The Inclusive Leader

Inclusive Leader is a University leadership programme designed for colleagues with formal line management responsibility for others. The programme is organised around the University’s Leadership Framework – the 3Rs. Successful completion of the programme leads to a Certificate of Achievement from the Institute of Leadership & Management (ILM) 

The programme aims to enable individuals to:

• Gain a greater understanding of your values, motivations and priorities to see how they influence you as a manager
• Use the values and priorities of your team members to motivate them to achieve high performance
• Demonstrate the University’s expectations of managers by role modelling the Leadership Framework (the 3Rs)
• Develop and empower your team so that their productivity is enhanced
• Regularly review the external organisational context and construct coherent strategies to implement with your team
• Commit to a self-development plan by continuing to access learning resources and supportive networks across the University.

The programme consists of a number of modules, spread over several months, Action Learning Sets and some independent work.

Applications for Inclusive Leader are now open and will close on Sunday 1st March 2026.

Please submit your application though the Inclusive Leader Application Form. 

Please make sure you are able to attend all sessions which will be outlined below, prior to applying for a place on this programme and hold the dates in your diary before you receive the outcome of your application.

As part of your application, you and your line manager will each need to prepare a supporting statement.

Your Statement – 

This should be a short statement of no more than 300 words covering:  

• What skills and knowledge you hope to gain by attending the programme.
• Your leadership aspirations for the future and how you believe the content of this programme will help you to achieve them, making reference to the programme content in your response.
• How you will apply your learning from the programme.

Your Line Manager's Statement –  

This should also be a short statement of no more than 300 words covering:  

• The applicant’s level of commitment to taking part in the programme.
• How the applicant will benefit from the programme.
• How the programme aligns with their strengths and development needs.
• How you will support the applicant during the programme and with applying the leadership skills that they are developing when back at work.

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