Advance HE Senior Fellowship demonstrates a commitment to professionalism and provides recognition of practice, impact and leadership in teaching and supporting learning.
To support individuals in achieving Senior Fellowship status, we offer a specialist 12-week virtual programme, designed for cohort-based learning. Led by an experienced PSF 2023 Consultant, the programme includes expert guidance, dedicated writing sessions, peer support, and detailed one-to-one feedback on a draft application, helping participants prepare a strong submission to Advance HE. It is particularly valuable for individuals from institutions without accredited provision.
Please note that the course fee covers support, and does not include the price of submitting your application.
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Why you should take part in a Senior Fellowship Support Programme
- Dedicated support from a Consultant with expert up-to-date knowledge of PSF 2023
- A richness of experience through peer learning opportunities
- Build a network of colleagues as part of a cohort from across the sector and internationally
- Provides dedicated professional development time for operational and/or strategic leaders of teaching and the support of learning
- An opportunity for individuals or teams to enhance their credibility to lead on educational strategy and culture.
Upcoming Programmes
Senior Fellowship Support Programme
Start Date: W/C 12 January 2026
Writing Sessions: W/C 26 January, 9 and 23 February 2026
End Date: W/C 30 March 2026
Writing Sessions: W/C 26 January, 9 and 23 February 2026
End Date: W/C 30 March 2026
How the programme is delivered
This 12-week programme will be supported via Advance HE Connect, allowing for peer-networking, in addition to guidance from an experienced PSF 2023 Consultant.
The programme features five, live sessions delivered via Zoom:
- 1 introductory session
- 3 writing sessions
- 1 final Q&A session
Plus - A review and feedback on one full draft application which includes a 1:2:1 session during a 45-minute call.
The benefits of Senior Fellowship
Senior Fellowship (SFHEA) offers you many benefits, including:
- Consolidating your personal development and evidence of influencing other colleagues’ professional practice in your higher education career;
- Demonstrating your commitment to teaching, learning and the student experience, through engagement in a practical process that encourages research, reflection and development;
- Senior Fellowship is increasingly sought by employers across the education sector as a condition of appointment and promotion for management and leadership positions;
- For individuals, to identify their expertise with the entitlement to use post-nominal letters – SFHEA;
- Recognised and valued by a growing number of international institutions.
Benefiting the institution
Building institutional capacity at Senior Fellowship has significant benefits to institutions. It can support an institutional approach to developing Fellowship and its strategic impact on student learning.
By developing capacity and capability through Fellowship, institutions report:
- improved profile of teaching and support of learning across the institution
- encouragement of collaboration across faculties and between institutions
- increasing scholarship and research in teaching and learning
- improved student retention, student experience data and student engagement scores.
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