BRC Leaders Summer School: Virtual
June - August 2026 | Virtual, Bite-Sized Learning
Is the Virtual Pathway right for you?
The BRC Leaders Summer School Virtual Pathway is designed for retail professionals who need flexible, high-impact learning experiences to fit around demanding schedules.
Supported by our exclusive learning management system, Thrive, the virtual pathway delivers expertly crafted bite-sized learning experiences that fit your schedule.
What You’ll Gain
Balanced Decision-Making
Learn to balance the conflicts of People, Planet, Profit, and Purpose to make confident, values-led business decisions.
Self-Aware, Adaptive Leadership
Strengthen conscious leadership through purposeful reflection that drives understanding and responsiveness to diverse needs.Inclusive Team Building
Create teams where everyone feels valued and empowered to contribute their best.
Resilience Through Change
Build the skills to lead yourself and others through disruption with confidence and agility.
Confidence to Drive Positive Change
Feel empowered to elevate experiences and inspire meaningful business transformation.
Strategic Innovation
Design and deliver impactful strategies that drive change and consider the bigger picture.
Thrive
All of your learning throughout this programme is delivered through our cutting-edge platform, Thrive. As a market-leading solution, Thrive offers an intuitive, easy-to-navigate structure designed to make your leadership development seamless and impactful. With its innovative features and user-friendly experience, Thrive empowers you to take your growth to the next level.
Meet the Experts
Modules at a Glance
Module 1: Preparing to Unlearn
Duration: 1.5 hours
What’s included:
- Digital Onboarding to the BRC Leaders Summer School
- Understand the Political, Economical and Social aspects of retail
- Explore the potential of a ‘radical retail’ for the future with your coaching group
- Learn how to understand and develop your conscious leadership
Module 2: Conscious Connecting
Duration: 4 hours
What’s included:
- Conscious Leadership: Self Awareness and the Johari window
- The Self-Aware Leader module
Module 3: Disruptive Immersion
Duration: 5 hours
Content:
- Understand the systems within which retail exists
- Explore the relationship between retail and the Planet
- Transitioning from treating people as ‘human capital’ to ‘human kind’
- Apply learning in real-time situations through the Business Simulator – Round 1
Module 4: Bridging the Gap
Duration: 5 hours
Content:
- Consider different perspectives on organisational growth and success
- Gain insights into ‘profit beyond money’; apply leadership concepts practically in retail
- Discover how AI and advanced technology can enhance retail, its people and ecosystems
- Learn to foster safe spaces for challenging conversations in retail and leadership
- Apply learning in real-time situations through the next round of the Business Simulator
Module 5: Resourcing Leadership
Duration: 4 hours
Content:
- Explore the values that shape your leadership
- Explore your sense of purpose
- Reflect on your mission as a leader
- Find ways to support the wellbeing of yourself and your team
- Experience nature as a way to resource your leadership
- Apply learning in real-time situations through the next round of the Business Simulator
Module 6: Meaningful Action
Duration: 3.5 hours
Content:
- Conscious Leadership: Me to We
- Reflect on your leadership learning journey
- Leverage insights gained from the shared knowledge and experience of others
- Describe how your leadership style is shaped by unlearning and relearning
- Discover how a coaching approach leads to more purposeful conversations
- Apply learning in real-time situations through the next round of the Business Simulator
Pricing & Details
Fast-track your career with a flexible, virtual experience: over a few weeks, you’ll gain the skills, confidence, and network to thrive in more senior roles over the next three years.
BRC Members
- £2,180 – with over 33% of participants receiving a promotion within 12 months, would you invest £42 a week in yourself to guarantee your progression by next year?
- That’s not all – our early-bird offer at £1,895 saves you nearly £300 if you book before January 2026. That’s just £35.44 a week invested in building the tools for your future success.
Non-BRC Members
- £2,507 – just £48.21 a week for growth that lasts.
- Early-bird offers apply – grab savings of over £300 if you book before January 2026.
- Not sure if you’re a member? Get in touch with us and we can advise you on the best path towards retail success.
By investing in your progression today, you fast-track your career progression tomorrow. In just a few weeks of focused, collaborative learning, you’ll open doors that might otherwise take years to reach.
Not 100% sure if our virtual pathway is for you? Explore our in-person learning pathway today, or get in touch with us to learn more.
Register your interest
Bookings are now OPEN.
Early-bird discount available till March 2026. Complete the form to register your interest and receive updates.