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EnglishWhat Is Bild's Practice Leadership Programme?
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Bild's Practice Leadership programme is a workforce development offering from the British Institute of Learning Disabilities (Bild), a national charity working to promote and protect the rights of people with learning disabilities. The programme focuses on the leadership behaviours that help create capable and supportive environments where people can thrive. It is aimed at people who support individuals with learning disabilities or autistic people and who want to build the skills and confidence to help their teams improve practice.
What the programme covers
Bild describes the Practice Leadership programme as being centred on leadership behaviours rather than purely technical or clinical content. The stated purpose is to develop the skills and confidence needed to support a team to improve practice, with the wider goal of creating environments in which people can thrive.
The programme sits within Bild's broader learning offer, which includes:
- Courses – designed to help those supporting people with learning disabilities or autistic people to empower people, provide excellent support and continually improve practice.
- Qualifications – practice-based qualifications to expand skills and understanding.
- Organisational development – Bild's Organisational Development Framework, which organisations can use to support their own development.
- CAPBS – the work of Bild's Centre for the Advancement of PBS (Positive Behaviour Support).
- Bild Diploma – a sector-leading diploma in practice leadership with a choice of pathways.
- Open programmes – options for organisations looking for opportunities for just one or two learners.
- CAPBS Coaches – an established programme described as a first step in practice leadership.
Who it is for
The programme is relevant if you are in a role where you support a team delivering services to people with learning disabilities or autistic people, and you want to strengthen how that team works rather than only your own direct practice. Bild frames the programme around leadership behaviours, so it suits line managers, team leaders and others with a practice-supporting remit.
If you are an individual rather than an organisation, Bild's open programmes are the route for one or two learners. If you are commissioning development across a whole organisation, the Organisational Development Framework and the diploma pathways are the related options to compare.
How it fits with Bild's other leadership routes
| Route | What it is for |
|---|---|
| Practice Leadership programme | Developing leadership behaviours and the confidence to support a team to improve practice |
| Bild Diploma | Sector-leading diploma in practice leadership with a choice of pathways |
| CAPBS Coaches | An established programme described as a first step in practice leadership |
| Open programmes | Access for just one or two learners rather than a full cohort |
The natural progression is from CAPBS Coaches as a first step, through the Practice Leadership programme, to the diploma for those who want a formal qualification with a choice of pathways.
Evidence of impact
Bild reports that 99% of line managers felt learners had implemented positive change in the workplace following a Bild Coaches programme, and that 93% of learners on its foundation course (the figure is cut off in the source) met the stated outcome. A learner quoted by Bild said the course "was worth every minute and has allowed us to focus on so many areas of practice leadership." A parent-carer and peer educator described how Bild learning gave her the knowledge and understanding of how her son saw the world, and from that, strategies to create a capable and supportive environment for him.
These are Bild's own reported figures and testimonials, so treat them as provider claims rather than independent evaluation.
How to decide whether it is right for you
- Choose the Practice Leadership programme if your goal is to change how a team works day to day and you want to develop leadership behaviours rather than pursue a qualification.
- Choose the Bild Diploma if you want a recognised, practice-based qualification and value having a choice of pathways.
- Start with CAPBS Coaches if you or a colleague are taking a first step into practice leadership.
- Use open programmes if you only need places for one or two people.
- Look at the Organisational Development Framework if the aim is organisation-wide change rather than individual development.
Course content, dates and any costs are not set out in the source material, so check Bild's courses page and the programme page directly before booking. Bild also invites people to sign up to its newsletter, which is a practical way to hear about new programme dates.