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The Social Care Institute for Excellence (SCIE) is a not-for-profit independent social care charity.

We collaborate and innovate in social care to improve the lives of adults and children, working with a wide range of partners and people with lived experience.

Co-Production week 2026

SCIE’s Co-production Week 2026 ran from Monday 29 June to Friday 3 July. Explore early insights from SCIE’s new research on inequities in adult social care, hear from Isaac Samuels OBE, and look out for our online session recordings.

What we do

For over 20 years, SCIE has been collaborating and innovating in social care to improve people’s lives. We provide innovative consultancy, expert training, extensive resources and information, and evidence-based insights.

Consultancy

Advice and consultancy to drive improvements across children’s, families and adult’s health and social care.

Training

Our courses are developed in collaboration with the sector and delivered by subject matter experts.

Resources

Guidance, advice and better practice resources across a range of key care themes and priority areas.

Insights

Research, evidence and policy insights to drive improvements and innovationand influence national policy and practice.

How we can help

Watch our film to hear from our staff, our partners, and the people with lived-experience, with whom we co-produce our resources and guidance.

New report 2026

Towards a National Care Service: raising national standards of care.

We have launched a new report which sets out how national standards could help deliver greater consistency, fairness and quality in adult social care across England.