Next Generation Leadership Programme

The programme will include:

1. An introduction day (online) where each participant will be invited to introduce themselves, their leadership vision and challenges. The day will also includes opportunities to coproduce elements of the programme’s focus and delivery

2. Two two-day residential events which will include:

• A long view history of services

• Listening to the voices of people with lived experience as leaders in understanding the impact of policy and services

• National policy history, current and future

• Understanding human rights and understanding how they should be protected

• Exploring your personal leadership journey and desired destination

• Bravery and the need for resilience and rising strong

• Being in ‘the arena’

• Styles of leadership, their function, impact and limitations.

• How effective teams operate (both established and emerging thinking)

• Personal experiences of establishing and leading creative organisations and systems

• Understanding organisations

• Achieving change through both management responsibility and the use of influence and engagement

• Adapting and using existing systems to deliver different solutions and outcomes

• Large group interventions, design, use and coproduction

• Reflections on own organisations/team

• Developing participants ongoing leadership plans.

3. Action learning sets (online) focusing on practice and problem solving

4. Three themed sessions (online) giving participants the opportunity to explore establish and emerging best practice in delivery areas. These are open to change based on participants needs but we anticipate will include:

• Unleashing creative commissioning in developing both the market and better outcomes for individuals

• Understanding and building community

• Developing and leading radical organisations

Thursday 5 June 2025 - online introduction day

Wednesday 25 to Thursday 26 June 2025 - residential at Woodland Grange, Leamington Spa

Late January 2026 - end of programme residential at Woodland Grange, Leamington Spa

The cost covers the introductory day, two x two day residential events, residential costs, three action learning sets, three theme days and all course materials.

£1800 (+VAT) per participant

All applicants will need to have funding in place in advance.

We can offer a split payment option over the 23/24 and 24/25 financial years.

Cancellation fees apply. If you cancel your place after Friday 23 May 2025, there will be a £450 cancellation charge to cover the cancellation fees we will have to pay the conference venue for your room.

• For over 30 years NDTi has been associated with emerging and established good practice.

• We recognise quality and challenge poor practice.

• Our work connects us with the experiences and voices of people using services, families, delivery teams and leaders.

• We are connected into a wide range of different examples of leadership including, emerging and established examples, small and large, different sectors, national and international delivery with providers, strategists and policy makers.

• We have an established reputation for the delivery of high quality leadership activity.

• We don’t just focus on leadership or people with a learning disability. We draw on learning from our all of our work including different ages and different types of work including autistic people and people who experience mental health issues.

• Our structure allows us to be responsive and to take considered delivery risks.

• Our business model allows us to deliver value for money.

• We really enjoy delivering this programme, the challenges it offers and the people we get to meet and work alongside.

Fill in our application form to apply.

If you have any questions get in touch with our team by emailing karen.dawkins@ndti.org.uk