Professional Care Workers’ Week, 2025
The Care Workers’ Charity proudly invites you to Professional Care Workers’ Week (PCWW) 2025, celebrating its eighth year of recognising the vital contributions of care workers across the UK. This year’s event, co-produced with our amazing Care Worker Advisory Board, promises to bring frontline voices directly into the conversation, spotlighting the real experiences and insights of the Adult Social Care workforce.
Running from Friday 12th – Friday 19th September, PCWW 2025 will feature a series of in person events and free virtual panels and information sessions led by care workers and with care managers, and influential figures from across the sector. These sessions are free and accessible to all, offering opportunities for learning, collaboration, and advocacy from anywhere in the UK.
Why “Professional” Matters
The term “Professional” is central to PCWW, as it highlights the skilled and essential nature of care work. Despite their critical roles, care workers often face challenges such as low pay, inconsistent training, and high turnover, with 152,000 vacancies in the sector each day. It’s time to change this narrative.
Professionalisation is about:
- Acknowledging the diverse skills and expertise of care workers.
- Offering fair wages and pay progression in line with training and responsibilities
- Providing clear career pathways and professional development.
- Recognising the immense societal value of care workers.
For those receiving care, professionalisation brings trust, safety, accountability, and transparency. Professional Care Workers’ Week is not just a celebration; it’s a movement to elevate the status of care workers, showcase their achievements, and foster best practice sharing across the UK.
What to Expect During PCWW 2025?
This year’s event will feature sessions on:
- The future of adult social care
- The role of AI and technology in the sector
- Why ESG matters
- Wellbeing (emotional, financial and physical)
- Workforce safety
- Care worker and migrant care workers rights
Alongside these discussions, PCWW is a celebration of care workers who support those in need every day, regardless of circumstances. The week promises rich opportunities for collaboration, learning, and planning the future of social care.
We encourage care providers to show appreciation for their teams with small tokens of thanks like cards, cakes, parties, or certificates. For more ideas, download our Afternoon Tea for the CWC Fundraising Pack, the PCWW Information Pack and our Wear It Orange Day Information and Fundraising Pack.
Get involved and celebrate the incredible contributions of care workers! Together, we can shape the future of social care.
How You Can Get Involved
We encourage participation from everyone—both within and beyond the care sector—by:
- Attending our insightful virtual sessions.
- Raising funds to support care workers.
- Organising local events to celebrate and honour colleagues in your workplace or community.
Please click here to download the session schedule and sign up for your sessions below.
Join us in making PCWW 2025 an event to remember!
