Our offices will be closed over the festive period and the New Year from 25 December and will re-open on 2 January 2025.

📢 Social Care Wales and Care Inspectorate Wales to launch new joint data collection process in 2026. We're introducing a single, shared process, which will make it easier for social care providers by reducing the need to collect similar information twice. 👉 https://ow.ly/EtpX50XHntb

📱We've broken the findings of our digital potential tool down into three areas to make it easier to find the information you need. 🔎 Visit the Insight Collective to find out what we learned about digital skills and capabilities: https://ow.ly/Ke5j50XGjaR

🗣️ We recently published the findings of our 2025 Have Your Say survey. As well as providing an overview of the entire social care workforce in Wales, the final report also breaks the findings down into three job groups: 👉 Read our summary of responses from managers: https://ow.ly/6knz50XFyKn

🤝 Come and find out more about communities of practice and the support we offer! Join us from 11.30am to 12.30pm on Tuesday 9 December to discuss: 🔸what a community of practice is 🔸how a community might support your work 🔸how we can support you. 👉 Book your place: https://ow.ly/203j50XCJfO

Want learn more about Welsh language, culture and working bilingually? Our e-learning module has information about: 👉 the Welsh language and bilingualism 👉 the practicalities of working bilingually 👉 what this means to people who use services. More: https://ow.ly/bllB50UgT5u

💡 Angharad Dalton, our Head of Innovation Capability and Coaching, has written a blog outlining how we've experimented with different ways of making innovation support more accessible and flexible: https://ow.ly/84yz50XxyyU But what would help you to innovate? Let us know in the replies 👇

🗣️ We recently published the findings of our 2025 Have Your Say survey. As well as providing an overview of the entire social care workforce, the final report also breaks the findings down into three job groups. 👉 Read our summary of responses from social workers: https://ow.ly/TXiT50XxmBY

📢 New dates in December - book your place now! Come and discover the tools and techniques we use to support innovation in social care. 👉 Find out more: https://ow.ly/sruX50XvCcC

📊 Use our new dashboard to access up-to-date data about the registered social care workforce! We've developed the dashboard to make it easier for you to find out more about the workforce in Wales. 👉 Find out more: https://ow.ly/ycGW50XuJ2A

📢 Survey closes tomorrow! Our early years and childcare workforce survey closes on 21 November. 📲 It takes around 15 minutes to complete and the more voices we hear the better! Your feedback really matters. 📝Take part: https://ow.ly/CEiI50Xu6yK

🔎 We’re looking for sponsors for the 2026 Accolades! This is an opportunity for your organisation to show support for people who do so much to care for others in our communities. 👉 Read more: https://socialcare.wales/the-accolades/sponsor-the-2026-accolades

🗣️ Last week we published the findings of our 2025 Have Your Say survey. As well as providing an overview of the entire social care workforce in Wales, the final report also breaks the findings down into three job groups. 👉 Read our summary of responses from care workers: https://ow.ly/sUVw50XsOxh

🌟 Early years and childcare survey – help share the message! We’re still keen to hear from more early years and childcare practitioners, so can you help us out by passing this message on to your staff and encouraging them to take part? 📲 More: https://ow.ly/SCcR50Xr45s #earlyyears #childcare

🗣️ Well-being has increased among the social care workforce in Wales, but anxiety levels are also high – these are some of the findings of our 2025 Have Your Say survey. 👉 Discover all of the findings and the resources available to support your well-being on our website: https://ow.ly/MVkv50XqpSq

The entry and nomination period for the #2026Accolades is closing at 5pm ⏳ We want to make sure we recognise and celebrate the excellent work that’s happening in social care, social work, childcare, play and early years sector in Wales. https://socialcare.wales/the-accolades/2026-accolades#2026Accolades

Only three days left to enter or nominate a worker for the #2026Accolades ⏳ Enter your team, project or organisation or nominate a worker now: https://socialcare.wales/the-accolades/2026-accolades#2026Accolades

Have you considered nominating a colleague for an award to recognise their hard work and commitment to the social care, social work or childcare, play and early years sectors? Why not nominate them for the 2026 Accolades? 👇 https://socialcare.wales/the-accolades/2026-accolades

🌟 Early years and childcare workforce survey If you work in early years and childcare in Wales, we’d love to hear about your experiences! 👉 Take part here: https://lnkd.in/eiH6dvSn

Nominations for the #2026Accolades close on 10 November! If you want a colleague to be recognised for their work in the social care, social work, childcare, play or early years sectors, now's the time to nominate them. Find out more: https://socialcare.wales/the-accolades/2026-accolades

🌟 A week to go until our first ever early years and childcare learning week! We’re running a series of online events, which are free to attend and are for anyone who’s interested in early years and childcare. Take a look at what's on and book your place 👉 https://ow.ly/e10B50X7KLT

There’s only one week left to enter the #2026Accolades ⏲️ Applications will close at 5pm on 10 November, so go ahead and enter now! Learn more: https://socialcare.wales/the-accolades/2026-accolades#2026Accolades

We have seven categories for the 2026 Accolades, including: - Effective use of digital and technology - Innovative ways of recruiting and retaining the workforce - WeCare Wales award Learn more and enter now: https://socialcare.wales/the-accolades/2026-accolades

Haven’t got your entry in yet for the 2026 Accolades? Here are five reasons why you should enter your team, project or organisation for an Accolade or nominate a worker or volunteer for an award: socialcare.wales/news-stories/five-reasons-to-enter-or-nominate-a-worker-for-the-2026-accolades

The Accolades celebrates and shares the positive and innovative work that happens across Wales in the social care, social work and childcare, play and early years sectors. Enter the #2026Accolades now: https://socialcare.wales/the-accolades/2026-accolades#2026Accolades

💡 Come and discover the tools and techniques we use to support innovation! We’ve created a free training programme that’ll give you an overview of the support we offer through our innovation coaching service. 📅 6 and 13 November 🕙 10am to 4pm 💻 Online 👉 Book your place: https://ow.ly/ZLGc50Xiq6B

Every day, innovative and positive work is happening across the social care, social wrok and childcare, play and early years sectors in Wales. Help us shine a light on this work and celebrate the people and projects making a difference: https://socialcare.wales/the-accolades/2026-accolades

Pob dydd yng Nghymru, mae gwaith cadarnhaol ac arloesol yn digwydd o fewn y sectorau gofal cymdeithasol, gwaith cymdeithasol a gofal plant, chwarae a blynyddoedd cynnar. Helpwch ni i ddathlu’r bobl a’r prosiectau sy’n gwneud gwahaniaeth: https://gofalcymdeithasol.cymru/y-gwobrau/gwobrau-2026

Does your team, project or organisation make a positive difference to people’s lives through the care and support you provide? Why not enter one of the 2026 Accolades’ four categories? Read more: https://socialcare.wales/news-stories/get-your-entries-and-nominations-in-for-the-2026-accolades

Help us celebrate those who go above and beyond in their role at the #2026Accolades 🎉 We need you to nominate the workers, learners and leaders who deserve recognition! Find more information here: https://socialcare.wales/news-stories/get-your-entries-and-nominations-in-for-the-2026-accolades#2026Accolades

The #2026Accolades have four categories for projects and three for individuals including: - Building bright futures for children and families - Effective use of digital and technology - Learner of the year award - and more. Enter now: socialcare.wales/news-stories...

Consultation closing soon! ⏰ 💬You still have time to tell us what you think about changes to the apprenticeship frameworks for Health and Social Care and Children’s Care, Play, Learning and Development (Wales). Consultation closes at midday on, 10 October. 🔗https://ow.ly/Tt0v50X7SJK

Ymgynghoriad yn cau yn fuan! ⏰ 💬Mae ychydig o amser ar ôl i chi ddweud eich dweud am newidiadau i’r fframweithiau prentisiaethau ar gyfer Iechyd a Gofal Cymdeithasol a Gofal, Chwarae, Dysgu a Datblygiad Plant (Cymru). Dyddiad cau: hanner dydd, 10 Hydref. 🔗https://ow.ly/A1kK50X7Sqv

✏️ Join us between 10 and 14 November for our first ever early years and childcare learning week! We’re running a series of online events, which are free to attend and are for anyone who’s interested in early years and childcare. Book your place 👉 https://ow.ly/e10B50X7KLT

The 2026 Accolades gives us the opportunity to highlight the positive and innovative work that’s happening every day in the social care, social work and childcare, play and early years sectors. Last year we received 127 entries and nominations! Enter now: socialcare.wales/news-stories...

🌟 New early years and childcare workforce survey Do you work in early years and childcare in Wales? We’d love to hear about your experiences! 💬 This is your chance to tell us what it’s really like working in the sector. More 👉 https://ow.ly/slub50X6WXi

We’re now accepting entries for the #2026Accolades🎉 The Accolades celebrate the positive work that’s happening across the social care, social work and childcare, play and early years sectors! Apply now! socialcare.wales/news-stories...

The #Accolades are back for 2026 ✨We have seven exciting categories. Find out more 👉 socialcare.wales/news-stories...

📣 Join one of our free online drop-in sessions to find out how we can support you to develop and improve your practice and the services you provide. Every Friday until 24 October between 10am and midday. 👉 Find out more: insightcollective.socialcare.wales/whats-on/new...

🗨️ Have you heard about our Camau courses? Join us on 15 October to hear about our free Welsh language courses. The courses are created especially for people working in social care, and are: ➡️ for beginners ➡️ online ➡️ flexible. Read more and register: ow.ly/RcCl50WLTeY

Has last week’s Eisteddfod inspired you to learn Welsh? The Camau #Welsh language modules, created especially for people working in social care, are now available. The courses are: 👉 for beginners 👉 online 👉 flexible. Go for it!📲 ow.ly/kM2Z50WCHLf #Cymraeg @dysgucymraeg.bsky.social

Congratulations to our five high commended finalists – Dafydd Beatie, Leah Davies, Rhiannon Faulkner, Shan Jones and Sharon Parry!🥳

Congratulations to Dafydd, Leah, Myfanwy, Rhiannon, Shan and Sharon for reaching the final of the 2025 Caring in Welsh award! 🎉

Congratulations to Myfanwy Harman from Cylch Meithrin y Gurnos, winner of the 2025 Caring in Welsh award! 🎉 @mudiadmeithrin.bsky.social

We’re here at the Wrexham National Eisteddfod and today we’re announcing the winner of the 2025 Caring in Welsh award! Who'll be crowned the winner? Keep an eye out here to find out who this year’s winner is. 🥳 socialcare.wales/the-accolade...

One day to go before we announce the winner of the 2025 Caring in Welsh award! We’ll announce the winner tomorrow at an award ceremony at the National Eisteddfod in Wrexham. Come back tomorrow to find out who the winner is! 🌟

Who will be the winner of the 2025 Caring in Welsh award? We’ll be announcing the winner in an award ceremony at Wrexham National Eisteddfod on 7 August. You can find out who the winner is here on Thursday afternoon! 🎉 socialcare.wales/the-accolade...

Only three days to go before we announce the winner of the 2025 Caring in Welsh award! We’ll be announcing the winner at an award ceremony at the Wrexham National Eisteddfod. Keep an eye on our social media on 7 August to find out who the winner is!

Only 1 day left to vote for the winner of the Caring in Welsh award 2025. The public vote closes at 5pm on 1 August. Vote now: socialcare.wales/the-accolade... #CaringInWelsh

Only 3 days left to vote for the winner of the Caring in Welsh award 2025. The public vote closes at 5pm on 1 August. Vote now: socialcare.wales/the-accolade...