Attachment Opportunity
Become a Syndicate Lead
Help train the next generation of neighbourhood police officers and detectives.
Lead and inspire the next generation of officers
Syndicate Leads play a vital role in delivering Police Now’s mission and helping our participants succeed as they begin their journey to become a neighbourhood police officer or detective.
Responsibilities:
- To be a role model who sets the right culture and maintains high standards at all times.
- To be a leader, a line manager and a point of contact within force.
- To teach, train and facilitate learning at Police Now's training academy.
- To assess participants and provide effective feedback to support development.
- To manage risks including welfare, professionalism and performance of participants.
- To be a credible leader and representitive of their force.
Diversity and Inclusion
Representation matters. Not just among our participants, but also within our Syndicate Leads, who play a vital role in shaping inclusive leadership and supporting diverse teams.
What we're looking for
Your knowledge and skills as a police officer are directly transferrable to this role.
Your journey to Syndicate Lead
Programme details may evolve, as we review and refine each cohort to stay innovative and impactful.
Support and guidance
Learn more about what makes an outstanding Syndicate Lead and the realities and challenges of the role.
What you will get from us
Comprehensive leadership training
Receive a three-week training course focused on teaching, assessment, and inclusive leadership to support your development in the role.
Career development
Gain line management experience or further develop your current line management skills, supporting your evidence for promotion or lateral development.
Fully supported accommodation and travel
Benefit from subsidised travel, food and accommodation with great facilities at our residential academy.
National professional network
Build connections by being part of a national network of like-minded individuals, with exposure to guest speakers in specialist roles
Make a lasting impact
Play a key role in shaping and supporting new officers, helping to drive positive change and influence the future of policing.
Hear from our Syndicate Leads
Interested in becoming a Syndicate Lead?
Get in touch and help shape our next cohort of Police Now officers.
We also welcome applications from those interested in job sharing to offer greater flexibility while maintaining the impact of the role.
About Syndicate Leads and Stream Managers
During our academies, Syndicate Leads and Stream Managers are crucial to the development and training of our participants.
They play a key role in the delivering of Police Now’s mission through training, facilitating lessons, leading and mentoring participants through their first steps to becoming a trainee detective constable or neighbourhood police officer.
Syndicate Leads and Stream Managers are seconded operational Sergeants and Inspectors from our partner police forces and come with the participants to help them learn the basics of being a detective or neighbourhood police officer. They bring the expertise of being an operational police officer and share their lived experience of the role. Syndicate Leads may well be from the force participants are joining, so you will be a friendly face throughout the two-year programme.
If you're interested in becoming a Syndicate Lead, get in touch with us!
Leadership that inspires
Our Syndicate Leads play an important role in developing confident neighbourhood police officers and detectives.
of Syndicate Leads were satisfied with their experience at the Detective Academy in our pilot cohort, with higher satisfaction reported in stream two.
of participants from both London and Manchester National Graduate Leadership Programme academies stated that their Syndicate Lead had a positive impact on their development as a police officer.
Hear from some of our syndicate leads
The importance of Syndicate Leads
My Syndicate Lead has massively helped my development and pushed me further as an officer and as an individual by encouraging me to take part in activities which I would normally sit back in. I felt very comfortable approaching them about anything and everything as they have built a good rapport with us. They were the highlight of the academy and have inspired me at such an early stage of my career.
My Syndicate Lead had a massive impact on me personally. He was there at all sorts of times to help us with anything we needed and ensured he got an answer. His direct approach was perfect for the academy as we always knew if we had done something wrong and how to adjust this using the feedback he gave us. I hope the next cohort are lucky enough to have him back as a Syndicate Lead as he has developed us loads
Syndicate Lead and Stream Managers
During our academies, Syndicate Leads and Stream Managers are crucial to the development and training of our participants. They play a key role in the delivering of Police Now’s mission through training, facilitating lessons, leading and mentoring participants through their first steps to becoming a trainee detective constable or neighbourhood police officer.
Syndicate Leads and Stream Managers are seconded operational Sergeants and Inspectors from our partner police forces and come with the participants to help them learn the basics of being a detective or neighbourhood police officer. They bring the expertise of being an operational police officer and share their lived experience of the role – Syndicate Leads may well be from the force participants land in, so you will be a friendly face throughout the two-year programme.
For our pilot cohort
of Syndicate Leads were satisfied with their experience at the Detective Academy, with higher satisfaction reported in stream two
If you are interested in applying to be a Syndicate Lead or Stream Manager please contact us to be put in contact with your force’s SPOC who can share the application form.
Police Now ‘Syndicate Leads’ prepare to train the next generation of neighbourhood police officers
The importance of Syndicate Leads
“My Syndicate Lead has massively helped my development and pushed me further as an officer and as an individual by encouraging me to take part in activities which I would normally sit back in. My Syndicate Lead has been so impactful when it came to asking questions and answering them, I felt very comfortable approaching them about anything and everything as they have built a good rapport with us. They were the highlight of the academy and have inspired me at such an early stage of my career.”
– National Graduate Leadership Programme participant, Summer Academy 2019
“My Syndicate Lead had a massive impact on me personally and I believe all of our syndicate. He was there at all sorts of times to help us with anything we needed and ensured he got an answer. His direct approach was perfect for the academy as we always knew if we had done something wrong and how to adjust this using the feedback he gave us. I hope the next cohort are lucky enough to have him back as a Syndicate Lead as he has developed us loads”
– National Graduate Leadership Programme participant, Summer Academy 2019
