Applications close on 5th October 2026.

With renewed uncertainty around LGR, Boosting Middle Leaders offers space to reflect, make sense of what it means for your context and explore the leadership needed for what comes next.

Apply: www.local.gov.uk/our-support/...

The programme has brought together people from across health, education, transport, planning, local government and the VCSE sector to explore how they can work differently across organisational boundaries.

The film captures the learning, connections and value of systems leadership in practice.

Interested in Boosting Middle Leaders?

Applications for the next cohort are now open. The programme brings councillors and senior officers together to build trust, develop leadership skills and tackle real system challenges.

Apply by 5 October: www.local.gov.uk/our-support/...

Future Vision gives senior leaders space to look beyond the day-to-day, challenge their assumptions and develop their leadership alongside peers from across sectors.

Interested in joining the next cohort?
www.leadershipcentre.org.uk/programmes/f...

Boosting Middle Leaders, delivered by the @local.gov.uk in collaboration with the Leadership Centre, brings councillors and senior officers together to strengthen political and managerial leadership, build trusted relationships and lead through complexity. www.local.gov.uk/our-support/...

Future Vision brings together senior leaders from across sectors to explore systems leadership, tackle complex challenges and build a powerful network of peers.
Interested in joining the next cohort?
www.leadershipcentre.org.uk/programmes/f...

Find out more about Boosting Middle Leaders, including eligibility, programme dates and how to apply. Applications close 5 October 2026.
www.local.gov.uk/our-support/...

If these conversations resonate with the challenges you may be facing, we'd love to continue the discussion.
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A fantastic day at #PlaceUnwrapped, exploring what it takes to unlock the full potential of place-based leadership & create conditions for lasting change. Thanks to our speakers, & everyone who joined us for sharing ideas & challenging thinking throughout the day.

What really stands in the way of place-based working?
Jonathan Carr-West, Chief Exec of LGiU challenges us to look beyond structures & ask how power, incentives and institutional behaviours can keep us trapped in "pilot limbo", rather than enabling lasting change.
#PlaceUnwrapped

How do we combine national ambition with local innovation? Nigel Keohane, Head of Strategy at the Cabinet Office reflecting on the test and learn approach, building strong alliances and connecting top-down reform with bottom-up change.
#PlaceUnwrapped

Helen Bailey, Chief Executive of the London Borough of Sutton, asks how we empower people to make the right decisions for their place, exploring the importance of holding creative tension and giving people the confidence to act, even when conditions aren't perfect.
#PlaceUnwrapped

For Mark Rogers, Interim Chief Executive of Sussex & Brighton Strategic Authority, effective partnership working starts with relationships. Building trust and social capital creates the conditions for innovation, resilience and long-term collaboration.
#PlaceUnwrapped

Catherine Howe, Chief Executive of Dorset Council shares her experience of organisational change, reflecting on the importance of building integrated organisations, investing in prevention and creating a shared culture that puts people and place at the heart of public services.
#PlaceUnwrapped

Could you be part of the next Future Vision cohort?
Future Vision brings together senior leaders from across sectors to explore systems leadership, tackle complex challenges and build a powerful network of peers.
Find out more and register your interest:
www.leadershipcentre.org.uk/programmes/f...