A CELCIS Emerging Insights Series Webinar:
Leading for Change
A year on from the publication of the Children's Services Reform Research study's Concluding Report, CELCIS began a new series of webinars to take a further look at what the study's findings mean if Scotland is to achieve impactful, meaningful, change and how these themes have been developing.
Scotland has ambitious policy aspirations for children and families, not least in meeting the hopes enshrined in GIRFEC, The Promise of the Independent Care Review and the UNCRC. Realising these ambitions are complex and prolonged processes. The Children’s Services Reform Research study highlighted that effective leadership is a key foundational element of creating optimal conditions for change. An understanding by leaders of what it takes to achieve such change is vital: without this, the time, space, permissions and resources that are required cannot be built.
What do the findings of the research tell us about the role of leadership in supporting transformational change and how leaders need to adapt and approach the unique task of making transformative and effective changes real for children, young people and their families and carers? What support do leaders tell us they need?
This webinar features Dr Heather Ottaway, the study's Principal Investigator and CELCIS's Head of Evidence and Innovation, sharing what the research tells us about leadership in the context of reforming services. To discuss this, we were joined by Mike Burns, Programme Director, Child Poverty and Prevention, Glasgow City Council, and Lorraine Sanda MBE, Strategic Director (People), Clackmannanshire Council, reflecting on what it takes for leaders to implement transformational change; and what support leaders need nationally and locally to achieve this.
This webinar is ideal for anyone with a role and interest in public service reform, improving public services and supporting children, young people and families and public service reform. This includes:
- National and local policy leads and decision-makers
- Local service commissioners
- Service managers responsible for shaping and delivering key services
- Practitioners in social care, health, and education
- Parents and carers
Download the webinar transcript
Download the slides from Dr Heather Ottaway, CELCIS
Download the slides from Mike Burns, Glasgow City Council
Read the Children's Services Reform Research reports here