Green Gown Awards 2018 - Sutton College - Finalist

Sutton College, along with the local council and care homes wanted to tackle the issue of recruitment and high turnover of staff in the care home sector. We devised a programme that would ensure that the right people went on to fill positions and gave students the opportunity to decide whether Health & Social Care was the area for them.

This pilot project has been set up with a view to eventually being rolled out to all care homes in the Borough.

Work placements ensure students get real practical experience of the sector plus the course gives the background needed to help provide the framework from which they can develop.

Top 3 learnings:

• Working with well-known and well-respected care homes in the area has provided us all with an insight into this fantastic sector.
• By working in partnership with these local organisations we have managed to create a mutually beneficial agreement that also benefits local residents in care homes.
• Our learners worked with inspiring activity coordinators giving them experience of the rewarding nature of this sector.