This new programme, in partnership with NDTi, is designed specifically for aspiring Director of Adult Social Services (DASSs) who are ready to take the next step in their leadership journey.
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In today’s complex and ever-changing social care landscape, the DASS role demands resilience, innovation, and unwavering confidence. This programme is your tailored solution to navigate these challenges successfully while making a meaningful impact in your community and organisation.
It’s delivered by industry leaders with evidence-based leadership development expertise and the content is contemporary, relevant, and personalised to the unique needs of aspiring DASSs.
Whether you’re an aspiring DASS or a current DASS who is thinking about success planning or are thinking about how to provide a leadership pathway to the DASS role, you’ll be interested in finding out more about this programme.
Why choose this programme?
Transform your leadership - Gain access to proven strategies, tools, and insights from accomplished Directors of Social Care and nationally respected leaders. From system leadership to personal resilience, every module is crafted to help you thrive.
Grow your confidence and competence - Build the expertise you need to inspire teams, drive organisational change, and tackle real-world challenges with clarity and precision.
Develop essential networks - Collaborate with a small, dedicated cohort of like-minded leaders. Exchange ideas, ask questions, and form connections within a safe and supportive environment.
The programme
There are three immersive face-to-face residentials, combined with seven dynamic online workshops delivered by experts in their field.
Face-to-face workshops
- Personal leadership journey
- Leading collaborative, strengths based change
- Working with elected members and politicians
- Brave and authentic leadership
- Working with the media
- Presentation of self
- Evidencing and understanding impact to support change
Live online workshops
- Managing the narrative and media communications
- Human rights based leadership
- Co-production and working with people with lived experience
- Innovative provider models and commissioning needs
- Developing the workforce of the future
- Health and social care integration
A more detailed description of each workshop, the presenters and what you’ll get out of each one will be available here soon.
What you’ll achieve
You will:
- lead with confidence, resilience, and ambition
- inspire high-performing teams and foster inclusive, dynamic work environments
- develop advanced decision-making skills to address complex issues
- build a strong foundation of political intelligence and strategic thinking
- drive meaningful organisational change and improve outcomes for the communities you serve.
Delivery
The programme will be delivered over a three month period, in which there will be one online introductory session, three face-to-face residential days and six live online workshops.
Full attendance at the face-to-face residential days and the webinars is a mandatory requirement of the programme.
Dates and location
- Tuesday 8 April | 10:00 - 12:00 | Online introductory session
- Tuesday 29 April | 10:45 - 17:00 | Face-to-face workshop
- Wednesday 30 April | 9:00 - 16:30 | Face-to-face workshop
- Tuesday 20 May | 10:00 - 11:30 | Live online workshops
- Wednesday 28 May | 10:00 - 11:30 | Live online workshops
- Wednesday 4 June | 10:00 - 10:30 | Live online workshops
- Monday 9 June | 10:00 - 11:30 | Live online workshops
- Tuesday 17 June | 10:45 - 16:30 | Face-to-face workshop
The dates and times of two more webinars are to be confirmed.
Cost
£1700 +VAT
Registrations will open very soon. In the meantime, if you're interested in the programme please email leadership@skillsforcare.org.uk