Professional Care Workers’ Week 2025

The Care Workers’ Charity proudly marks it’s eighth annual Professional Care Workers’ Week (PCWW), running from Friday 12 to Friday 19 September 2025, a week dedicated to celebrating the skilled and essential work of care professionals across the UK.

In a sector challenged by low pay, inconsistent training and high vacancy rates, PCWW aims to shift the narrative by affirming that care work is indeed professional work and should be recognised as such. Co-produced with the Care Worker Advisory Board, this year’s week-long programme brings frontline voices to the forefront, featuring free, online, and in-person panels, information sessions, and collaborative discussions with care workers, managers and sector leaders.

The ‘professional’ framing underscores a pressing need: care workers deserve recognition for their skill, fair wages, clearer career progression and respect. Professionalisation promises to boost trust, accountability and safety for those receiving care.

PCWW 2025 will explore key issues including the future of adult social care, AI and technological change, ESG, wellbeing (emotional, financial, physical), workforce safety, and rights of care workers, including migrant staff. Notably, Wear It Orange Day on 19 September offers a light-hearted yet powerful way to raise visibility and funds: participants are encouraged to wear orange attire or accessories, share on social media, and support vital services for care staff.

This initiative comes amid a broader push for greater recognition of social care’s societal value. Ahead of the 2024 General Election, key voices across the sector emphasised how adult social care underpins health outcomes, local economies, community cohesion, unpaid carers and rights; arguing the sector deserves to be viewed not merely as “broken,” but as the key to transforming health and social care.

By combining celebration with advocacy, PCWW 2025 contributes to the ongoing effort to shift social care from the background into the mainstream. It’s not just a week of events: it’s a statement that care is a profession, and society must recognise and respect it accordingly.

Check out The Care Workers’ Charity page for more information on how to get involved: https://www.thecareworkerscharity.org.uk/professional-care-workers-week-2025/