Leadership and Management

"The quality of leadership and management are the key factors driving improvement. What works best is a business-like approach underpinned by the values of social care and an understanding of why it matters to communities."

Audit Commission Director of Joint Reviews, Sue Mead, in Overview of Seven Years of Joint Reviews (Audit Commission, 2004).

Skills for Care London continues to support the Leaders and Managers of social care provision in the region by delivering a number of initiatives. In November 2007, Skills for Care London held its first ever Business Leadership in Care conference, which was attended by over 250 delegates from the sector.

Other initiatives delivered across London have been Action Learning Sets for owner/managers of care organisations and the Successful Supervisory Management Program which saw over 200 graduate from the course, which was specifically designed and developed for those employed in line management and supervisory roles in Adult Social Care.

The above programs were developed by Skills for Care London as pilots, and we continue to work to source further funding with the aim of being able to offer more development opportunities such as these in the future.

In the meantime, we will continue to promote Business Excellence through effective Leadership and Management by identifying gaps in current practice and provision and seeking creative solutions, exploring and sharing good practice across the region through employer engagement and consultation and developing a regional 'Point of Access' for information on L&M on the SfC London website.

For further information about Leadership & Management in adult social care and regional initiatives, please contact Bambie Maxwell: bambie.maxwell@skillsforcare.org.uk

Please click on the link below to view the Leadership & Management Award Ceremony pictures for 2009:

Skills for Care London Leadership & Management Award Ceremony 2009 - Leadership & Management Award Ceremony 2009

 

Click below to watch the Action Learning set clip:

 

For further information about national developments and the suite of Leadership & Management products that have been produced by Skills for Care, please visit the National L&M Section

Downloads:

• EMployer's guide to the strategy recommendations & documents (2005) .pdf file, 4pp, 86kb
• Leadership & Management main report (2004) .pdf file, c.64pp, 929kbLM_main_report_06webedn(1)
• What leaders and managers in social care do (product 1, rev'd 2008) .pdf file, 2
• Whole systems model (product 2, 2004) .pdf file, c.16pp, 388kb
• Mapping of standards 2nd edn (product 3, 2005) .pdf file, c.24pp, 900kb
• Signposting links (product 4, 2004) .pdf file, c.8pp, 387kb
• Guide to evaluation 2nd edn (product 7, 2005) .pdf file, c.20pp, 960kb