Supporting your managers to lead people confidently, fairly, and effectively.
Rising Stars Programme....
HOW DOES THIS PROGRAMME HELP YOUR BUSINESS?
This practical, engaging management development programme supports organisations to build the confidence, capability and consistency of new and established managers.
Many organisations are brilliant at recognising and promoting talent from within. People who have proved themselves technically often move into management roles because they know the work, understand the business and have earned the opportunity to progress. But managing people requires a different skill set. Without support, managers can find themselves leading teams without the practical tools, behaviours and confidence they need, and this can affect performance, engagement and collaboration.
Rising Stars is designed to bridge that gap. It is a skills and behaviours focused programme that helps managers lead and develop their people in a fair, motivational and consistent way. Through a blend of live workshops and digital learning, the programme equips managers with practical tools they can apply immediately, while giving organisations the flexibility to tailor the content to their own culture, challenges and internal processes.
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WHY THIS PROGRAMME?
When talented individuals are promoted into management roles, the ‘Accidental Manager’ is often created: they might be experts in their field, but they’re newcomers to managing and developing people, with no formal training or experience to support them. In some organisations, these accidental managers can continue ‘doing their best’ for several years, not really knowing if this is really the way to get the most out of their teams.
Some organisations offer academic qualifications as a solution, but these are often inflexible, focus mainly on theory, and add assignments or exams to manager’s already heavy workload rather than focusing on applicable, real-world skills that managers can use every day. A more helfpul solution is one that supports managers to communicate clearly, handle people challenges confidently, support diverse teams, make sound decisions and role model the right behaviours — all while working in fast-paced environments.
Our Rising Stars Management Development Programme enables organisations to support managers with exactly that. It focuses on practical leadership capability, relevant workplace application and ongoing development over time, helping managers grow in confidence and effectiveness as they lead their teams.
What does it cover?
Rising Stars Programme: Essential Management Training for New & Aspiring Leaders
Our Rising Stars Management Development Programme takes managers through a structured development journey, supporting them to build the core skills and behaviours needed to lead people successfully.
The programme begins by helping managers reflect on themselves in role — how they show up as a manager, how they build credibility and how they take ownership of their professional development. From there, it develops the communication skills that effective managers need in everyday leadership settings, helping them communicate with clarity, professionalism and impact.
It also explores how managers create fair, inclusive and high performing team cultures. Themes across the programme include leading diverse teams, understanding the importance of inclusion, approaching recruitment more consciously and role modelling respectful, supportive behaviours. Managers are encouraged to think about how they contribute to a collaborative environment and how their behaviour shapes team culture.
The programme also focuses on key people-management challenges, including handling brave conversations, managing performance, solving problems and making decisions. Throughout, the emphasis is on practical application — giving managers useful tools, tangible strategies and opportunities to reflect on how they will apply their learning back in the workplace. The programme is book-ended with a welcome and an achievement-focused next steps session, helping learners recognise progress and identify further opportunities for ongoing development.
How do we do it?
In our Rising Stars Management Development Programme, we use a blended learning approach that combines live workshops with digital learning content, creating a flexible and practical development experience for busy managers.
The live sessions are designed to be engaging, relevant and immediately useful, with a strong focus on real workplace application rather than theory for theory’s sake. Some parts of the programme use our drama-based approach to bring people challenges to life in a memorable, relatable way — but the programme also includes non-drama-based workshops and digital modules, so the overall experience is varied and well balanced. Every element is designed to build confidence and competence over time rather than delivering a one-off learning event.
We work with you to ensure the programme relates to your organisational context, challenges and priorities. Where relevant, we can embed your internal policies and processes, and we can also provide follow-up discussion prompts for line-managers so the learning continues beyond the session itself. Optional one-to-one mentoring can also be added at key points in the programme to support further reflection and application.
HOW DO WE DELIVER IT?
LEARNING OUTCOMES
Our Rising Stars Management Development Programme supports your organisation to strengthen management capability by helping managers develop the practical skills, behaviours and confidence needed to lead people effectively.
By the end of the programme, managers will be able to…
- Lead and manage a diverse, high performing, collaborative team
- Demonstrate professional and effective leadership communication skills in a variety of settings
- Role model a supportive, inclusive approach, encouraging a respectful working environment and culture
- Recognise opportunities for further and ongoing individual professional development
WHY IS THIS PROGRAMME IMPORTANT?
Managers have a significant influence on how people experience work. They shape team culture, communication, performance, motivation and development.
Investing in management development helps organisations build stronger, consistent leadership capability from within. Rising Stars gives managers the opportunity to develop the fundamentals of people leadership in a way that is accessible, practical and relevant to their day-to-day role. By supporting managers over a sustained period, rather than through a single standalone workshop, the programme helps create more lasting behaviour change and supports ongoing professional growth.
I’ve gained such useful insight and tools to assist me in getting the best from my team and myself’
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ABOUT Rising Stars Programme
Who is the Rising Stars Programme for?
Rising Stars Programme is ideal for new and established managers who would benefit from development on the key skills needed to lead effective teams and manage people confidently. It is especially useful for managers who have not received previous formal management or leadership training, and for those who are keen to progress. Typical roles might include Team Leaders, Supervisors and Team or Department Managers.
How long does the Rising Stars programme last?
The Rising Stars programme is designed as a 6-month development journey. It includes a blend of live workshops and digital learning, with core topics book-ended by a programme welcome and a next steps achievement session.
Is the programme assessed?
No. There are no exams or formal assessments. The focus is on practical development, reflection and application back in the workplace, rather than written assignments or academic-style assessment.
Is the programme the same as the now unfunded Team Leader apprenticeship?
It’s not the same as the Apprenticeship, because it’s not an academic qualification and there is no formal assessment. However, many of the topics that were in the Team Leader Apprenticeship Standard are also covered in Rising Stars, and learners who might previously have completed the Team Leader Standard would benefit from the development they’d receive by completing the Rising Stars programme.
Can the programme be tailored to our organisation?
Yes. We can tailor the programme to reflect your organisational challenges, context, policies and processes. We can also adapt the suggested topics and build a bespoke programme that is right for your business needs.
Is mentoring included?
It can be. We can add one-to-one mentoring sessions with one of our expert trainers at key points in the programme to help embed the learning and support managers with their ongoing development
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