LTA Connect: All about Aurora

Session Outline

From 2018, the LTA has co-ordinated small cohorts of participants each year on the AdvanceHE’s Aurora Leadership Development Programme for women. Thirty-nine participants, from across the university, have completed the programme with evaluative studies highlighting the highly positive impact of the programme on their professional practice. The LTA supports participants to embed their leadership skills through a range of professional development opportunities including UHI Aurora Action Learning Sets; taking part in Aurora promotion webinars, the panel selection process; mentoring of new participants and presenting at LTA events, webinars and conferences.  

The university is funding up to five places on the 2024-25 AdvanceHE Aurora leadership development programme for those identifying as women. Funding will cover the cost of the programme which will be delivered fully online, plus two face-to-face events. The programme usually runs from October 2024 to March 2025 and the specific dates are still to be confirmed by AdvanceHE.  

While we are not calling for applications just now, as we don’t have the programme dates from AdvanceHE, we are presenting an LTA Connect webinar to give you more information on the programme and an early start on your application.  

The webinar will provide information on the UHI’s engagement with the programme and how to apply for one of this year’s five places funded by the university.

Presenter

Debbie’s previous professional background at UHI lies with the former Faculties and Academic Standards team where she worked closely with academic staff, subject network leaders and the Deans of Faculty by providing high-level administrative support for the faculties in undertaking their quality assurance responsibilities with programme and curriculum development.

For two years, from Sep 21, she was seconded to the Learning and Teaching Academy responsible for University’s staff development fund, the University’s engagement with Advance HE Aurora Leadership Development Programme, and the learning and teaching enhancement strand of the mentoring scheme.

From September 2023, Debbie’s new role as Programme Development Advisor, based within the Academic Practice Development team and working across Learning and Teaching, means that she will support the development of new HE- level provision, including SQA awards. Debbie co-ordinates and manages processes and staff-facing professional development relating to the approval of new curriculum.

Debbie is a Senior Fellow of the HEA and continues to mentor others to gain accreditation via the Professional Recognition strand of the mentoring scheme. She is also one of the Advance HE’s Aurora Institutional Champions.

Contact Debbie on debbie.wartnaby@uhi.ac.uk

To Book

Please email lta@uhi.ac.uk

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