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The impact of learning and development in retaining support staff
26 Jun 2024 Aisling Duffy
In this article, we hear from Aisling Duffy, Chief Executive of Certitude Support, on how she believes learning and development is critical in enablin…read more
Learning and development
Retention
Improving retention as an individual employer
19 Jun 2024 ËÄФÈýÆÚÄڱسö
Hints and tips on retaining personal assistants as an inidivudal employer. read more
Individual employers
How leaders create workplace cultures that retain social care staff
10 Jun 2024 ËÄФÈýÆÚÄڱسö
We discuss how leadership impacts culture and how this can create an environment that leads to better staff retention. read more
Culture and diversity
Leadership
How recognition and reward can help you retain staff
05 Jun 2024 ËÄФÈýÆÚÄڱسö
We talk about how to recognise and reward your staff to support you in #KeepingTheRightPoeple. read more
Top tips on how to create a positive workplace culture
03 Jun 2024 ËÄФÈýÆÚÄڱسö
We share our top tips on how to create a positive workplace culture that retains staff. read more
Wellbeing
Management
Why we can’t recruit our way out of a retention crisis
07 May 2024 Oonagh Smyth
As we launch our #KeepTheRightPeople campaign, our CEO Oonagh Smyth discusses why it’s important to retain the best staff and the factors that impact …read more
How the ASYE can support retention of newly-qualified social workers
24 Jan 2024 ËÄФÈýÆÚÄڱسö
We look at how the assessed and supported year in employment (ASYE) for newly qualified social workers can help to support retention. read more
Social work
Why managers shouldn’t be afraid to develop their staff
22 Jan 2024 ËÄФÈýÆÚÄڱسö
Victoria Collier, Deputy Head of National Workforce Development, Capability and Skills at ËÄФÈýÆÚÄڱسö discusses why managers shouldn’t fear develo…read more
Bowfell House sees benefits of effective learning and development for staff
19 Jan 2024 ËÄФÈýÆÚÄڱسö
This #GoodNewsFriday we hear from Bowfell House about how they support learning and development for their team, and the benefits it has for the organi…read more
Good news story
What data tells us about how learning and development supports retention
17 Jan 2024 ËÄФÈýÆÚÄڱسö
We round-up what our latest data tells us about how learning and development supports retention. read more
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