27 children young people Blog posts

We talk to a special needs teacher in a challenging school working with children with behavioural problems. Sarah Kean-Price poses the questions and learns that education “needs to shift away from academia and towards building questioning, empowered, creative individuals”

Any kind of health and social care job can be yours with the relevant training. In this article we look at the qualifications you can achieve from the beginning of your social care career, and how to progress with continued professional development. Words by Sarah Gill.

We look at the professional development opportunities available to qualified social workers and how to get your next Social Worker job.

Sarah Kean-Price talks to a teaching assistant to find out what educational support work is like on a day-to-day basis. For those interested in how to manage and work with challenging behaviour you should read on!

Mental health nurse Reetesh shares how he became a Shared Lives Carer with Ategi, supporting adults to live independently at home.

We look at how much Social Workers in the NHS and those working for Local Authorities are paid in 2026.

If you work in health and social care as a Support Worker or Care Assistant then you may be expected to undertake the Care Certificate. This article explains what you can expect to learn.

VIDEO: Support Worker, Ese, explains how to successfully apply for a job as a Support Worker. She uses her own experience to explain tips for CV Writing and succeed at Support Worker Interviews.

All across Socialcare.co.uk you’ll see jobs in care homes, and jobs in home care. There’s an important difference, of course. Here we briefly outline four of the most common such jobs that you’ll find on this site.