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Four commitments to help improve care workers’ well-being

In her latest column for the Western Mail, our Chief Executive Sue Evans discusses our newly launched well-being framework

Bursaries to increase for second and third year social work students

The Welsh Government has provided additional funding to help students who are currently completing their second and third year social work undergraduate and postgraduate courses with the rising cost of living.

The temporary Register closes

Our temporary Register of Social Workers closed on 30 September.

New course helps set more people on path to career in care

More than 30 people from the African community in Swansea have completed a three-day Introduction to social care course, to help set them on the pathway for a career in care.

Entries and nominations now open for 2023 Accolades awards

The 2023 Accolades awards are now open for entries and nominations and we want to hear about the good work that’s going on within social work, social care and childcare, play and early years in Wales.

Report reveals opportunities and challenges facing social care data analysts in Wales

​Research to find out more about the people who work with data in local authority social services has revealed the biggest opportunities and challenges they face.

55 employers sign up to new guaranteed interview scheme

More than 50 employers have signed up to a new scheme to help more people get work in social care.

New ways to help more people take up jobs in care

In her latest column for the Western Mail, our Chief Executive Sue Evans discusses the importance of attracting and recruiting enough people with the right skills and values to work in caring roles

The Prince’s Trust partnership programme: young people get bespoke introduction to social care career opportunities

Young people aged 18 to 30 in Wales have been taking part in a specially-designed training programme to help get them into a career in social care.

Bursaries to increase for social work students starting their studies from September

The Deputy Minister for Social Services Julie Morgan has announced that new social work students, who start their studies from September onwards, will receive significantly higher bursaries.

National Eisteddfod event to highlight importance of caring in Welsh

Anyone visiting the Ceredigion National Eisteddfod on Monday 1 August is welcome to attend our event to highlight the importance of providing care and support to people in Welsh.

Social care summer school: Pembrokeshire pupils get a taste of careers in social care

Pupils at Haverfordwest VC High School have been the first to receive a new type of introduction to social care training.