Resources to support the development of leaders

We’ve rounded up some of our popular resources which can be used to support leaders at all levels to develop and boost their skills.

Leadership starts with me

This is a series of videos to help colleagues at all levels see how they can help to lead the organisation.

Leaders and managers can use these resources with groups of workers to discuss what ‘everyday leadership’ is, why leadership skills in frontline workers are so important, and how they can improve these skills.

We recommend each film and topic are covered in separate sessions, for example in team meetings for groups or during 1-1 supervisions with individual workers. Each activity is expected to take around 15 minutes.

We also provide facilitator guidance to help you with the delivery of these resources.

Find out more and watch the videos.

Leading Change Improving Care

Leading Change Improving Care is a new leadership development programme for social care managers being delivered by Skills for Care endorsed providers.

This new programme is specifically focused around managing change and is a great learning opportunity for social care leaders to find out more about the essentials around leading, managing, and building resilience for change.

The programme is delivered through five interactive modules which focus on:

• leading and managing the process of change within your team and organisation
• facilitating change sensitively and building resilience for change
• successful leadership skills and behaviours
• managing hard-to-reach colleagues and those resistant to change to improve the performance of teams
• coaching and development
• improving personal effectiveness and time management.

Find out more about the programme.

Learning from events

This interactive module is designed to support managers and leaders in all adult care settings carry out learning reviews that bring people together to reflect on previous situations which didn’t go as well as hoped and to learn from this.

Learning reviews allow teams to explore different perspectives and create a positive action plan that supports individuals and seeks to avoid repeat incidents.

Through the 35-minute digital learning module you’ll:

• discover what learning reviews are, why they’re needed and how they can help you
• learn how managers can move from completing reviews at an individual level to involving the wider team
• find practical tips for embedding learning reviews into your working environment.

Find out more.

Lead to Succeed

Lead to Succeed is a practical learning programme aimed at aspiring managers and deputies in adult social care services.

The programme includes an emphasis on reflection, helping individuals to learn from their day-to-day experiences and think about how they can do things differently or get better at recognising what they do well.

The programme is delivered through five interactive modules covering the objectives below:

• successful behaviours for leaders and managers
• developing a positive culture
• effective supervision
• leading and managing the process of change
• leading and managing the inspection process.

Find out more about the programme.

Well-led

Well-led is a practical leadership development programme aimed at registered managers and other managers currently working in adult social care services.

This learning programme was developed in partnership with managers who are familiar with the day-to-day challenges of leading a care team. The programme covers models of leadership that can be practically applied to deliver change and promote best practice.

It is delivered through four interactive modules covering the objectives below:

• develop a clear understanding of what well-led looks like in a care setting
• develop a clear understanding of how leadership strategies and techniques can be used to transform services and improve the quality of care
• develop the confidence and skills necessary to lead services in an increasingly complex and challenging context
• develop clear goals and commitment to improve your personal leadership effectiveness
• learn from the experience of others by working with them in a range of collaborative learning activities and networking opportunities.

Find out more about the programme.

Registered managers’ support

We have a range of dedicated support for registered managers and frontline managers which includes providing guidance and support on learning and development, as well as peer support.

Our registered manager membership offer provides access to exclusive resources and a monthly newsletter packed with information and updates. Our local networks, Facebook, and WhatsApp groups offer an opportunity to connect with and learn from other registered managers about their experiences of managing the leadership capabilities of their workforce.

We also have a range of webinars for registered managers which cover topics to support managers including effective supervision, effective delegation, empowering your staff, and new managers.

Have a look at our registered managers’ support.

Wellbeing sector stories

In this part of our website, we share our wellbeing stories which explore practical tips and ideas to support yourself and others. Amongst other topics, we explore leadership through guest blogs and videos.

Take a look.

Find out more about developing the leadership skills of you and your workforce on our #DevelopingLeaders spotlight.

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