Lead the Change
‘Lead the Change’ is an initiative to support more ethnically diverse people into leadership roles in sport and physical activity.
In the first cohort we worked alongside partners, Sporting Equals, West Riding County FA, Yorkshire Cricket, AKD Solutions, and Equity Coach, to provide up to 20 people from South Yorkshire and West Yorkshire with the opportunity to benefit from a five-day leadership programme in 2025.
We created a five-day leadership programme for individuals, and a one-day anti-racism workshop for leaders within organisations to understand the part they have to play in changing the narrative.
In February 2025 nineteen people became first cohort designed to put them in a stronger position to take on leadership roles.
Workshops included sporting systems and structures in the UK; developing a personal plan to support aspirations; and the knowledge and insights needed for Non-Executive Director roles within sports organisations.
Cohort 2 applications open soon.
Contact Tahir Akram to find out more.