Engaging and Enabling Others
This module focuses on your leadership, how you communicate, engage and enable others.
The Early Talent module is for existing and aspiring leaders with line management and/or operational oversight responsibilities for a team or service area.
The Established Leader module is for those in or aspiring to strategic roles and/or responsible for large business units within their area of work.
Key Dates
Leading and Developing People (Early Talent) Module: Monday 16th November - Friday 11th December 2026. £420 or £320 with scholarship*
Bite-sized Early Talent Webinars: 2nd, 16th, 30th November 2026 19:00-20:30. £45 each or £100 for the full series
Leading and Developing Talent Established Leader Module: Monday 15th February - Friday 12th March 2027. £560 or £485 with scholarship*
* Terms and conditions apply

Leading and Developing People (Early Talent)
This module focuses on your leadership and development of others. You will analyse the demographics and development needs of your department and consider factors that may influence their lived experiences, priorities and drivers.
Structured learning and facilitation occur over 4 weeks, with learning packages released online each week. The following topics will be explored and applied to you and your area of work as part of this module:
- Understanding your workforce demographics
- Evaluating team dynamics and performance
- Applying trauma-informed care approaches to leadership and creating a supportive and inclusive culture
- Optimising team performance and developing others
Please see below for the accompanying scheduled webinar/ tutorial details:
Webinar 1: 18/11/2026 19:00-20:30. Understanding your workforce and exploring the potential impact of societal, generational, cultural and intersectional lived experiences
Webinar 2: 25/11/2026 19:00-20:30. Creating psychological safety and embedding a learning culture
Webinar 3: 02/12/2026 19:00-20:30. Challenging conversations, emotional intelligence and applying trauma-informed care to leadership
Tutorial 4: 09/12/2026 19:00-20:30. Engaging your team and empowering others to develop and succeed
On completion of the module, you will be able to:
- Critically analyse and discuss the use of strategy and vision as a leadership tool; and articulate a vision and engagement plan for your area of work.
- Critically evaluate your own work environment and discuss the impact of culture on staff engagement, wellbeing and development

Leading and Developing Talent (Established Leader)
This module enables you to critically evaluate sector and organisational strategy, culture, and staff engagement. You will critically reflect on your leadership approach and identify future development needs and opportunities for your workforce.
Structured learning and facilitation occur over 4 weeks, with learning packages released online each week. The following topics will be explored and applied to your role and the organisation in which you work:
- Evaluation and synthesis of strategic and organisational priorities
- Workforce demographic mapping and analysis
- Strategies to engage and empower staff
- Optimising team performance and developing others
Please see below for the accompanying scheduled webinar/ tutorial details:
Webinar 1: 18/02/2027 19:00-20:30. Understanding your workforce demographics; interpreting staff survey and wellbeing data
Webinar 2: 04/03/2027 19:00-20:30. Critical evaluation of organisation strategy, culture and communication
Webinar 3: 11/03/2027 19:00-20:30. Strategies and approaches to meaningfully engage with and empower staff within and across settings
On completion of the module, you will be able to:
- Critically analyse and discuss the use of strategy and vision as a leadership tool; and articulate a vision and engagement plan for your area of work.
- Critically evaluate your own work environment and discuss the impact of culture on staff engagement, wellbeing and development
