Leadership development meets adventure training in this exciting new residency in partnership with Slung Low
The Leadership Academy is a 5-day residential course situated in the stunning Pennine moorland just outside Haworth, West Yorkshire. The course explores values-based leadership through workshops, discussions and visiting guests all blended with outdoor adventure training.
This isn’t your typical leadership course. Throughout this intense week, you’ll face challenges that stretch not only your thinking but also push your physical boundaries – offering an extraordinary opportunity for skill development and personal growth.
The course will examine a range of leadership styles, different ways of leading and making change in the world, and best practices from within and beyond the world of the arts. Outdoor and adventure training is an effective element of personal development and this residency foregrounds this alongside discussion and reading.
Who is it for?
Bradford arts leaders
When is it?
6 - 1o May 2024
Where is it?
Whitestone Farm, BD22 0JN
Apply by
Sunday 24 March 2024 at 11 PM
Book your place at our online info session
Is this opportunity for me?
This opportunity is for you if you are:
- Living, working or making work in Bradford, or you have another demonstrable connection to the district
- 18 years or over
We’re looking for people who want to develop their artistic leadership skills. You will either be:
- an aspiring arts leader with some experience in leading teams or projects
- an experienced arts leader who wants to shake up their skills and explore values-based approaches
When is it?
Monday 6 – Friday 10 May 2024
You will need to be available for all of these dates and the residency includes overnight accommodation.
How much is it?
Slung Low’s Leadership Academy is generously supported by the Paul Hamlyn Foundation and accommodation, meals and equipment will be provided as part of the residency. Bradford Producing Hub are also contributing towards the participation costs for Bradford Creatives.
We understand that you might need to take time away from work to participate in this residency, see the bursaries and access support sections in our FAQs for more information if this is something you might need.
Where is it?
Whitestone Farm
New Laithe Road, Keighley BD22 0JN
Situated under the edge of Haworth Moor, Whitestone Farm is a traditional 18th-century Pennine longhouse with outbuildings, converted over the past ten years to provide a variety of facilities and accommodations.
Read more about the venue at whitestonearts.co.uk
How do I get there?
We will provide group transport to and from the venue from Bradford City Centre.
It’s such an exciting time for Bradford and it’s so thrilling to watch how the city, through Bradford Producing Hub and its partners, is developing it’s artists, their skills and the brilliant potential in the creative sector. For us to be able to bring our Leadership Academy to that mission is such a pleasure. A return to the city where Slung Low spent so many of our formative years, it’s great to be back here.
How to apply
To apply for a place, please complete our online application form.
The deadline to apply is Sunday 24 March 2024 at 11 PM
You can see the application questions in the FAQ section to help you prepare your application in advance.
When making your application, please pencil in the residential dates in your diary as you will need to commit to these dates on the offer of a place.
We aim to confirm places by Friday 12 April 2024.
If you have any questions or need to complete your application another way, please email us at hello@bdproducinghub.co.uk.
FAQs
The core applications include:
- What is your connection to the Bradford district?
- What is your experience in arts leadership?
- Why do you want to develop your arts leadership skills?
- What attracts you to the outdoor setting and the adventure training elements?
- This programme will push you beyond your comfort zone and stretch yourself physically and mentally – is that something that excites you? How so?
- What do you hope to achieve from the programme and in what ways do you think it will benefit your work?
- Do you have any access requirements we need to consider so that you can attend?
- Do you have any dietary requirements?
We can provide bursaries to those who may otherwise be working during this programme. We can offer £75 for each full day’s attendance on the programme and we will send more information about this on the offer of a place. Please only apply for a bursary if you need to, this ensures we can continue to offer bursaries to those who are otherwise unable to participate in our activities.
Yes, if you need help towards transport to and from Bradford City Centre, we can cover this. We will be providing transport between Bradford City Centre and the venue. If you need contributions towards any other access costs, such as caring or interpretation etc. we can discuss this on your offer of a place.
We don’t want to limit participation in this programme and will do what we can to accommodate different physical needs and starting abilities. Please let us know in your application what your access needs include. Where possible, we will shape the programme to the needs of the group, but we want to push you too!
Activities will include a variety of outdoor pursuits including adventure training, map reading, hill walking and physically exerting activity. All activity will be designed to challenge participants, but the course will accomodate all access requirements and starting abilities.
Don’t worry, as long as you are willing to give it a go and work hard we’ll make sure you are ok!
To experience the full programme as planned, participants are to stay over throughout the duration of the residential.
About Slung Low
Founded in 2000, Slung Low is an award-winning theatre company specialising in making epic productions in non-theatre spaces, often with large community performance companies at their heart.
Based in Holbeck: an inner city South Leeds ward, they run two spaces- The Warehouse in Holbeck and Slung Low at Temple. Both venues are made available to other artists and community groups as performance and cultural spaces to anyone who needs them. The equipment and vehicles of the company are also lent to those who have need. All work presented in Holbeck is Pay What You Decide.
