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Staff Directory Home Professional development and training Academic development CADENZA Pathways to Fellowship

CADENZA Pathways to Fellowship

Employees have the opportunity to gain professional recognition as Fellows of the Higher Education Academy through our CADENZA programme, which is designed to foster excellence in all employees who teach or support learning. It is accredited by Advance HE and is mapped against the Professional Standards Framework. 

Engagement with the CADENZA programme will enable you to gain Fellowship status at one of four categories, giving you professional recognition that is internationally recognised and portable. It is an excellent way to plan, record and reflect upon your professional development in Higher Education, and also to fulfil your Pathway to Permanency requirements (if applicable).

Fellowship categories

All four categories of Fellowship are available at the University;

Associate Fellowship (Descriptor 1)  – a requirement for Assistant Lecturers (ALs) and suitable for some Professional Services colleagues who support learning and teaching.

Fellowship (Descriptor 2) – the requirement for all new academic colleagues to gain permanency. This may also be appropriate for some Professional Services employees dependent upon their role.

Senior Fellowship (Descriptor 3) – for experienced colleagues who have a leadership role in relation to teaching and supporting learning. Some senior Professional Services staff may also be eligible.

Principal Fellowship (Descriptor 4) - for senior colleagues who can demonstrate strategic leadership and impact across the institution and more widely.

Available Pathways

  • CADENZA Direct Application (for all categories)
  • Module SD901 of the Postgraduate Certificate in Higher Education Practice (PG CHEP) (for Fellowship Descriptor 2)
  • Module HS950 of the Postgraduate Certificate in Medical and Clinical Education (PG MaCE) (for Fellowship Descriptor 2). This is for colleagues who have a health professions background (e.g. Health and Social Care or Sport, Rehabilitation and Exercise Sciences).

Gaining Fellowship for Pathway to Permanency

We recommend CADENZA Direct Application for Fellowship Descriptor 2 to teaching colleagues with more than 3 years Higher Education experience, and via SD901 (PG CHEP) to those with less than 3 years’ experience in Higher Education, who may benefit from a more structured, supported developmental pathway. Find out more about Pathway to Permanency. 

Find out more about CADENZA Direct Application (all categories)

Find out more about SD901 (PG CHEP) (Descriptor 2)

For further information about the HS950 (PG MaCE) route to Fellowship (Descriptor 2) please email cpd@essex.ac.uk.

Why is it called CADENZA?

The term CADENZA, “a virtuoso solo passage inserted into a movement in a concerto” was deliberately chosen to recognise the unique contribution of each individual at Essex.

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