For more information about each of the workshop sessions and to book your place, please follow the links below. 

• Pathway Support Workshops - to support you in reflecting on your teaching and learning practice and gathering evidence for your application:
  • Associate Fellow and Fellow
  • Senior Fellow
  • Principal Fellow

• Kick-start your LEAP Application - for those applying for Associate Fellow, Fellow and Senior Fellow. Delivered by LEAP alumni, this session addresses some of the common barriers faced by LEAP participants when pulling together their applications to help you identify the next steps for your application.

Please note the above workshops are reserved for those who have registered onto LEAP. 

• Shut-up and Write - self-led monthly sessions to help you safe-guard time to sit down and write your application with peer support and without disruptions. 

All participants registered on the LEAP will be assigned a LEAP Mentor and Peer Support Group shortly after they have successfully registered on the programme. Mentors and peer support groups will be confirmed to you via email.

LEAP Mentors

LEAP mentors are experienced colleagues who hold a HEA Fellowship and have received specific training to enable them to support you in completing your HEA application. Mentors provide advice and support as well as feedback on one draft of your application. Mentors are assigned to you from your initial registration on the programme for a period of 12 months.

• Frequently Asked Questions for LEAP Mentors

Peer Support Groups

Peer support groups are groups of up to eight colleagues from across the University who are also undertaking their fellowship application. These groups offer you the opportunity to work with colleagues from different backgrounds, support you in developing your application and enable you to share good practice and experience in teaching and learning.

Online Peer Support

You will also have access to our online peer support group available through Yammer. The LEAP online peer support group provides an opportunity for all participants registered on the programme to share and discuss ideas, to ask questions and seek support from colleagues who are also working on their fellowship applications from anywhere and at any time.

• LEAP online peer support group and discussion forum

Faculty Academic Leads and School LEAP Champions are a local point of contact for queries and act as another source of guidance and support for LEAP participants.

• LEAP Faculty Academic Leads and School Champions Network (terms of reference and organisational chart)