The Social Care Institute for Excellence (SCIE, stylised as Scie so as to be pronounced "sky") is a UK charity, set up by government and funded by the UK Department of Health and the devolved administrations in Wales and Northern Ireland.
SCIE has a role identifying and disseminating the knowledge base for good practice in all aspects of social care in the United Kingdom. The Institute produces guides in different formats, including specialist tool kits and more general learning materials, covering management and policy issues as well as day to day services.
History
SCIE was established in 2001. It gained charitable status, which is one reason why it survived when other agencies were abolished or merged in the 2010 UK quango reforms.
The funding received from the government fell to £4.4 million in 2013−14 (with £1m of this intended for specific projects), having previously been more than £20m in 2009−10 (of which £14m was allocated to specific projects).
In August 2012, the charity was shortlisted for a Charity Times Award. The partnership between SCIE, Technology Trust (formerly CTT) and Lasa on the Get Connected project have also been recognised, with the project being named as one of six finalists in the Cross-Sector Partnership of the Year category.