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24-26 July 2024 | Ansty Hall
The 2024 LGBTQ+ Young Leaders Programme
This free-to-attend programme will provide you with the specialist development and support to thrive in your workplace.
Develop Your Leadership
Join an inspiring retreat, 24-26 July 2024, to explore and develop your leadership practice.
Grow Your Network
Build a peer network of young LGBTQ+ people to support and nurture your leadership development.
Gain New Confidence
Develop the confidence and skills to step up as an authentic LGBTQ+ leader.
Are you LGBTQ+, aged 20-30 and interested in developing your leadership practice?
Whether you’re already working in a leadership role, hoping to in the future or leading outside of work in a community or network group setting - we’d love to hear from you.
For over a decade, the Stonewall Leadership programme has been a beacon of support, equipping people with the knowledge, networks and confidence to become authentic leaders. This year, with the generous support of UPS, we are offering a free to attend programme specifically designed for people aged 20-30.
Over three days, 24-26 July 2024, at Ansty Hall, you’ll have the chance to grow your professional network, hone your leadership skills and explore what you want from your career.
Applications for this programme have now closed.
- What will I get from the programme?
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As LGBTQ+ people aspiring to leadership roles, sometimes we don’t quite fit the moulds we see around us. This programme is about reimagining our leadership and is built using the knowledge and expertise of all the leaders who’ve participated before. We’ll have time and space to consider what leadership means to us, play with new ideas and challenge ourselves.
We’ll spend three days together in the beautiful countryside of Ansty Hall near Coventry. Working as a whole group and in smaller facilitated spaces, we’ll explore your journey as leaders, consider what authentic leadership looks like for our community, and help you develop the next steps in your career.
You’ll also have the chance to network and build connections with 40 other LGBTQ+ people. There will be plenty of social and downtime to develop connections with other professionals who share some of your experiences.
If you’re interested in developing your leadership practice, then apply today.
- How does the programme work?
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The programme begins with a three-day residential programme, which offers a range of activities aimed at helping you develop your leadership. All food and accommodation are included, allowing you focus on getting the most out of the programme. We’ll also have a series of well-being activities alongside the main content.
During the programme, you’ll work in a smaller learning group of around ten people led by a learning set facilitator. This will give you the chance to build stronger connections and dig deeper into your learning. Ahead of the programme, your learning set facilitator will call you and will be there to support you throughout.
We’ll hold a reconnection event at the Stonewall offices six months after the residential programme. This will be a chance to come back together, share your wins and reflect collectively on any challenges.
- Who should attend?
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We know that leadership looks different for everyone and a range of barriers can make it harder for our community to access traditional leadership positions.
This programme approaches leadership differently. Here, we’re discussing your opportunity to influence the spaces and people around you.
This could be through your work, it could be through your LGBTQ+ network group, it could be a project you work on outside of work, or it could be that leadership is something you’re thinking about in the future. There’s no set level or criteria to meet to attend the programme.
How do I apply?
To be considered for a place on this year’s programme, please complete the below application form. If you need to complete this in a different format, please email us.
The application form will ask you more about your approach to leadership, what you’re hoping to get from the programme and what you’ll bring to the group.
For more information on the programme and guidance on how to make a successful application, please use the below resources.
We particularly welcome applications from people who are underrepresented in LGBTQ+ leadership, including People of Colour, trans people, working class people and people with disabilities. We take steps to ensure that the programme is an inclusive, safe and welcoming space for more marginalised members of our community.
Applications for this programme have now closed.
Facilitators
Meet Your 2024 Facilitators
Ash Brook
Delivery and Impact Manager
Sarah Campbell
Head of Delivery and Impact
Felix Lane
Trans Advocacy Manager
Anne Onwusiri
Senior Delivery and Impact Officer
Gwen Taylor
Training Content Manager
Nish Vasco-Knight
Senior Delivery and Impact Officer
Ash Brook (she/her)
Delivery and Impact Manager
Facilitating our LGBTQ+ Leadership Programmes are the highlights of my year.
The opportunity to experience such a supportive and nurturing space, where LGBTQ+ peers can come together to feel more empowered and confident as leaders, is just magic!
I always take a little slice of wisdom away from these programmes, learning so much from participants!
Sarah Campbell (she/her)
Head of Delivery and Impact
I can’t wait to facilitate this year’s programme, it’s so amazing to be a part of bringing together such inspiring young people to learn and share with one another.
It gives me so much hope for the future to listen to and connect people practicing beautiful, nurturing and liberatory forms of leadership!
Felix Lane (he/him)
Trans Advocacy Manager
I’m excited to facilitate because young people give me hope that the future will be better for all LGBTQ+ people.
I would like to try and pass on some of the things I’ve learnt from over a decade working with and in trans communities, but I also know I will learn so much from the participants and I’m sure that I will leave feeling nourished and uplifted, which is very much needed in these testing times.
Anne Onwusiri (they/them)
Senior Delivery and Impact Officer
I am excited to be a facilitator at the Young Leaders programme and explore our unique perspectives and intersectional identities and how this drives us to create more inclusive environments.
I’m really looking forward to meeting this year’s amazing cohort!
Gwen Taylor (they/them)
Training Content Manager
I’m so excited to be a part of facilitating a space where a community of young LGBTQ+ people can learn and inspire each other.
It’s an incredible opportunity to be a part of developing a form of leadership that is truly co-created and can support leaders well beyond the event.
I cannot wait for the conversations we have together and to learn from everyone else!
Nish Vasco-Knight (she/her)
Senior Delivery and Impact Officer
This programme is such an amazing opportunity to bring together and create a community of young LGBTQ+ leaders.
I’m really excited to be managing Young Leaders and am especially happy that we’re able to deliver it as a free programme!
I’m excited to be around throughout the programme to support participants to make the most of such a meaningful and impactful space.
Travel and accommodation
All accommodation and food costs are covered through the kind support of UPS. You’ll have dinner on the Wednesday night, breakfast, lunch and dinner on Thursday and breakfast and lunch on Friday. You’ll have two nights of accommodation on the Wednesday and Thursday nights.
Participants and their workplaces are expected to cover any travel costs related to participation. However, if the cost of travel is a barrier to you participating in the programme, please email us and we will do our best to support you.
Access statement
We are taking measures and efforts to ensure that we organise events that are accessible to all. We are committed to ensuring that as far as possible we work with you to accommodate any adjustments that you require. We will take feedback on access issues seriously and work to ensure that we improve and develop after every event.
Read the full access statement for this event.
If you would like a more detailed version or have any questions, please email us at empowerment@stonewall.org.uk, or call us on 020 7593 1850, and we will get back to you.
Cancellation policy
We expect to receive a high number of applications for this programme.
If for any reason you are no longer able to take up your place you must let us know as soon as possible so that we are able to offer this place to someone else.