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May 1, 2023

We were very proud to be asked to take part in the national campaign to recruit residential childcare workers. You can watch the full video which shows our very own Billy Bricklebank talking about the rewarding career of a residential childcare worker. Start your journey today: residentialchildcarecareers.co.uk #IfYouCareYouCan

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March 10, 2023

We all understand the importance of resilience, empathy and managing stress when working with young people who present challenges to us using their behaviour. When the behaviour is directed towards us, we have the skills to cope and keep our work life separate from our home life, but when our personal life is affected, it […]

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February 10, 2023

Once again, we have received some brilliant entries for our annual pumpkin competition. Head over to our Facebook page to vote for your favourite. Our winner will be announced on Monday 31st October.

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February 10, 2023

It was a very difficult decision, as always, to choose just one person from those nominated. However, everyone was Unanimous in agreeing that Craig should receive the Star of the Month for February 2023. In addition to Anita’s nomination, managers commented on Craig’s willingness to work across services and his infectious optimism and commitment to […]

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January 13, 2023

We have launched our ‘Refer a Friend’ scheme for eligible employees. Staff can now earn cash for suggesting suitable people who are then employed. Full details have been shared via our internal communications portal.

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December 2, 2022

Congratulations to Kaitlyn who claimed 1st Prize with her entry for this year’s ‘design a Christmas card’ competition. This has now been sent to print and will be Care Afloat’s official greeting card for 2022.

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November 24, 2022

Congratulations to all of the pupils and staff at Learn 4 Life for their very positive Ofsted inspection which recognised the hard work and dedication that everyone has put in, to make our school a GOOD rated school by Ofsted.

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October 31, 2022

Congratulations to all of this year’s entries and thanks to everyone who took the time to vote. It was a difficult choice but…the winner of the pumpkin competition 2022 based upon the number of votes recorded across 3 of our social media sites is: 1st = E (will receive a £15 voucher) 2nd = C […]

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October 28, 2022

Once again, we have received some brilliant entries for our annual pumpkin competition. Why don’t you visit our Facebook page to vote for your favourite. https://www.facebook.com/CareAfloat/Our winner will be announced on Monday 31st October. Happy Halloween Everyone

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October 19, 2022
Come and join us for our Recruitment Open Day on Tuesday 1st November.Pop in between the hours of 12 noon and 4pm to speak to staff and find out more about the work we do and the opportunities there are for you to be part of our Care Afloat team. Read more
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