Well-led is a development programme, from Skills for Care, for both new and experienced managers of adult social care services. It was developed in partnership with managers who are familiar with the day-to-day challenges of leading a care team and will help individuals to develop their leadership and management potential, gain knowledge and be supported and challenged to put this into practice.

This practical leadership development programme was designed to enable leaders to deliver care in line with the expectations of a well-led service, providing an opportunity to share and learn together with other service managers.

Module 1: Knowing yourself

Date: 23/01/2025 9.30am-1.00pm

• Define leadership and differentiate between leadership and management
• Identify behaviours and qualities necessary to achieve effective leadership in adult social care settings
• Explain resilience in the context of social care and be able to identify techniques and strategies to boost resilience
• Identify your own leadership qualities, your strengths and areas for development

Module 2: Leading a successful service

Date: 06/02/2025 9.30am-1.00pm

• Be able to explain what a successful service looks and feels like
• Be able to identify key leadership theories and concepts on leading success
• Be able to justify the importance of vision, values, capability, and evidence in relation to building success
• Have experience of engaging in coaching conversations to identify priorities for action
• Have developed a commitment to action plan

Module 3: Leading a high-performing team

Date: 20/02/2025 9.30am-1.00pm

• Identify the characteristics of high-performing teams
• Integrate strategies and insights into your practice to nurture and lead high-performing teams
• Assess your own emotional intelligence and identify areas for further development
• Identify techniques to implement in your own team to reduce dysfunction
• Use the GROW model to have courageous conversations

Module 4: Leading in and beyond the boundaries of your service

Date: 06/03/2025 9.30am-1.00pm

• Develop a clear understanding of what well-led looks like in a care setting
• Develop clear goals and a commitment to improve your personal leadership effectiveness
• Learn from the experience of others by working in a range of collaborative learning activities and networking opportunities
• 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