Step into Leadership

Watch and read other people’s stories here:

• Written stories Different stories from around Scotland about leadership.
• Using the Continuous Learning Framework’s personal capabilities This video gives a 3 minute overview of the personal capabilities explained in the Continuous Learning Framework and how they can help your continuous learning.
• Rachel’s story Rachel talks about caring for her mum since she was 10 and how this affected her life when she was younger.
• Skye and Lochalsh Young Carers Group Talks about making a difference to how young carers are regarded and supported.
• VIP Partners A project for people with learning disability and autism spectrum disorder, encouraging them to speak up for themselves and others.

Find other resources to support you:

• Leading to Change offers a range of leadership development programmes, opportunities and support for health, social care and social work leaders to help you to make a difference.
• Autism UK gives information about working with people with autism and includes a clear description of different person-centred planning tools. These tools help individuals develop and express the vision they have of their own future and give them a say in how that future can be achieved.
• Key Housing looking at Key community supports and how they support individual needs, preferences and aspirations.
• A guide to the Self-directed Support (Scotland) Act 2013: An easy read version An easy read guide to Self-directed Support. It informs people of what the Act is and what it could mean for them and/or their families.
• Spending money on different things to make your life easier A booklet that talks about how you can use self-directed support, suggesting things you can spend your money on to make life easier.
• Scottish Human Rights Commission promotes and protects human rights for everyone in Scotland.
• My life, My care, My questions: questions to ask about health and care services. A guide about ways to check whether health and care services are meeting people’s needs and whether services listen to people when decisions are made.The guide will also give information about questions to ask and how people can have a say about the way the services are delivered.