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My leadership
This badge recognises social service workers understanding of the leadership skills they use in their work and the areas they identify for development.
Developing leadership at all levels is important because everyone in the workforce, regardless of role or position, contributes to the delivery of quality care for the people of Scotland.
The resources in the My Leadership section of the Learning Zone, will allow you to explore:
- where you are now in your leadership role
- your leadership style
- what others say about your leadership
- planning your leadership development.
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To achieve this badge, you must
- work through the resources in My Leadership
- tell us about the three most important things you learned from the resources and why you feel these are important to you (150 words minimum)
- share an example from your practice where you demonstrated leadership and reflect on the impact you had on people experiencing your service (150 words minimum)
- tell us about an area of leadership that you have identified as a focus for your personal development and what you plan to do to support that (150 words minimum).
The total word count for your evidence submission should be a minimum of 450 words and not exceed 900 words
There are no prerequisites for this badge.
You need to write between 450 and 900 words answering the questions in the criteria. You can write directly on the badge application form or share a link to your own blog or portfolio.
When writing your answers:
Tell us about the three most important things you learned (150 words minimum)
- What these things are and why you chose them?
- How they connect to your work?
- Why they matter for your leadership development?
Share an example from your practice where you showed leadership (150 words minimum)
- What leadership skills you showed?
- Who was impacted by the leadership you showed?
- Any feedback you received and how you have reflected on it.
Tell us about an area of leadership you have identified as a focus for your personal development and what you plan to do to develop in this area (150 words minimum)
- What the area of leadership development is?
- How you plan to develop these skills and what help you may need?
- What impact this will have on your practice?
We also accept audio or video submissions if you prefer not to write.
Remember: The evidence you submit will be viewable by anyone you show your badge to. Don’t include private or confidential information.
Badge issuer
Scottish Social Services Council
Our work means the people of Scotland can count on social work, social care and children and young people services being provided by a trusted, skilled, confident and valued workforce.
Badge standards
Professional leadership
CPL core learning element for Social workers (including NQSW) and Care Inspectorate authorised officersLeadership and quality assurance
CPL core learning element for Social care and children and young people workforceSubmit your application
Terms and conditions
1. I have read, understood and completed all activities listed in the badge criteria. The evidence I have provided answers each question from the criteria.
2. I confirm that the evidence I have submitted is free from personally identifiable information of others. Nobody can be identified, directly or indirectly, from any examples I provide.
3. I wrote or recorded my evidence, and I have not copied it from anywhere else. The core content, ideas and examples are my own original work. I agree that I will only use AI tools under the rules outlined by the SSSC, and if I do so, I will explicitly declare this use in my submission and provide a valid link to the chat history for the assessor to review.
4. I give consent for the SSSC and the people I share this badge with to use plagiarism and AI detection tools to validate the authenticity of the evidence I have submitted.
5. I understand that it may take up to 28 days to assess my application and that feedback cannot always be provided if it is unsuccessful.
Your evidence, name, and email address will be sent to the organisation who issue this badge