Free leadership development programmes

ILM Recognised, these intensive programmes include workshops, action learning sets, mentoring and coaching, online networking and more. Thanks to generous support from City Bridge Foundation, London’s biggest independent charity funder, and the Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government (MHCLG), all places are fully funded and therefore free-of-charge for participants.

Established Leaders: CEOs

Designed for CEOs in the homelessness sector, this programme explores current opportunities and challenges, providing a platform to build your network, problem solve together and learn from one another.

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Established Leaders: Senior Leaders

For people working in senior leadership positions within homelessness organisations, this programme is designed to help you refine your leadership capabilities, lead more resilient, entrepreneurial organisations and collaborate with other leaders.

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Emerging Leaders

This programme is for managers of frontline services, as well as managers working in other disciplines such as fundraising, comms and finance. It aims to help you move beyond the processes required to be a competent manager, to become an effective leader in the homelessness sector.

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Aspiring Leaders

This programme is for staff who have aspirations to move into management roles. It is designed to help you refine your leadership aspirations, as well as equip you with the behaviours and skills needed to be an effective leader in the homelessness sector.

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    Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government

    To deliver our England leadership programmes we have received funding from the Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government (MHCLG).
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    City Bridge Foundation

    To deliver our London leadership programmes we have received funding from City Bridge Foundation. City Bridge Foundation bridges London and connects communities through grant funding and progressive partnerships and alliances.
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    ILM Recognised

    Established Leaders and Emerging Leaders are approved as ILM Recognised. ILM is the leading specialist provider of leadership qualifications in the UK. Our programmes have been validated by ILM against a set of global quality standards, the ILM Recognised Quality Measures.

Leadership webinars

From September 22 to March 25, we ran a series of webinars that were open-to-all, enabling a wider group of leaders and senior staff to learn more about particular topics of interest and hear from other leaders in the sector.

Recordings of previous events such as our webinar on Inclusive Leadership, Involving Lived Experience or "Ask a CEO" session are available in the resources section below.

Coaching and mentoring for leaders

External support and reflection are crucial for homelessness leaders. Homeless Link’s leadership coaching and mentoring is available to leaders across the homelessness sector.

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Regional Leaders Forums

Exclusively for members, Homeless Link runs bi-annual Regional Leaders Forums.

At these forums, CEOs and senior leaders are invited to join their Homeless Link Partnership Manager to discuss emerging issues and themes in their region. These are hosted online, and provide a forum to share information, learn more about Homeless Link’s strategic priorities in the area, and gain support and assistance from peers.

Find out more by contacting the Partnership Manager for your region from the National Partnerships team.

This has been the best leadership course I have attended - the practical application and the interaction has been excellent and I would recommend to anyone with increasing responsibilities in our sector.
Emerging Leader, April 2025

Leadership Resources

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Any questions?

For more information on our leadership support, don’t hesitate to get in touch with Lucy or Hannah.

Find out more about leadership coaching and mentoring by emailing Kitty.

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    Lucy Horitz

    Senior Learning & Development Manager

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    Hannah Sweeney

    Learning & Development Co-ordinator