Dazzle and displacement over the Future Leaders Scheme (FLS)
Image of Coventry Cathedral’s majestic stained glass windows, which were designed by John Piper and made by Patrick Reyntiens (1962).
The Future Leaders Scheme is one of the UK Civil Service’s Accelerated Development Schemes, aimed at high-potential grade 6 and 7 civil servants. You can read my candidate statement, part of my application, here.
Note: This blog post was edited by Sam Villis. Sam — Thank you very much for your notes and thoughts; without you this blog post wouldn’t have been as good.
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Hello dear reader,
I’m feeling the limitations of language as I attempt to weave together a way of making sense of the Future Leaders Scheme. I feel I’m at the margins or borderlands of the scheme, trying hard to properly understand the core. This blog post is a messy, imperfect, and personal reflection. I am sharing it nevertheless.
So, here goes.
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“Future Leaders Scheme is building a diverse, robust pipeline to senior roles. You’re part of the high potential, talented civil servants who can get there.”
The four launch events for the Future Leaders Scheme are still rattling around my head. I feel the urge to write something…anything. The four launch events were for: