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The Community Leadership Academy provides support for the people making Big Local happen, by helping them to develop leadership skills and share knowledge that can benefit the whole community. Launched in 2020, the programme has already supported 112 individuals and is designed to help people shape the future of their communities.

Created by Local Trust in partnership with Koreo, the Young Foundation and Northern Soul, the Community Leadership Academy provides structured support for community-led change as part of the Big Local programme and aims to increase our understanding of community leadership. Participants take part in a range of individual and group sessions, including personal coaching, to build on their own strengths and leadership style, develop leadership in others and set strategy.

Open to residents who are active volunteers involved in delivering Big Local projects, including Big Local partnership members, the Community Leadership Academy is looking for people who want to explore their own potential and the change they can bring to their neighbourhoods, by working effectively with others. 

The Community Leadership Academy is currently entering the third wave of the programme, which will begin in Spring 2023.

What will I learn?

Group sessions are your opportunity to meet each other, explore common issues, and come together around shared priorities. There will be a chance to learn from the facilitators and each other and share your own knowledge. The sessions will be split into three sections, and each will have a different focus: Understanding Leadership, Developing Leadership and Distributing Leadership.

One-to-one support is also at the heart of the Community Leadership Academy, and every participant will be allocated a leadership coach. In a series of confidential conversations between you and your coach, you will define personal goals and agree steps you can take to achieve them – all at your own pace.

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Catch up on our information session

We know that taking part in the Community Leadership Academy will be a step into the unknown for many people. So we wanted to give you an opportunity to find out more about the programme, meet some of the people who will be working on it, meet some of the other people who are interested in taking part, and see what it might be like to participate in a session.

We hosted a Workplace live for those interested in learning more about the Community Leadership Academy. Catch up here.

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