Staff development resources and services

Managing knowledge to improve social care: a day in the life

Part of e-Learning courses

This e-learning object describes day-to-day work contexts for knowledge in a professional practice, deciding how useful different sources of knowledge are.

Personalisation briefing: implications for personal assistants (PAs)

Part of Personalisation

Part of our new series on personalisation for professionals, this briefing produced with Skills for Care summarises the implications of the personalisation agenda for personal assistants (PAs).

Leading practice: a development programme for first-line managers

'Leading Practice' is a development programme designed for first-line managers in social care

The participation of adult service users, including older people, in developing social care

This guide offers quick and easy access to practice knowledge about how social care agencies can develop the involvement of adults including older people in developing social care services. It covers key research findings; ideas from practice; details of relevant legislation, guidance and standards; and links to further information. It is aimed primarily at practitioners and managers but will also be useful to everyone involved in promoting adult service users' participation.