key government priority.
The challenge now is ensuring that people experience policy ambitions in their everyday lives. Think Local Act Personal (TLAP) has shared what it hopes this will look like on its website.
The challenge now is ensuring that people experience policy ambitions in their everyday lives. Think Local Act Personal (TLAP) has shared what it hopes this will look like on its website.
Reflections on the future of adult social care - Think Local Act Personal
The Prime Minister has established social care as a key government priority. It is encouraging to hear a Prime Minister acknowledge the importance of reform,
thinklocalactpersonal.org.uk
August 21, 2026 at 10:36 AM
The Prime Minister has established social care as a key government priority.
The challenge now is ensuring that people experience policy ambitions in their everyday lives. Think Local Act Personal (TLAP) has shared what it hopes this will look like on its website.
The challenge now is ensuring that people experience policy ambitions in their everyday lives. Think Local Act Personal (TLAP) has shared what it hopes this will look like on its website.
On 2 June 2026, the Supreme Court handed down a landmark judgment that made two significant changes to the test for deprivation of liberty in care settings.
Peter Tsoukkas, Research Officer at Essex Autonomy Project, University of Essex, explores this in detail in this blog.
Peter Tsoukkas, Research Officer at Essex Autonomy Project, University of Essex, explores this in detail in this blog.
AGNI challenges and opportunities: the view from the workforce - SCIE
New Supreme Court research reveals how frontline health and social care staff view the AGNI deprivation of liberty ruling.
scie.info
August 19, 2026 at 11:28 AM
On 2 June 2026, the Supreme Court handed down a landmark judgment that made two significant changes to the test for deprivation of liberty in care settings.
Peter Tsoukkas, Research Officer at Essex Autonomy Project, University of Essex, explores this in detail in this blog.
Peter Tsoukkas, Research Officer at Essex Autonomy Project, University of Essex, explores this in detail in this blog.
SCIE is pleased to announce the appointment of three new trustees to our Board.
We warmly welcome Sudha Bharadia, Adele Leighton and Dean Okereke and look forward to the perspective and experience they will bring.
Find out more about them and our Board of Trustees on our website.
We warmly welcome Sudha Bharadia, Adele Leighton and Dean Okereke and look forward to the perspective and experience they will bring.
Find out more about them and our Board of Trustees on our website.
Board of Trustees - SCIE
Profiles on SCIE's Board of Trustees. Read about the background and values of those who help shape our mission to improve the lives of those who draw on care and support.
www.scie.org.uk
August 18, 2026 at 11:01 AM
SCIE is pleased to announce the appointment of three new trustees to our Board.
We warmly welcome Sudha Bharadia, Adele Leighton and Dean Okereke and look forward to the perspective and experience they will bring.
Find out more about them and our Board of Trustees on our website.
We warmly welcome Sudha Bharadia, Adele Leighton and Dean Okereke and look forward to the perspective and experience they will bring.
Find out more about them and our Board of Trustees on our website.
Our next popular strengths-based leadership programme is now available for booking. The programme will run from October 2026 to January 2027.
We are running an early bird discount this summer, for both individuals and groups, until 31 August 2026. Find out more and register on our website.
We are running an early bird discount this summer, for both individuals and groups, until 31 August 2026. Find out more and register on our website.
Strengths-based leadership programme - SCIE
Six-month leadership programme for children's and adults' social care practitioners — discounts available for individuals and groups.
scie.info
August 13, 2026 at 11:03 AM
Our next popular strengths-based leadership programme is now available for booking. The programme will run from October 2026 to January 2027.
We are running an early bird discount this summer, for both individuals and groups, until 31 August 2026. Find out more and register on our website.
We are running an early bird discount this summer, for both individuals and groups, until 31 August 2026. Find out more and register on our website.
SCIE & PCH digital programme: join our Communities of Practice📣
Leaders, managers and practitioners working in adult social care are invited to join our Communities of Practice and newly designed ‘AI surgeries’ to discuss AI and share real-life issues that councils are currently facing.
Leaders, managers and practitioners working in adult social care are invited to join our Communities of Practice and newly designed ‘AI surgeries’ to discuss AI and share real-life issues that councils are currently facing.
Digital Communities of Practice free webinar series - SCIE
Monthly AI-focused webinars and quarterly AI surgeries for adult social care leaders, managers and practitioners, Autumn 2026–Winter 2027.
www.scie.org.uk
August 12, 2026 at 1:57 PM
SCIE & PCH digital programme: join our Communities of Practice📣
Leaders, managers and practitioners working in adult social care are invited to join our Communities of Practice and newly designed ‘AI surgeries’ to discuss AI and share real-life issues that councils are currently facing.
Leaders, managers and practitioners working in adult social care are invited to join our Communities of Practice and newly designed ‘AI surgeries’ to discuss AI and share real-life issues that councils are currently facing.
It’s been just over a month since SCIE’s annual Co-production Week📅
Since then, we’ve been sharing more content, insights, and examples to explore how co-production can help achieve better equity in care.
Find out more and watch the recordings of our Co-production Week sessions on our website.
Since then, we’ve been sharing more content, insights, and examples to explore how co-production can help achieve better equity in care.
Find out more and watch the recordings of our Co-production Week sessions on our website.
Co-production Week: Online sessions 2026 - SCIE
Webinar recordings and slide-deck downloads from Co-production Week 2026 exploring inequities in social care.
www.scie.org.uk
August 10, 2026 at 1:58 PM
It’s been just over a month since SCIE’s annual Co-production Week📅
Since then, we’ve been sharing more content, insights, and examples to explore how co-production can help achieve better equity in care.
Find out more and watch the recordings of our Co-production Week sessions on our website.
Since then, we’ve been sharing more content, insights, and examples to explore how co-production can help achieve better equity in care.
Find out more and watch the recordings of our Co-production Week sessions on our website.
Advocacy plays a vital role in ensuring that people can understand information, express their wishes, and exercise their rights. Yet for many deafblind people, accessing advocacy remains far from straightforward. 1/3
August 7, 2026 at 10:05 AM
Advocacy plays a vital role in ensuring that people can understand information, express their wishes, and exercise their rights. Yet for many deafblind people, accessing advocacy remains far from straightforward. 1/3