Extend Leadership Programme 26-27
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Extend is Engage’s flagship leadership programme designed to empower arts engagement and participation professionals to influence the sector’s development
Applications are now open for the Extend Leadership Programme 2026-27, which will take place online between September 2026 and February 2027.
Extend is informed by a commitment to empowering engagement and participation professionals. Extend participants are equipped to influence the sector’s development and help to ensure that learning is embedded in arts and cultural organisations. Extend is cross art form and welcomes applicant’s resident in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland who work in arts organisations, museums, libraries, archives and heritage settings.
Apply: by 5pm 26 June 2026
Across 12 half days delivered online by experts in the field, content will include:
An introduction to different leadership styles and models in a time of change
Exploration of your own practice and personal development planning to take leadership learning from Extend forward
Guest speakers sharing aspects of leadership in the arts and cultural sectors
Coaching Skills for Leadership and Advanced Communication delivered by Relational Dynamics 1st.
Focused sessions on Finance and Governance
The opportunity to explore your learning and develop your coaching skills in small peer learning groups alongside the main modules
Complementary ticket for Gathering 2026, the UK’s leading event to connect with colleagues specialising in visual arts engagement and learning.
An optional in-person celebration event.
For participants who will take part in the programme as a paid employee of an organisation of any size:
The participation fee for Extend 2026-27 is £550
For participants who will take part in the programme as a freelancer, or who otherwise will not have their participation time covered by an employer or contractor:
The participation fee for Extend 2026-27 is £450
For further information, please contact extend@engage.org or visit https://engage.org/happenings/extend/apply-for-extend-2026-2027/