Equity, Diversity and Inclusion

‘Accelerate’ Leadership Development Programmes

Empowering diverse leaders with the skills to reach top-tier positions and drive cultural change.

National Offender Management Service (NOMS) / Ministry of Justice (MoJ)

  • 31 %

    promoted to senior posts

  • 65 %

    Increase in Leadership Capability (Line manager & self-assessment)

  • 64 %

    increase in leaders’ ability to develop relationships and networks (line manager & self assessment)

  • 42 %

    increase in leaders ability to have difficult conversations effectively (line manager & self assesment)

The Challenge

Prison Service, National Probation Service, and Youth Justice Board (NOMS) was looking to develop a leadership programme that continue towards greater minority group representation in senior positions across the organisations. The aim was to:

  • Develop BAME and disabled senior managers to reach top-tier positions
  • Equip participants with the leadership and business skills needed for success at senior levels
  • Foster an inclusive, innovative, and vibrant organisational culture across the sector

The Solution

We designed a two-year bespoke leadership programme focused on increasing self-awareness and developing the key leadership skills that would meet both personal and organisational goals. The programme included:

  • A competency-based assessment centre to identify senior leadership potential
  • 360-degree feedback
  • Self assessment (Personal Evaluation Tool (PET))
  • Psychometric profiling (Myers Briggs Type Indicator)
  • 1-day induction
  • 5 x 2-day residential modules
  • 3 x 1-day masterclasses
  • Action Learning Set
  • 1-to-1 coaching
  • Strategic consultancy projects
  • Sef directed learning (including a 21-day challenge, developing personal portfolios, and a 3-month work placement)
  • Final presentations to senior stakeholders

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