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Engage: Closing off social care jobs to migrant workers will only harm sector already in crisis

By Majella Kilkey & Jayanthi T. Lingham, University of Sheffield13th May 2025Engage

One big talking point to emerge from the UK government’s recently announced plans to reform the immigration system was the proposal to end recruitment of social care workers from overseas.

From trauma to anxiety and depression, how online sexual harassment can seriously harm victims’ mental health

By Freya O'Brien, Liverpool John Moores University 15th April 202515th April 2025Engage

In today’s hyperconnected world, where much of our social and professional lives plays out online, the digital realm should feel safe and respectful. But for many, particularly women, young boys

Engage: Managing your service in line with the Workforce Strategy for Adult Social Care

By Sarah Gilbert. Skills For Care14th March 2025Engage

Sarah Gilbert, Head of Workforce Strategy, Implementation Unit at Skills for Care, talks about how to manage your care service in line with the Workforce Strategy for Adult Social Care’s

I work with abuse survivors in Rotherham – the current discussion about grooming gangs risks retraumatising them

By Dr Rebecca Hamer, Sheffield Hallam University15th January 2025Engage

Survivors of sexual abuse in the UK are, sadly, all too familiar with the feeling of being exploited for the gain of others. They have often been made false promises

Fact check: How many children have been the victims of grooming gangs?

By The Press Association9th January 2025Engage

This roundup of claims has been compiled by Full Fact, the UK’s largest fact checking charity working to find, expose and counter the harms of bad information. Some widely shared

Engage: Beyond the screen – how digital technology is revolutionising care

By Rob Martin, Managing Director, Care Services at Anchor17th December 2024Engage

Today we hear from Rob Martin, MD of Care Services at Anchor, England’s largest not-for-profit provider of care and housing for people in later life on how digital technology is

Engage: Pushing for more digital confidence across adult social care

By Oonagh Smyth, Skill For Care17th December 2024Engage

Skills for Care CEO, Oonagh Smyth, speaks to us about their ‘Building digital confidence’ campaign and how they’re supporting the future of digitally capable care. Throughout November and December, we’re

Engage: Barry Keoghan says he ‘never trusted love’ after growing up in foster care

By Ellie Iorizzo, Reporter6th December 2024Engage

Barry Keoghan said he has had “a lot of problems with trust” after growing up in the care system. The Dublin-born actor has been outspoken about his childhood, which saw

Engage: Why are so many of England’s care workers migrants?

By Professor Majella Kilkey12th September 2024Engage

Care homes in England are warning they may have to close, as the sector’s longstanding staffing crisis faces further trouble due to changes in immigration policy. The latest official migration

Engage: The Workforce Strategy for Adult Social Care and ‘Driving change in social care’

By Oonagh Smyth, Skill For Care10th September 2024Engage

We hear from Oonagh Smyth, CEO of Skills for Care, on how their ‘Driving change in social care’ campaign hopes to promote the Workforce Strategy for Adult Social Care. The