Launching our new ‘National Change Agents’ programme to support a better future for social care

We’re delighted to announce our ambitious new two-year programme that will identity and support 40 individuals working at a senior level within the care and support sector to become ‘National Change Agents’, helping to shape the future of social care and strengthen the care sector’s collective voice.

The programme is led by the Care Provider Alliance (CPA) and City St George’s, University of London (My Home Life England initiative). It is generously funded by the Rayne Foundation’s Better Careers for Better Care Programme and Hallmark Foundation.

About the programme

The National Change Agents programme aims to create a new generation of leaders who can influence change at a national level, drive innovation and build on the sector’s many strengths to further improve outcomes for people who draw on care and support.

At the heart of the programme is a commitment to enabling the sector to take greater ownership of its future, building on the achievements of the CPA and the strengths and expertise already present across the sector.

Together the Change Agents will explore how the sector can strengthen the way it organises, represents and promotes itself, demonstrate its innovation, and reinforce its position as a professional, responsive and essential part of the health and care system.

The National Change Agents programme will:

Develop participants’ leadership capability, confidence and influence to operate effectively and represent the care sector at a national level.
Build stronger relationships, networks and collaboration across the care provider sector and with wider stakeholders.
Generate practical proposals to further strengthen the sector’s contribution to quality, collaboration, workforce wellbeing and development, building on existing structures and practice.

Programme structure

With support from CPA members, 40 Change Agents will be identified and recruited across England (20 in the North, 20 in the South). Interviews will take place in February 2027.

From Spring 2027- 2028, the Change Agents will take part in a collaborative leadership programme, to include two/three residential events and four team meetings.

Contact

For more information, please contact the My Home Life England team at City St George’s, University of London with subject line “Change Agents”.

The Rayne Foundation’s Better Careers for Better Care programme supports professional development opportunities for people working in social care.

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