Lead to Succeed

Build the confidence to lead your team

Taking on leadership in adult social care means balancing the needs of your team with the quality of care people receive. Lead to Succeed helps you understand your leadership approach and develop practical ways to handle those responsibilities.

Developed by Skills for Care and delivered by CareTutor, this five-module programme connects leadership principles with the situations you face at work.

Who is it for?

Aspiring managers, team leaders, deputies and new managers in adult social care who want to develop their leadership and management skills.

What will you learn?

• Successful behaviours for leaders and managers: explore your leadership style, recognise your strengths and identify how your behaviour influences your team.
• Becoming a leader: develop your communication, manage professional boundaries and difficult conversations, and prioritise competing demands.
• Developing a positive culture: recognise the culture in your service and identify ways to encourage openness, compassion, shared responsibility and learning.
• Effective supervision and coaching: plan purposeful supervision, practise coaching conversations using GROW and agree clear actions that support staff development.
• Leading and managing the inspection process: consider how to evidence the quality of your service and develop an action plan for inspection preparation and improvement.

How will you learn?

Join five live online morning sessions with discussion, reflection and practical activities. Share experiences with other care leaders and use the programme resource books to connect the learning to your own service. See the scheduled dates for session times.

What will you take back to work?

A clearer understanding of your leadership strengths, practical approaches to supporting your team and a personal action plan for improving your effectiveness. The focus throughout is on applying what you learn to everyday leadership and the experience of people receiving care and support.

Before you book

• Format and commitment: live virtual training. Five modules; attendance at all modules is required for the programme certificate. Check every published session date and time before selecting your place. Check the displayed time zone when viewing dates.
• Fees and funding: the booking page shows the course fee and VAT. Fees are payable in advance. Eligible employers in England may be able to reclaim fees through LDSS, subject to the scheme rules. Check funding and eligibility before booking.
• Taking part: use a laptop or tablet with a camera, microphone and reliable internet connection so you can join discussions and activities.
• Booking for colleagues: enter each participant’s own name and email address as the attendee. Enter the invoice contact’s details at the billing step.
• Support: tell us about any accessibility or learning support requirements before booking. Email academy@caretutor.org or call 020 3129 5667. Read our FAQs for further booking guidance.

“I found the Lead to Succeed skills for care programme extremely beneficial, as it strengthened my understanding of effective leadership within the care sector and provided practical tools to support my team more confidently.”
- Charlotte Offord, Care team Leader at Helping at home.

"Ashleigh and I found the Lead to Succeed course very helpful. It was informative, thought-provoking and provided clear guidance on so many aspects of the care we provide."
- Pauline Butchart, Managing Director at Goldfinch Care Agency

“I’ve learnt a lot from the Lead to succeed programme. My confidence grew massively as I realised that I knew a lot of things already. I just didn’t put it into practice. I’ve already been able to use my new skills and knowledge in my job.”
- Aspiring manager, part of the Skills for Care Aspiring manager pilot.

“Whilst we’ve used Lead to succeed to primarily develop our aspiring managers, we’ve also used the programme with our team managers and nurse managers.”
- PL, Learning and Development Manager

"The programme has been informative and has given me practical tools that I have been able to apply directly within my role as a Registered Manager. It has strengthened my confidence as a leader, reinforced the importance of collaboration and person-centred practice, and encouraged me to reflect on my own leadership style. I have particularly valued the opportunity to share experiences with others and will continue to build on the learning to improve outcomes for both my team and the people we support."
- Jonathan Lelacheur, Registered Manager at Active Prospects