You feel ready for the next challenge in your career.
But when it comes to actually going for promotion, you find yourself asking:

• What exactly are they looking for at the next grade?

• Am I already working at that level - or would I be found out?

• How do I prove I can do the job without already having the title?

If you're in a Grade 6–8 Professional Services role and want to make your next move in the next 6–12 months, this programme will help you build a strategic, self-assured pathway forward.

The Problem Isn't You, It's the System

Most UK universities use the HERA framework to define role grades. But HERA wasn’t built to help you progress. It was built to help institutions grade jobs.

That means the skills, behaviours, and internal shifts required to move between grades are often implied but never made explicit.

I call these the Hidden Curriculum of Progression and they’re exactly what this programme is designed to surface and support.

By the end of the programme, you’ll: 

• Understand the implicit expectations at your next target grade

• Identify any gaps in experience, exposure, or evidence

• Build your own progression plan with actions that actually move you forward

• Develop stronger self-permission to go for what you want

• Be ready to write and speak about your achievements in a way that resonates with the grade you're going for

You’ll stop waiting to be tapped on the shoulder. And start moving forward on your own terms.

The Pathway

Your 12-week journey to strategic progression

We follow three core phases:

1) Clarity (Weeks 1–4)

Get clear on what’s required at the next level

• Learn what changes between grades (including the hidden shifts)

• Complete a readiness scorecard aligned to your current and aspirational grade (if you haven't done it already)

• Identify your strengths, gaps, and priorities

2) Competence (Weeks 5–8)

Do the work that proves your readiness

• Design a targeted development plan

• Clarify what evidence you need to gather

• Build the habits, relationships and visibility that support your growth

3) Conviction (Weeks 9–12)

Own your story and get promotion-ready

• Curate your examples for applications and interviews

• Refine your language to match the tone of senior roles

• Practice articulating your value without cringing or feeling gross about 'playing the game'

I’ll be your guide

I’m the Founder of The Hidden Curriculum of Progression and the Progression Pathways tools.

I built this programme because in most institutions, there’s a clear Academic Promotions Pathway but nothing equivalent for Professional Services.

If we want to be taken seriously as peers and partners in shaping the future of Higher Education, then we need to take our careers seriously too. That means moving beyond waiting to be recognised, and instead learning to recognise, name, and evidence our value with credibility and conviction.

I spent 13 years as a Professional Services manager in UK HE, and over the last four years I’ve coached more than 200 HE professionals to step into leadership, secure promotions, and navigate their careers on their own terms.

The truth is: the system isn’t transparent. But that doesn’t mean you have to stay stuck.

This programme is about giving you the insight, tools and support to move forward with purpose, strategy, and self-assurance.

If that sounds like what you’ve been waiting for, I’d love to welcome you in.

Your Investment

£345
This is the founding cohort price for this first live group programme.

Future versions may be modular, self-paced, or priced differently. This is your chance to be part of the founding experience.

You can also add pay-as-you-go one to one coaching if you want that extra bit of time and personal attention from me. 

 📅 We start in September.
If you want to be promotion-ready before the end of the year, now’s your time.