- Enhancing reform readiness by translating evolving policy into actionable local strategies, reducing implementation risk and ensuring seamless service continuity.
- Strengthening retention and succession through dedicated development time and a clear career progression pathway.
- Embedding anti‑racist and inclusive leadership to drive reliable, culturally responsive support across all teams.
- Expanding professional networks by connecting leaders with sector peers, fostering collaboration and shared learning.
Advance Leadership
Advance Leadership is Frontline’s latest leadership programme for heads of service and aspirant service leads in organisations which support children at risk of harm.
Over a 10-month journey (equivalent to 40 hours of learning), participants deepen their strategic impact, refine inclusive leadership practices and build the confidence to steer their services through reform and opportunity.
Advance Leadership is a national programme, with an annual cohort beginning every spring.
What is Advance Leadership?
Advance Leadership is Frontline’s new leadership development programme, designed by the team that created the Pathways programme and Progress Leadership.
Key benefits for your service
Who is Advance Leadership for?
- Heads of service and service managers in children’s social care who oversee familyhelp delivery
- Strategic leads for early help and integrated children’s services
- Operational leads for locality services, multi-disciplinary family help teams or child protection services
- Senior managers in residential children’s services and supported accommodation with family-facing responsibilities
- Senior leads in youth offending, substance misuse or youth work services that coordinate family support
- Service leads responsible for practice quality, performance, workforce development and multi-agency partnership working across Family Help
Programme outline
- 10 month programme equivalent to 40 hours of learning
- Two two-day, two-night residentials
- Four one-hour coaching sessions
- Three core self-study plus additional optional modules
- Three online workshops
- Three peer learning hubs
- Two development and learning reports
How much does it cost?
The rate for the first cohort will be £3,500 per participant.
If you are interested to understand more, or sign up to the upcoming cohort please get in touch.