What is the Moving Social Care Programme?
Moving Social Care (MSC) is an evidence-based education programme designed to encourage and support social workers to have conversations about physical activity with Disabled people and other groups accessing social care.
The programme has been co-produced with a wide range of partners, including Social Work England, Disability Rights UK, social workers, Disabled people, NHS organisations, and leaders across local authorities.
Moving Social Care is embedded within the UK Government Disability Strategy (2021) and is recognised by the Department of Health and Social Care as part of the Government Strategy for Physical Activity (2023–2027) as an important opportunity to tackle health inequalities.
The programme aims to increase the knowledge, skills, and confidence of social workers so they can safely and effectively promote physical activity as part of strengths-based and person-centred practice.
Learn more about the programme
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Moving Social Care: About Us Through the PhasesMoving Social Care: About Us Through the Phases
In this page, we’ll take you through the different phases of the Moving Social Care programme and why it matters, starting from research and discovery, moving through training and development up until today, Phase 3.
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Moving Social Care Training for ProfessionalsMoving Social Care Training for Professionals
Our training at Moving Social Care aims to equip social care practitioners with the skills and knowledge you need to support Disabled people to be more physically active. What exactly is our training about, and who are we delivering it to? Read on to find more.
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Research and Co-Production in Moving Social CareResearch and Co-Production in Moving Social Care
Co-production and continual evaluation are central to the Moving Social Care programme. This page explains more about our research methods and approach to co-production.
Resources for social care workers
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Moving Social Care ResourcesMoving Social Care Resources
This page features a summary of resources from our Moving Social Care programme, developed alongside our partners, aimed to support social care practitioners to promote physical activity for Disabled people.
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Social Care featured guideSocial Care featured guide
This is an introduction to everything you need to know if you care for a Disabled person and want to support them to get active.
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Social care activity packSocial care activity pack
This activity pack was developed to include information and resources for social care workers to support Disabled people to be active. View or download the full activity pack on this page.
Latest news
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Reflections from Social Work Day at the University of ChesterReflections from Social Work Day at the University of Chester
Helen Black, our Moving Social Care Training Officer, wrote about her recent trip up to the University of Chester to taking part in their Social Work Day. It was a day full of insightful and reflective conversations with social work students interested in how they can better centre the lived experience of Disabled people in their practices! Read on to hear more about the day.
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A Day Trip to Durham – Co-production and Physical Activity EventA Day Trip to Durham – Co-production and Physical Activity Event
Our Co-production Lead, Liddie Bone, wrote about her recent trip up to Durham University for a day-long co-production event. Read on to find out about the interesting conversations on the day and her reflections on wider co-production work!
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Building a more inclusive future: Supporting Disabled people to move more in Shropshire, Telford & WrekinBuilding a more inclusive future: Supporting Disabled people to move more in Shropshire, Telford & Wrekin
Learn more about how the Get Yourself Active programme partnered with Energize Shropshire, Telford & Wrekin to launch GYA Local across Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin and the difference it made to Disabled people and social care workers in the area.
