February team update: Strengthening co-production via anti-racism and partnership

Welcome to our February team update! This month, our team has been working with partners and co-producers on a variety of different projects including strengthening the foundations of our co-production work by redeveloping our safeguarding policy. We’ve also connected with co-producers and partners to advance our anti-racism in co-production work, and so much more!

What we’ve been up to

Aleem and Isaac met with co‑producers to continue our work on an ‘anti‑racism and co‑production’ training resource. While conversations about the lived experience of discrimination among racialised people can be challenging, the team found encouragement and connection through creating a poem of hope and unity together.

Nicc and Aleem attended a meeting to continue the review and update of our safeguarding statement, which we hope to share with you all soon.

Hania and Aleem met with the co-production team and our partners at the National Suicide Prevention Alliance. We reviewed the project plan and discussed the development of the principles we will adopt to help us to guide this work.

Hania and Jess delivered a session on lived experience involvement to other grant recipients of City Bridge Foundation funding for suicide prevention. The workshop was hosted by Making Impact Matter, as part of our strategic partnership with the National Suicide Prevention Alliance.

Hania and Isaac delivered two sessions on anti-racism in co-production for Skills for Care, a masterclass followed by a peer learning event.

Coming up

Hania and Stuart are delivering a training session on anti-racism in co-production, building on our ‘Understanding Anti-Racism in Co-Production Spaces’ report, for an organisation that supports people who are hidden homeless.

We will be supporting workshops as part of the COMMET project (CO-producing Mathematical Models of Epidemics Together) which is a research project that aims to better understand and predict how diseases spread during an outbreak. We will be sharing the opportunity to get involved in this project in the next few weeks, so keep an eye on our ‘Get Involved’ page for more information.

Get involved

We are working in partnership with Groundwork London to recruit a Programme Manager to lead Green Horizons, an innovative programme funded by the National Lottery Climate Action Fund.

The project focuses on creating climate-resilient urban environments that work for Disabled people, placing co-production and the Social Model of Disability at the centre of climate action.

The Programme Manager will coordinate the Green Horizons partnership across Groundwork London, Inclusion London, Disability Rights UK, Inclusion Barnet, and us at the Co Pro Collective. The role involves leading programme planning, delivery and monitoring, while ensuring co-production principles are embedded throughout. It’s a unique opportunity to work across diverse organisations to shape local climate solutions that are inclusive, practical and impactful.

Role details:

• Location: Groundwork London office (Waterloo), with project work across London
• Salary: £43,000 – £46,000 (pro-rata for part-time)
• Hours: 30 or 37.5 hours per week (job share applications welcome)
• Closing date: 9am, Monday 16 February 2026

We’re looking for someone with experience in partnership leadership, co-production processes and project management, alongside a strong commitment to disability inclusion and climate resilience. If this sounds like you or someone in your network, we encourage you to apply or share the opportunity.

Click on this link to view the full job description and submit your application.

Co-Pro Cuppas

Thank you for coming to our February Co-Pro Cuppa! It was great to see so many of you there. We had great discussions on a variety of topics including how co-production budgets and the challenges faced by them not increasing, and the importance of compensating people for their time.

If you have any questions or would like to know more about our work, please get in contact by emailing us on coproduction@ucl.ac.uk.

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