The Kingston University Graduate Diploma for New Paradigm Social Leadership based on Social Pedagogy

Objective	Developing a new generation of leaders in social care to work, skilled in employing systems, networks and culture, not only a culture that challenges ageism but also a culture of social pedagogy in which things are not done to older people but with them.
Action	This is a graduate programme at Kingston University with the aim being to have at least five people trained in every local authority, not only from social services but from other departments such as housing. Here is BMJ letter on the principle of changing the culture of social care to prevent the need for health and social care.
Strategic priority as defined in the Darzi Report, the 2025/26 Operating Model and the Neighbourhood Health guidelines	Moving from treating sickness to preventing it Shifting from hospital to community care Changing from analogue to digital
Contact	Yvalia Febrer Kingston University Department of Social Work