- Date
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Cohort one: September 2025
More information below
- Location
- London
- Price
- £2,575 +VAT
- Duration
- Three modules - six sessions (online and in-person) over three-four months
- Contact
- Speak to the team
Join Activate, a leadership development programme described by our 2024 cohort as thought-provoking, challenging and enlightening. A collaboration between brap and The King’s Fund, it’s designed for individuals in management or leadership roles within health and care.
We recognise that racism persists as a significant barrier to achieving equity in health and care. It shapes the experiences and opportunities of our colleagues from global majority backgrounds on a daily basis. It is time for change, and change is urgent. That is why we are focusing on developing anti-racist leadership in health and care.
Through Activate, you will embark on a journey of discovery through workshops and learning sets led by a team of facilitators with varied expertise and experience from brap and The King’s Fund.
Activated
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Mobilised by the enduring injustices of racism for communities, patients and staff in health and care.
Critical
Awake to the different ways racialised thinking creates racialised outcomes in the health and care system.
Self-aware
Committed to fighting racism wherever we find it, including in ourselves.
Embodied
Focused on embodied ways of knowing and being as opposed to overly analytical and cognitive problem-solving.
Accountable
Modelling accountability for racism, these programme principles and our learning.
Collective
Coalition building for collective anti-racist leadership that is a win-win situation for all marginalised groups.
What will I learn on the Activate programme?
During the Activate programme you'll work with facilitators from The King’s Fund and brap to:
understand race, racism and racialised thinking
raise awareness of the role of whiteness in upholding racial hierarchies
navigate the tensions inherent in racial justice work
recognise how the status quo reproduces itself
understand the impacts of racism in health and care.
Our anti-racism leadership development programme is supported by a handbook that presents the key, foundational ideas and concepts at the heart of the programme with journalling prompts and recommendations for further reading and watching.
Is the Activate programme for me?
This programme is designed for anyone working in health and care, whether you're a new or established leader looking to deepen your practice or adopt an anti-racist approach to leadership. It is also highly relevant for individuals from a variety of sectors, including trade unions, local authorities, and voluntary, community and social enterprise (VCSE) organisations involved in health and care. The programme offers support to help you reflect on and address the unique needs of your patients, residents, members or workforce, enabling you to implement inclusive and anti-racist practices in your work.
Testimonials
What have previous attendees said about Activate?
'Thought-provoking programme, which breaks new ground around anti-racist leadership and what this means. Really well-designed and delivered programme. Excellent learning materials.'
'Great facilitation and really liked the design of the course, with a good combination of taught content, smaller group exercises and action learning sets. Lovely venue at The King’s Fund, too.'
'Being taught – guided by experts. The combination of large and small group work. Diverse range of participants. And the combination of in-person and online sessions.'
'Really liked the pre-course work, it was the best I have ever received. So much work went into it and it’s an amazing resource.'
Programme team
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Professor Joy Warmington MBE
CEO, brap -
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Anne-Marie Archard
Senior Consultant -
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Lakshnie Hettihewa
Learning and Therapeutic Lead, brap -
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Julian Walker
Associate Consultant, brap -
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Naseem Farboud
Programme Co-ordinator
Modules
Each cohort will run over three to four months and includes pre-course work, taught content, facilitated group work, reflective breakout sessions, and action learning sets. It consists of three main modules, each with two sessions: one full-day face-to-face workshop at The King’s Fund in central London, and one three-hour online learning lab via Zoom. In total, this adds up to six sessions across the three modules.
Pricing and dates
Price
£2,575 +VAT
Cohort one
Module 1
Wednesday, 17 September 2025 – In-person workshop 1 (all day) at The King’s Fund
Wednesday, 1 October 2025 – Online learning lab 1 (3 hours), via Zoom
Module 2
Wednesday, 15 October – In-person workshop 2 (all day) at The King’s Fund
Wednesday 29, October 2025 – Online learning lab 2 (3 hours), via Zoom
Module 3
Wednesday, 12 November 2025 – In-person workshop 3 (all day) at The King’s Fund
Wednesday, 10 December 2025 – Online learning lab 3 (3 hours), via Zoom
Frequently asked questions
Got a question about the programmes? Go to our frequently asked questions.
If you'd like to speak to the team:
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 020 7307 2501