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The html version I sent previously didn't look as I expected! Here is a plain text version which might be easier to read. Thank you to everyone who responded to my request for information around support for programme leaders in your institutions. Responses ranged from doing very little and wanting to develop the area to more comprehensive support mechanisms. I’ve extracted the key areas of support below to share with the list. Shared online resources were all valuable and interesting in particular the HEA report Academic leadership: developing a framework for the professional development of programme leaders’ (September 2007) Johnston and Westwood Summary document https://www.heacademy.ac.uk/sites/default/files/johnstonv_and_westwoodj_academic_leadership_developing_a_framework_summary_3.pdf Full report Academic leadership: developing a framework for the professional development of programme leaders’ http://www.hear.ac.uk/assets/was%20York%20-%20delete%20this%20soon/documents/johnston_final_report.pdf Developing and Supporting Programme Leadership at Edinburgh Napier University (2010) McLeod http://staff.napier.ac.uk/services/hr/development/acprofdev/PL/Documents/Programme%20Leading%20Report_FINAL_16Dec2011.pdf Programme Leadership from Edinburgh Napier University http://staff.napier.ac.uk/services/sas/student_development/Programme%20Leadership/Pages/ProgrammeLeadership.aspx Other resources kindly shared included the following: MMU http://www.celt.mmu.ac.uk/academic_leadership/ http://www.celt.mmu.ac.uk/academic_leadership/leading_programmes.php http://www.celt.mmu.ac.uk/academic_leadership/prog_mgt_plans.php https://programmeleadership.wordpress.com/ Plymouth https://www.plymouth.ac.uk/your-university/teaching-and-learning SEDA PDF award Leading Programmes and Developing Leaders http://www.seda.ac.uk/leading-programmes Nottingham Trent http://ntu.ac.uk/apps/events/43/home.aspx/event/171976/default/nottingham_trent_university_2015_course_leader_conference#details Mitchell, R. (2014). "‘If there is a job description I don’t think I’ve read one’: a case study of programme leadership in a UK pre-1992 university." Journal of Further and Higher Education: 1-20. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/0309877X.2014.895302 Common resources included: Programme Leaders Handbook Lists of Programme Leader Responsibilities Annual calendar of key dates and activities Programme Leaders Forum, some including participation by senior management and/or Module Leaders Programme Leaders Conference Teaching and Learning Conference which includes a Programme Leaders emphasis Programme Leader Away-days Informal coffee sessions for Programme Leaders Accredited and non-accredited modules on existing MA programmes Coaching opportunities Online resource areas and/or signposts to other sources of support for Programme Leaders which might include the following: • short case studies of the types of issues and challenges Programme Leaders need to be able to deal with • focus on individual programme leaders' visions for their programmes • how to work with institutional processes and requirements quality processes, and preparation for programme review/approval • roles and responsibilities • mapping the CLs year • induction and retention • assessment • evalution • academic health. Thank you all for your contributions. I hope you find this summary as useful as I have. Regards Sue