Tag: resource

A leadership development offer for the MILE network

As part of our role in sharing useful opportunities across the MILE network, we wanted to pass on a leadership development offer from The King’s Fund that may be of interest to care home managers and staff.

ShiftWorks by The King’s Fund is an online learning platform designed to remove cost as a barrier to leadership development in health and care. It offers CPD-accredited short courses with practical tools, reflective activities and real-world insight grounded in lived experience.

As a MILE newsletter reader, you can access ShiftWorks for £35 per year using the details below:

The code is valid until 28th February.

SESCA Provider Briefing Webinar: “Earned Settlement” Consultation

This webinar will be hosted by the South East Social Care Alliance on Thursday 22nd January 2026 between 3:15pm – 4:15pm. It will explain the Government’s proposed Earned Settlement reforms, what they could mean for adult social care providers and migrant care workers, and how to respond before the consultation closes on 12th February 2026.

Click here to find out more and register →

Care Leaders’ Summit 2026

The Care Leaders’ Summit, convened by Health Connect Global, focuses on shared learning, collaboration and practical change. This free event brings together care providers, policymakers and technology leaders to explore how the health and social care system can better support both people who draw on care and those who deliver it.

📆Wednesday 28th January 2026
📍Garden Museum, 5 Lambeth Palace Road, London, SE1 7LB

Find out more and book your place →

New Skills Bootcamps Information Service for West Sussex businesses

West Sussex County Council, working with the Sussex Council of Training Providers, has launched a new Skills Bootcamps Information Service to help local employers access targeted training and recruitment support.

Skills Bootcamps are short, flexible training courses designed with employers to address real workforce needs. Courses typically run for a minimum of 60 hours over up to 16 weeks and are intended to support both recruitment and workforce development. They can help employers to:

  • Recruit job-ready candidates with sector-specific skills
  • Upskill existing staff to address skills gaps
  • Reduce recruitment risk by training people for real roles
  • Access low-cost training, with up to 90% government funding

Each course is developed in partnership with industry and reflects real-world working practices, with a focus on progression into employment or further development.

To find out how Skills Bootcamps could support your organisation, you can book a free, impartial call with the Skills Bootcamp Information Service.

To book email: [email protected]

You can also find out more by visiting the West Sussex County Council Skills Bootcamps webpage →

Carer Awareness: ‘Think Carer’ Training 2026

New dates are now available for the free Care for the Carers ‘Think Carer’ training. Most sessions will run online, with one in-person session in Eastbourne on Wednesday 18th March 2026.

This training is suitable for paid staff and volunteers across the public sector, charities, community groups, and businesses who work with carers.

What the training covers:

  • Understanding unpaid carers and the impact of caring
  • Why identifying and supporting carers matters
  • Carers’ rights
  • Support options, signposting and making referrals
  • What a ‘Carer Friendly’ approach looks like and how everyone can contribute

Online sessions:

  • 13th January 2026, 10:00am – 12:30pm
  • 12th February 2026, 13:30pm – 16:00pm
  • 22nd March 2026, 10:00am – 12:30pm
  • 15th May 2026, 10:00am – 12:30pm
  • 18th June 2026, 13:30pm – 16:00pm
  • 8th July 2026, 10:00am – 12:30pm
  • 10th August 2026, 13:30pm – 16:00pm
  • 13th October 2026, 13:30pm – 16:00pm
  • 20th November 2026, 10:00am – 12:30pm
  • 7th December 2026, 13:30pm – 16:00pm

Click here to book the online sessions →

In person session:

  • Wednesday 18th March 2026, 13:30pm – 16:00pm – Faraday House, Eastbourne

Click here to book the in-person session →

Registered Managers webinar: Supervising and supporting nursing students on placement

This session, hosted by Skills for Care on 29th January between 10:00am – 11:00am, introduces a new, free online resource designed to support registered managers in their potential role as Practice Supervisor for nursing students and nursing associates on placement in social care settings.

Funded by DHSC and developed in partnership with the University of Exeter, the resource aligns with the Nursing and Midwifery Council Standards for Student Supervision and Assessment and supports the national strategy to enable more social care placements for student nurses.

Who should attend:

  • Registered managers (NMC registered or not) interested in supervising nursing students
  • Those involved in nursing education or placement development
  • Employers and stakeholders looking to expand nursing placements in social care

Click here to find out more and book a place →

The 12 Leadership Skills of Christmas

As the year draws to a close, this edition invites you to pause and reflect on the leadership skills that matter most. It brings together learning explored across this year’s editions and groups them into twelve key themes.

Each topic below includes a small selection of learning and resources to support continuing professional development at a pace that suits you. You may wish to choose one area to explore over the Christmas period, or identify a focus for your own development in the year ahead.

Click here to read this week’s newsletter →

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