The Leading Change Programme enables us to engage with 12 to 16 year olds across Cumbria to inspire and nurture future aspirations and empower young people to make decisions, to make commitments and ultimately to make a difference to their communities.
We know from our other programmes that sort of activity can be a life-changing experience for your people, broadening their horizons and instilling a new confidence in themselves, and in their futures.
The Leading Change concept was originally successfully piloted by the CforLP in Workington Academy with Transforming West Cumbria #CANDO funding learn more.
Why Get Involved with Leading Change?
Let’s hear what our business mentors have to say about why they chose to take part in the Leading Change programme.
Our business mentors speak powerfully about their experience with Leading Change.
Jackie Jackson from Thomas Jardine & Co says “every business owner should really consider taking part.”
Rachel Land from Galliford Try shares that they have “really enjoyed getting involved with young people and helping them develop.”
Join a growing network of local businesses investing in young people in Cumbria.
Could your business support young people to lead change in Carlisle? Leading Change has received funding from the UK government through the UK Shared Prosperity Fund which has enabled a new 12-week programme that starts in September and is centred on Carlisle. Learn more
To find out how your business can help fund or mentor a school for the next cycle of Leading Change Email Programme Manager nicola.woolley@cforlp.org.uk or visit https://cforlp.org.uk/leading-change/
Why Should Your School Get Involved?
Leading Change gives young people the opportunity to take meaningful steps into leadership, supported every step of the way by teachers, business mentors and Centre for Leadership Performance.
Through the programme, students build confidence, develop decision-making skills and learn how to make a positive impact in their community. It’s a structured, supportive experience that helps them grow, not just as learners, but as leaders.
Hear from the teachers involved.
Anita Nieyst, teacher at James Rennie School, shares that the programme has helped her students feel “important and visible within the community.”
Tracy Hill, teacher at William Howard School, says it has “developed their skills as leaders and been an exciting opportunity.”
Our programmes simply wouldn’t run without the support of businesses and partners like you.
If you’re passionate about developing Cumbria’s future leaders today and tomorrow, we’d love to hear from you.
Get in touch with us to find out how you can fund a Leading Change programme and help empower the next generation to make a real difference in their communities.
Leading Change is now underway in Carlisle, funded by the UK government through the UK Shared Prosperity Fund. Young people are developing inspiring campaigns to create positive change in their communities – follow student updates to see what they’re getting up to!
Take a look at this years Leading Change Celebration event, where each school got the chance to showcase their projects!
We ran a Leading Change campaign with young people in West Cumbria.
This campaign was funded by the Sellafield Ltd SiX – Social Impact Multiplied – programme.
