2. Midlands Staff Development Partnership University of Birmingham Wednesday 5th December
Dr Judy Harris, Head of Membership

3. What is Advance HE?
Came into being in March 2018, following the merger of the Equality Challenge Unit, the Higher Education Academy and the Leadership Foundation for Higher Education.
Brings together HE-focused expertise in governance, leadership and management, teaching and learning, and equality, diversity and inclusion.
Jointly owned by GuildHE and Universities UK; not part of the regulatory framework. Development focused, supporting the sector to improve practice. 
Create ‘safe places’ for sector to address challenges without the need for government intervention.
Advance HE supports universities in putting institutional strategy into practice for the benefit of students, staff and society.
Provision of specialist knowledge and resources, externally recognised benchmarking and recognition schemes, and a member-focused, collaborative approach.

4. From sector consultation

5. New website https://www.advance-he.ac.uk
New Executive
New Board, committees and SAGs
EDI Committee being set up first
SAGS – special advisory groups for Governance, L&M, L&T,

6. New Prospectus

7. New structure
Transition year

8. LGM member benefits continue
Research and resources
Discounts and inclusive services
Networks, information and advice
Sector support
New integrated membership model
Core + PAYG
R and R includes the KB, the MDS that have been around for a while, the RIT, Leadership Insights, Efficiency Exchange, Getting to Grips with series
D and IS includes MDS and Essentials of Budgetting
NIA includes the Leading Change events, and JISCMAIL
SS includes SDPs, ITF, MASHEIN, SDF
New integrated membership model
Core + PAYG

9. Upcoming programmes and initiatives - LGM
TMP 44
Integrated Thinking and Reporting
Leading Transformation in Learning and Teaching (LTLT) with the University of Birmingham as a live case study
Strategic Leadership Programme
Preparing for Strategic Leadershio
Future Professional Directors
Leading Departments
Introduction to Head of Department
Aurora and Leadership Matters
Academic Leadership Programmes
Strategic Finance Programme
Essentials of Budgetting (online)
Transition to Leadership
Research Team Leadership

10. Teaching and Learning Subject Networks – consultation
Teaching Excellence Programme
Deans’ Development Programme
Grow your Skills: Embedding employability
New to Programme Leadership
New to Teaching
Conferences – STEM, NET, annual T&L
EDI in the Curriculum
Engineering Schools High Impact Pedagogies
Gender Equality in Computer Sciences
The 4th Industrial Revolution

11. Equality, Diversity and Inclusion
Athena SWAN Charter Race Equality Charter Statistical reports Mainstreaming equality Diversifying Leadership Sponsors’ toolkit Leading Race Equality in HE EDI for Leaders EDI for Line Managers

12. Plus…. New development pathway across T&L, EDI, L&M, Governance
Publications and resources – toolkits, frameworks
Fellowships supporting individual professional development
Governance events
In-house and bespoke development opportunities
Coaching for excellence
Consultancy
HE Insights
Workshops
Symposia
Webinars
Conferences and Summits
Communities – twitter chats, communities of practice, special interest groups

13. Generic contact points