About us

The Academy for Social Justice is a networked community of people interested in improving public services and helping people thrive.


The Academy for Social Justice is a networked community of people focussed on inspiring change to improve public services, civil society and help people thrive.

About Us

  • We bring over 12,000 people from all sectors together to share knowledge, skills and best practice.
  • Our aim is to bring people together to share knowledge, skills and practice and to be a valued source of expertise and learning support to promote social justice through public services and civil society
  • Our services and membership are completely FREE and include online and regional seminars, workshops, learning sets and conferences
  • Aimed at all those involved in social justice services including the Ministry of Justice and its agencies, central and local government, health, police, academics, private providers, voluntary, charitable and social enterprise groups.

What we offer

  • Our online seminars feature expert guest speakers from a variety of backgrounds and topics all have a social justice focus.
  • Our face to face seminars are held in London, Leeds, Leicester, Manchester and Bristol and offer a great opportunity to network and learn. Featuring expert guest speakers from a variety of backgrounds, topics have a social justice focus and details of forthcoming events can be found on our web pages.
  • We also host ad hoc workshops, learning sets and conferences on social justice topics

Our approach

We focus on the needs of our members and adjust to ensure we’re covering only topics that are the most relevant to our community.

Our main offering is online events, but we also offer intermittent face to face events in Leeds, Leicester, London, Manchester and Bristol.

Member Testimonials

“The Academy seminars are fantastic forums for enhancing knowledge and skills. As professionals we should recognise that we need to be always learning. The Academy offers us just the opportunities we need to do so”.

“Really interesting wide ranging topics covered by knowledgeable individuals“.

“All of the seminars offered are well put together and relevant to anyone working with ‘people’ in almost any capacity. They highlight areas of work and particular issues that not only impact those affected but the wider community”.

“Great network, always highly relevant, sharing really good practice and accessible”.

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