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Supporting People with Learning Disabilities and Staff Teams During Loss and Bereavement

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This interactive online workshop will teach attendees how to support a person with a learning disability who has/is experiencing loss and bereavement, and how to support staff teams when a person they support has died.

It will cover:

  • The hows and whys of breaking bad news
  • Real-world experiences of loss
  • Emotions and different types of loss
  • Coping mechanisms and support ideas
  • Stages of grief and grieving in different ways
  • Working with healthcare professionals and families
  • How staff might experience bereavement when a person in their service dies
  • Supporting staff with personal bereavement

Date & time: Wednesday 11th February 2026, 09:30am – 13:00pm

Click here to find out more and book →

BILD BTEC Diploma in Practice Leadership for Supporting Good Health and Wellbeing

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This Level 5 Diploma focuses on improving health and wellbeing outcomes by addressing health inequalities, strengthening person-centred practice and developing confident practice leadership. The qualification supports learners to lead inclusive, proactive and responsive approaches to health and wellbeing across services, with a strong emphasis on real-world application.

Starts: 13th April 2026
Duration: 18 months
Delivery mode: Online, flexible and practice-based
Suitable for: People working in social care who already have, or would like to have, a leadership role in improving health and wellbeing across services.
Fees (introductory offer):

  • Individual learners:
    • BILD member: £1,940+VAT
    • Non-member: £2,200+VAT
  • Cohorts (6 learners from the same organisation):
    • BILD member: £11,640+VAT
    • Non-member: £13,200+VAT

Entry requirements:

  • Level 2 English
  • Must work directly with people using services
  • Must be in a position to lead practice at Diploma level

Closing date for applications: 13th March 2026

Click here to find out more and apply →

A leadership development offer for the MILE network

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As part of our role in sharing useful opportunities across the MILE network, we wanted to pass on a leadership development offer from The King’s Fund that may be of interest to care home managers and staff.

ShiftWorks by The King’s Fund is an online learning platform designed to remove cost as a barrier to leadership development in health and care. It offers CPD-accredited short courses with practical tools, reflective activities and real-world insight grounded in lived experience.

As a MILE newsletter reader, you can access ShiftWorks for £30 for one year using the details below:

The code is valid until 28th February.

Compassionate Leadership Training Course for Health and Social Care Leaders

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Compassionate leadership has been linked to better innovation, reduced staff stress, and improved patient care. Based on the research of Professor Michael West and others, this training helps leaders foster compassion for themselves and those they lead. Each session includes mindfulness and compassion practices, space for reflection, and guided discussion. Participants are also supported to continue developing their skills between sessions through home practice. More details below:

Dates: Wednesday 22nd April 2026 – Wednesday 3rd June 2026
Time: 15:00pm – 17:00pm
Delivery mode: Six weekly online sessions via Zoom, plus follow-up reflection sessions.
Cost: £200
Suitable for: Anyone in a leadership or management role in health and social care. 

Click here to find out more and register →

Creating a positive workplace culture seminar

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This session focuses on how to shape a culture where people feel included, supported, and able to thrive. You’ll explore practical tools like the Culture Iceberg model and the positive culture toolkit, and learn how to challenge unhelpful workplace habits while creating space for something better. It’s a chance to reflect, build confidence, and take away ideas you can start using with your team.

Benefits of attending:

  • Discover the core elements of a thriving workplace culture
  • Build your organisational culture in alignment with CQC’s Single Assessment Framework
  • Use the tools provided to analyse, implement, and document improvements.

Date: Thursday 11th December 2025
Time: 10:00am – 15:30pm
Delivery mode: Online via Zoom
Cost: £250+VAT per person – 10% discount is available for ASC-WDS account holders. 
Suitable for: Leaders, senior leaders and managers.

Click here to find out more and register →

Workshop: Understanding how older people can thrive in care homes

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Drawing on the Thriving in Residential Care research from My Home Life England, this two-hour online workshop explores how insights from the UK’s largest qualitative study of older people living in care homes can be applied to enhance quality of life and strengthen evidence-based practice. Participants will reflect on six key ‘Thriving’ themes and gain practical ideas to implement within their own services.

Workshop outcomes:

  • Understand what matters most to older people living in care homes
  • Reflect on how to enhance quality of life within your own service
  • Gain practical ideas to strengthen care practice and delivery
  • Build confidence in evidencing person-centred care during CQC inspections

Participants will receive a certificate of learning from City, University of London’s My Home Life England programme. 

Date: Wednesday 19th November 2025.
Time: 12:00pm – 14:00pm.
Delivery mode: Online.
Cost: £66.
Suitable for: Managers, deputies, team leaders, and senior carers in residential/nursing care homes.

Click here to find out more and register →

Have you heard of ShiftWorks?

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ShiftWorks is an online learning platform from The King’s Fund, supporting people across health and social care to lead with kindness, inclusion and confidence.

For £35 a year, members gain access to short CPD-accredited courses, live workshops and practical tools designed to strengthen leadership, wellbeing and teamwork. Topics include compassionate management, anti-racism, clinical leadership and cross-sector collaboration.

Upcoming live workshops (exclusive to ShiftWorks members):

  • 23rd October – How to spot a zombie: tackling leadership issues that just won’t die. Explore outdated ‘zombie’ ideas about leadership that persist despite evidence to the contrary, and learn how to challenge them.
  • 27th November – How to overcome your feelings and get good at conflict. Discover how to handle workplace disagreements constructively and use conflict as a tool for better decisions and stronger relationships.
  • 15th December – Introduction to ShiftWorks. A relaxed onboarding session exploring what ShiftWorks offers, how to make the most of it, and an opportunity to meet other members.

Click here to find out more and sign up →

Skills for Care – Creating a positive workplace culture seminar

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Date: Thursday 30th October or Thursday 11th December 2025
Time: 10:00am – 15:30pm
Delivery mode: Online via Zoom
Cost: £250+VAT per person – 10% discount is available for ASC-WDS account holders. 
Suitable for: Leaders, senior leaders and managers.
Please note: Registrations for the October seminar close on Friday 24th October.

Seminar overview:
This session focuses on how to shape a culture where people feel included, supported, and able to thrive. You’ll explore practical tools like the Culture Iceberg model and the positive culture toolkit, and learn how to challenge unhelpful workplace habits while creating space for something better. It’s a chance to reflect, build confidence, and take away ideas you can start using with your team.

Benefits of attending:

  • Discover the core elements of a thriving workplace culture
  • Build your organisational culture in alignment with CQC’s Single Assessment Framework
  • Use the tools provided to analyse, implement, and document improvements.

Click here to find out more and register →

National Conference: #StrongerTogether

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Date: Thursday 18th September 2025
Time: 09:30am 
Venue: Venue 360, Luton, Bedfordshire

This event brings together professionals from across the care sector to discuss the key challenges facing social care SMEs and explore collective responses. The programme includes panel discussions on some of the most urgent issues currently shaping the sector.

Discussion topics include:

  • #ProvidersUnite – unity, advocacy, and action
  • Workforce – recruitment, retention, well-being, and international recruitment
  • Fair Pay Agreement – exploring sustainable pay in social care
  • The Casey Report – what it means for care and community cohesion
  • Regulation – updates and provider challenges
  • Digital – how social care is adapting
  • National challenges – systemic issues impacting care SMEs

The conference offers a space for reflection, connection, and shared learning. Attendees will also have the opportunity to network and take part in thought-provoking discussions.

Delegate rates:

  • £40 – Members
  • £60 – Associate Members
  • £80 – Non-Members

Tea, coffee, lunch, and free parking are included.

To book or find out more, email [email protected] or call 01634 716615.

Click here to find out more →

RM12: The new leadership programme for registered managers

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RM12 is a practical, year-long programme from Skills for Care, designed for registered managers, deputies, and aspiring leaders in adult social care. With just three hours each month, this supportive and structured course gives you space to reflect, grow, and lead with confidence. Each monthly session explores a key leadership theme, from supervision & goal setting to effective communication & conflict resolution, all grounded in your real-world experience.

What you’ll gain:

  • Practical leadership tools you can apply straight away
  • Greater self-awareness and resilience
  • A supportive peer network of fellow managers
  • Insight into real-life leadership challenges and solutions
  • Lasting skills to reduce staff turnover and improve team culture

Session delivery:

  • One session per month: Each interactive session takes place online from 09:30am – 12:30pm
  • Small cohort: Maximum of 20 participants per programme to support meaningful discussion and connection
  • Ongoing reflection: After each session, you’ll apply what you’ve learned in your workplace and share reflections with the group.

Next cohort: Tuesday 1st July 2025 – Tuesday 2nd June 2026 .

Click here to find out more about this programme →

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