Grade 9/Head of Service/Deputy Director and equivalent roles Cohort...catchy title isn't it?

Getting Ready for Grade 9 is a 12-month, cohort-based programme designed for Higher Education Professional Services staff at Grade 8/senior managers who are ready to step into institutional leadership.

You’ll join a small group (up to 8 people) preparing for the same leap and work through three phases:

• Clarity – a personalised Hidden Curriculum profile to show exactly what Grade 9 credibility looks like in your institution, and how your approach measures up now.

• Competence – weekly calls and monthly masterclasses focused on the skills panels are looking for: delegation, resilience in conflict, influencing senior colleagues, and shaping culture etc.

• Credibility – sprint planning and hot-seat coaching to practise being noticed operating at Grade 9, so panels and senior leaders see you as ready.

You’ll also access a private Kajabi hub with recordings and resources, and bonus support to help you apply with confidence when the right opportunity comes.

*If you're an institutional purchaser on behalf of the programme participant, please select Send as Gift in the Checkout area. This will enable you to add the name and email address of the participant so that they receive the welcome email, rather than you.