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New social care talent and leadership development programme ‘Now Care’ would be strongly welcomed by social care sector, study finds Modelled after the same approach as the successful ‘Teach First‘ and ‘Police Now‘ programmes, ‘Now Care’ aims to address long standing recruitment and retention issues within the social care sector The Foundation will commit three […]

We are delighted to announce that Caroline Hallett – Education, Participation & Achievements Manager at By The Bridge, CareTech plc – has been selected for a three month secondment to the Foundation. Caroline is the first person to join the Foundation’s exciting new secondment programme, following a competitive selection process across CareTech plc. The secondment […]

The Foundation, Founder Patron of the cross-sector Championing Social Care initiative, was delighted to play a key role in celebrating the first ever Care Home Open Week. Care Home Open Week, an exciting new programme delivered by Championing Social Care, ran from June 28th – July 4th and saw over 500 care homes across the […]

We are delighted to announce our partnership with young people’s charity, OnSide Youth Zones, that will help identify and provide mental health support to 840 young people across the Youth Zone network. The programme, which is also supported by the Rayne Foundation, is part of Onside’s ‘Culture of Health’ initiative established in partnership with the […]

Over the last three years, the British Asian Trust partnered with local Pakistani organisations IRD, Sehat Kahani, Taskeen and Aga Khan University to deliver a sustainable model for low-cost mental health support in Pakistan that addresses the historical lack of resources and understanding of the mental health in the country. Currently, 1 in 4 people […]

We are excited to share our latest annual reports with a guest blog authored by our CEO, Jonathan Freeman MBE, sharing his thoughts on the journey of the Foundation so far. Today, I am very proud that the Foundation is publishing its latest Annual Report and Impact Report that tell a very powerful story about […]

We are delighted to announce that we have commissioned a three-month feasibility study from Transform Society to test the viability of a bold new talent and leadership development programme for the social care sector. The Coronavirus pandemic has highlighted to the public the vital role of the social care sector as never before.  The need […]

We are delighted to announce our partnership with leading UK autism research charity, Autistica, on the newly launched Social Care Action Fund, seeking to find evidence-based improvements to the social care provision for autistic adults. The research supported by the Social Care Action Fund aims to identify ways to ensure autistic people are at the […]

The Foundation is delighted to announce the appointment of Farzana Ali as a Trustee for the Foundation. Farzana joined CareTech Community Services in 2019 as a support worker at Vancouver Road, London. Her day-to-day duties involve implementing individual support plans and working with the families of service users to optimise their care experience. A testament to her hard work and […]

We are delighted to announce, during National Apprenticeship Week, our partnership with The Prince’s Trust and its Health and Social Care programmes, aiming to get young people into health and social care jobs. The Prince’s Trust is working in partnership with the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) and Health Education England (HEE), aiming […]