CHEAD Creative Leadership Programme 2026-27

If you would like to join the programme and need to pay by invoice, please contact info@chead.ac.uk

The CHEAD Creative Leadership Programme is a professional development initiative designed to meet the urgent need for more equitable, imaginative, and context-responsive leadership and training in Art & Design, Creative Media and Related Disciplines in Higher Education (HE) in the UK.

Programme dates

The programme is run in-person over the course of four months with sessions taking place at member institutions across the UK.

• Week 1: 26 January 2027, 12:00 - 17:00 York St John University
• Week 1: 27 January 2027, 09:00 – 17:00, York St John University 
• Week 1 (webinar) 10 February 2027 Online via Teams
• Week 2 24 February 2027, 09:00 – 17:00, Manchester Metropolitan University
• Week 2 (webinar) 10 March 2027 Online via Teams
• Week 3 15 March 2027, 09:00 - 17:00 Arts University Bournemouth
• Week 3 (webinar) 5 April 2027, 13:00 – 14:00, Online via Teams
• Week 4 28 April 2027, 09:00 – 17:00, TBC