
A national project shaped by people with care experience for people with care experience, their supporters and allies.
Focusing on leadership in all its shapes and forms the NLN aims to fund, signpost, support, and develop leadership opportunities in the care experience community for individuals 14+. It does this through the following:
Funding projects with a leadership focus.
Promoting and signposting internal and external leadership opportunities and experiences through its various networks.
Supporting and fostering partnership working which has a leadership focus.
Developing and supporting leadership journeys for those working within the NLN.
Life Changes Trust: Legacy Partner
The National Leadership Network is a legacy partner of the Life Changes Trust. Click below to find out more.
Our Host Organisations
The work of the National Leadership Network would not be possible without our five host organisations Staf, Who Cares? Scotland, Columba 1400, CYCJ, and Resilience Learning Partnership. Read about the role the each have below.

“The opportunities I’ve received through working in the NLN have been amazing, getting to know the people working alongside me as well has been nothing short of a privilege”
— young person working with the NLN
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