Online · 6 sessions of 3 hours
Leading with Learning
Discover how you can create meaningful learning cultures that enable teams to adapt, reflect and grow together.
When working in complexity – where challenges are dynamic, interdependent and often unpredictable – learning becomes a critical means for navigating uncertainty, adapting to change and discovering diverse perspectives that reveal possible ways forward.
Unlike linear problems, the complex challenges we encounter in practice cannot be solved with fixed solutions; they require continuous inquiry, experimentation and reflection. Leading with Learning is a six-session programme for leaders who want to think differently about how they and their organisations learn – and how to create conditions for learning to become a genuine force for positive change.
Over six interactive sessions, you will explore what learning really means, how to nurture the conditions for it to flourish, and how to connect learning cycles to meaningful practice change. Each session builds on the last, supported by a peer learning community that continues long after the course ends.
AT A GLANCE
📅 START DATE
2 February 2027
💻 COURSE FORMAT
6 x 3 hours online via Zoom
💷 COST PER PLACE
£575 (no VAT)
🎓 CPD CERTIFICATE
Awarded on completion
COURSE CONTENT
What you will explore
Over six sessions, you will explore the following interconnected themes, building a peer learning community as you go.
✅ Session 1: What is learning? Exploring how we make sense of the world and how learning shapes practice
✅ Session 2: Nurturing conditions for learning – what enables and what gets in the way
✅ Session 3: Building purpose and motivation – connecting learning to meaning and identity
✅ Session 4: Targeting our learning – purposeful reflection and inquiry in practice
✅ Session 5: Connecting learning cycles – how individual learning translates into shared development
✅ Session 6: Making learning a habit – embedding learning cultures that sustain change
this course is for you if you want to …
✨ Understand how learning and leadership are inseparable in complex practice
✨ Create conditions for genuine learning to flourish in your team or organisation
✨ Connect personal reflection to meaningful practice change
✨ Move beyond training days and tick-box CPD to a culture of continuous learning
✨ Develop alongside a peer learning community of people facing similar challenges
BEST SUITED FOR
Leaders, managers and practitioners in social care, education, health and community settings who want to create and sustain meaningful learning cultures.
OUR APPROACH
Integrating learning into your leadership
All six sessions are designed to facilitate peer learning. You will increasingly take on greater responsibility for supporting each other in applying your learning to your practice context and leadership role.
C
Capability
Acquiring new skills and insights into learning, connecting theory, values and practical methods for creating learning cultures.
O
Opportunity
Finding ways to apply your learning in practice, creating space for self-reflection within the peer learning community, and identifying opportunities to develop a learning culture across your organisation.
M
Motivation
Feeling confident and purposeful about creating positive change, and developing a clear sense of what kind of leader you want to be.
“This course provided a powerful space for reflection, connection and practical learning. The facilitation was thoughtful and enjoyable and fostered a supportive peer environment.”
Adele O’Neill, Bray & North Wicklow Area Partnership
“The course is very much in the forefront of my thoughts on a regular basis. It really has been one of the best pieces of learning I have undertaken.”
Adele Hill, Access to Industry ⚠️ [check accreditation before publishing]
“The course really has been hugely valuable in helping me navigate the challenges of my practice. Thank you both so much.”
Participant, Adult Social Care & Health, England
WHO WE ARE
Your facilitators
Leading with Learning is co-facilitated by Gabriel Eichsteller from ThemPra and Roger Duck from Mapsar. Together they bring a rich combination of social pedagogy leadership, learning theory and organisational development expertise to the programme.
Gabriel is a founding director of ThemPra Social Pedagogy CIC and has spent over 20 years developing social pedagogic approaches to learning and leadership across the UK. Roger brings deep expertise in organisational learning, drawing on his work with Mapsar to help teams and institutions create the conditions for meaningful learning to flourish.
BOOKING INFORMATION
Dates & Costs
Session dates
All sessions run 1.30pm–4.30pm UK time via Zoom.
Session 1 – Tuesday 2 February 2027
Session 2 – Tuesday 16 February 2027
Session 3 – Monday 1 March 2027
Session 4 – Monday 15 March 2027
Session 5 – Monday 12 April 2027
Session 6 – Monday 26 April 2027
Course fee
£575
per place, no VAT
Payment by bank transfer or credit card, received at least 14 days before the start date. Purchase order details can be added to the invoice.
£25 from each course fee supports the Human Learning Systems Collaborative, funding work to embed relational approaches in public services.
Group discounts available for 5 or more places from the same organisation – contact us to discuss.
Making the case to your manager
Not sure how to make the case for attending? We have prepared a template email you can adapt.
Template email to your manager
Dear [Manager’s name],
I’d love your support to attend the Leading with Learning online course run by ThemPra Social Pedagogy CIC, and I believe it would make a real difference to how our team learns and adapts.
Leading with Learning is a six-session programme that helps leaders understand how to create meaningful learning cultures. It draws on learning theory and social pedagogy values to explore how we nurture the conditions for people to genuinely learn – and how to connect that learning to positive practice change. The course has a strong peer learning element, and participants consistently say it shifts how they think about leadership.
The course runs over six live online sessions of three hours each, across five months. The fee is £575 (no VAT) per person – which includes a £25 contribution to the Human Learning Systems Collaborative’s work to promote relational public services. The next cohort starts 2 February 2027.
I’m genuinely excited about this, and confident the learning would strengthen my leadership and benefit our wider team culture. I’d be happy to share what I learn on an ongoing basis.
Many thanks for considering it – please let me know if you’d like any more information.
[Your name]
cpd certificate on completion
Issued by ThemPra Social Pedagogy CIC in partnership with Mapsar
Upon completing the programme, you will receive a CPD certificate. This course counts towards a range of professional standards across social care, education, health and community development.
Professional standards this course supports
Knowledge & Skills Statements – Child & Family
Practice Supervisors: Developing excellent practitioners | Emotionally intelligent practice supervision | Promote and govern excellent practice
Knowledge & Skills Statements – Adult Services
Practice supervisors: Developing confident and capable social workers | Effective use of reflective supervision | Professional ethics and leadership
Professional Capabilities Framework for Social Work in England
Professionalism | Critical reflection and analysis | Context and organisations | Professional leadership
Care Quality Commission – Key lines of enquiry
Effective | Well-led | Responsive
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Ready to join the next cohort?
The next Leading with Learning cohort starts 2 February 2027. Secure your place now – spaces are limited and the course typically fills quickly.