NCG Leadership Hub

Now in its fifth year, NCG’s Leadership Hub continues to play a pivotal role in supporting the development of colleagues across NCG, strengthening our leadership capability and driving cultural change across our colleges and professional services. More than 500 colleagues completed the Leadership Hub’s previous programmes. We've recently launched a new phase of the Leadership Hub, with new, bold and inclusive programmes that will support many more colleagues to develop their leadership skills and knowledge.

Emerge

For aspiring leaders and managers

Aimed at colleagues interested in progressing into leadership and management roles in NCG, there will be two strands of the Emerge programme - one for teaching and learning colleagues and one for professional services. This programme is tailored to support succession planning and will be delivered through online sessions.

Elevate

For existing leaders and managers

Elevate is our brand-new modular leadership development programme, designed to help current leaders and managers develop the leadership competencies that are most important to them and their roles. The programme is designed to be flexible, accessible, buildable and adaptable to a variety of roles and is aligned with NCG Leadership Standards, providing colleagues with practical and relevant knowledge, skills and behaviours for their role.

Excel

For Principalship teams and Senior Leaders

This programme is co-designed with senior leadership teams to enhance effectiveness, collaboration and impact.
Sessions are delivered face-to-face and include bespoke, impactful team days and events depending on the needs of each college.

Empower

Inclusive programmes for diverse groups of aspirational leaders.

The Empower programme is a bespoke set of programmes, aimed at reducing barriers and supporting progression, with a particular focus on groups underrepresented at leadership level. Sessions will be delivered online and content will
be agreed through consultation with participants to maximise impact.

Coaching Programme

For anyone with untapped potential

Coaching is a transformative journey that helps colleagues discover their untapped potential and work towards their own personal and professional goals. Through personalised guidance, development, and wellbeing support from a coach based elsewhere in NCG, coaching is designed to empower colleagues and help them to understand how their skills and experience can help them to realise their potential.

NCG's Annual

Leadership Summit

Our Leadership Summit brings together colleagues from across NCG to share thoughts and experiences around leadership, facilitating the sharing of good practice as well as debunking some of the myths around good leadership.

Each year, our Leadership Hub graduates and participants from all levels gather at the themed event linking to the NCG values and beliefs to ensure we are developing and promoting the right behaviours and culture within NCG.

Kevin Illingworth

Lecturer in Automotive, Newcastle College

"Overall the content of the Ambition programme was good, but the "WOW" moment was in every session and it was the facilitator Philip. Philip made the sessions enjoyable and brought his own informal, open, honest opinions and anecdotes. I really enjoyed his presentation techniques."

Juliette Grassby

Head of English and EHE, Lewisham College

"I really enjoyed the practical elements of the Ambition course, specifically practicing GROWTH coaching with a colleague. This gave me a positive way forward."

Rachel Hadden

CSS Data and Administration Manager, Newcastle College

"Taking part in the Ambition course has made being a manager more important to me and opened my mind up to the craft of being a manager."

Katherine Robson

Education Partnerships and Events Manager, Newcastle College

"Taking part in this course has made me a more reflective person in work. The focus on emotional intelligence was really interesting and very different from what we learn on other programmes."

Mark Coulthard

Director of Marketing and Communications, NCG

"Access to development programmes like the Leadership Hub has opened up new opportunities for our leaders to grow and adapt their skills with confidence, whilst also aligning to NCG’s strategic direction.”

Rob Wraith

Head of Learning Technologies and Digital Learning, NCG

“The Leadership Hub was a great opportunity to meet and work with likeminded colleagues across NCG on a collaborative project, where the focus was to improve our current processes and skills. This programme provided me and the colleagues I was working with, the opportunity to discuss, understand and further develop our leadership skills.”

2 July 2025

NCG Colleagues Gather for Annual Leadership Summit

Hundreds of colleagues from across NCG gathered at the fifth annual Leadership Summit, an event designed to encourage collaboration and innovation amongst current and future leaders.

15 November 2024

NCG a Key Part of AoC Conference and Exhibition 2024

NCG played a key role in the Association of Colleges (AOC) Conference and Exhibition 2024 this week.

7 November 2024

NCG Set to Be Part of AoC Conference and Exhibition

Colleagues from across NCG are preparing to be part of the Association of Colleges (AOC) Conference and Exhibition 2024, due to take place in Birmingham next week.