Practice Leadership Programme
Programme Overview
Course outline
Day 1
First Residential - Day 1
Learning outcomes:
- Building the group identity
- Understanding what makes a good Practice Leader
- Understanding the importance of basic belief system and influence on practice
- Reflecting on leadership and management style and own individual strengths
- Planning for the year with development coaches
Time | Section |
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11:00 | Registration and refreshments |
11:30 | Session 1: Welcome to the programme |
13:00 | Lunch |
13:45 | Session 2: What makes a good Practice Leader |
15:45 | Break |
16:15 | Session 3: Keynote presentation |
18:00 | Close and Check-in to rooms |
19:30 | Dinner |
Day 2
First Residential - Day 2
Lead and govern excellent practice (KSS 1)
Learning outcomes:
- Building the group identity
- Understanding what makes a good Practice Leader
- Understanding the importance of basic belief system and influence on practice
- Reflecting on leadership and management style and own individual strengths
- Planning for the year with development coaches
Time | Section |
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07:00 | Breakfast (07:00 - 08:30) |
08:30 | Session 4: A credible leader |
10:15 | Break |
10:35 | Session 5: What makes a good Practice System |
11:00 | Reflexivity and Influencing Practice |
12:30 | Lunch |
13:15 | Session 6: Introduction to and Meeting with Development Coaches |
15:00 | Closing comments |
15:30 | Close |
Day 3
Seminar One
Creating a context for excellent practice (KSS 2)
Learning outcomes:
- How to engage staff in a shared direction/vision
- Creating the environment where effective practice can flourish
- How to improve when the practice system isn’t working
Morning
- Presentations from DCSs who have instigated practice change or improvement programmes within their authorities
Afternoon
- Scenario: Taking on an organisation with various strengths and areas for improvement.
Day 4
Seminar Two
Designing a system to support effective practice (KSS 3)
Learning outcomes:
- Understanding systemic leadership
- Understanding the necessity of a theory of change for families which provides the basis on which the staff operate
Morning
- Introduction to systemic concepts and how to apply them to leadership
Afternoon
- Scenario: Applying systemic concepts to a leadership challenge in a local authority context
Day 5
Seminar Three
Developing excellent practitioners (KSS 4)
Learning outcomes:
- How to make best use of knowledge and research evidence about effective social work practice
- How to ensure there is sufficient professional development within the organisation
- How to maintain social workers in front line practice
Morning
- What does the research tell us about effective practice?
- What does the research tell us about supervision?
- Effectiveness of practice – what is the evidence?
Afternoon
- Scenario: Based an overall approach (E.g. domestic abuse)
Day 6
Seminar Four
Support effective decision making (KSS 5)
Learning outcomes:
- Knowing how to build a culture where managed risk is accepted and understood
- Developing a culture of learning, reflection and acceptance of accountability
Morning Session One
- Lessons from the Behavioural Insights Team about behaviour patterns and determinants which will include examples from children’s social care settings.
Morning Session Two
- Thought provoking presentation covering: Managing and holding risk, accountability and learning from case reviews
Afternoon
- Scenario: System in place for decision making within a complex organisation
Day 7
Seminar Five
Quality assurance and improvement (KSS 6)
Learning outcomes:
- How to manage the politics, corporate centre and other local authority pressures
- Understanding the tension between professional social work accountability and local government
Morning Session One
- The local government environment: Managing the politicians and the role of the corporate centre
Morning Session Two
- Use of data and statistics: How the Family Justice Review identified and made use of data to inform practice
Afternoon
- Scenario: Based on children’s social care experiencing tensions with a corporate centre
Day 8
Final Residential (part 1) - February 2020
Reflecting on participant’s experience of the programme
Learning outcomes:
- Reflections on own progress during the year
- Preparation for becoming a practice leader
Time | Section |
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11:00 | Registration and refreshments |
11:30 | Session 1: Showcasing service development |
13:00 | Lunch |
13:45 | Session 2: Showcasing service development |
15:45 | Break |
16:15 | Session 3: Development coaches to provide final assessments to their coaches |
17:15 | End of day one |
18:00 | Close and Check-in to rooms |
19:30 | Dinner |
Day 9
Final Residential (part 2) - February 2020
Reflecting on participant’s experience of the programme
Learning outcomes:
- Reflections on own progress during the year
- Preparation for becoming a practice leader
Time | Section |
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07:00 | Breakfast (07:00 - 09:00) |
09:00 | Session 4: Group activity based in the city |
10:15 | Break |
10:35 | Session 5: Next steps, preparing for interviews or the first few months of being a practice leader |
12:30 | Lunch |
13:15 | Session 6:
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15:00 | Closing comments |
15:30 | Close |
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