- Enhancing workforce skills in diversity and inclusion, supervisory practice, strategic planning, and change management to empower your team to achieve positive outcomes for children and families.
- Improving employee retention through enhanced career development opportunities.
- Strengthening leadership within your workforce to ensure effective succession planning.
Progress Social Work
Great leaders empower their teams to achieve the best possible outcomes for children and families. But managers in children’s social work don’t always get the time, expert training and support needed to develop their leadership skills. Informed by our decade of training experience and tailored to the specific challenges of children’s social work, Progress Social Work equips managers to lead with confidence.
What is Progress Social Work and what are the benefits?
Progress Social Work is Frontline’s new leadership development programme, designed by the team that created the Pathways programme.
Key benefits for your service
Key benefits for participants
- Protected time to develop leadership skills and reflect on career growth through 1:1 coaching sessions.
- A deeper understanding of wellbeing at both individual and team levels, fostering a healthier work environment.
- Opportunities to expand professional networks, enhancing peer learning and strengthening the ability to lead meaningful, lasting change in social work.
Progress Social Work will be built upon the success of and learnings from the Pathways programme, from which we have a proven track record of equipping managers to lead with confidence.
This will also sit alongside our successful Step Forward leadership programme for fellows who are new to the profession.
60%
of participants said the programme had increased their likelihood of staying in social work.
44%
of participants surveyed 12 months after the programme had been promoted since finishing Pathways and 98% of participants felt the programme had helped them plan their career development.
90%
of leaders felt the programme had improved their ability to lead change and their ability to deliver improvements.
Who is Progress Social Work for?
Progress Social Work is designed for team managers or equivalent and aspiring team managers (experienced practice supervisors who want to develop into team managers). Those outside of these roles who are registered social workers and/or manage social worker/s are also eligible.
How will the programme be delivered?
The programme will be delivered over a 10-month period and requires a time commitment of 11 days. This will be delivered through a mixture of in-person, online and self-directed learning to ensure accessibility for all. The programme will consist of:
- Two two-day residentials (including overnight stay)
- Three online workshops
- Three self-directed study modules
- Four individual coaching sessions
- Three facilitated peer-led groups
- Two 360 diagnostic reports
How much does it cost?
The rate for the first cohort will be £3,500 per participant. This special rate cannot be guaranteed for future cohorts, so make sure to take advantage now.
How do I book a place?
Speak to your line manager or workforce development lead today about supporting your place on the programme. For all booking-related queries including self-funding your place, please contact partnerships@thefrontline.org.uk.
For any general queries, please get in touch.
Information session
Join our Progress Social Work information session on Wednesday 30 October to learn more about the programme and ask your questions to our team.