Do you have the ambition to develop into an HR Director or the strategic HR lead in your organisation?
Or do you need to invest in the development and retention of your key HR talent, equipping them with the confidence and skills to think and act as leaders, and deliver your strategic people plans?
Our six-month Leadership Academy for HR Professionals prepares delegates for this transition. For the first time, it now runs twice a year, so there is a start date to suit you or your team.
Choose your intake
- October 2026 to March 2027
- January 2027 to June 2027
Running two intakes also means you can put more than one person forward without taking two key HR people out of the business at the same time, with only two live masterclasses running jointly across both, so delegates build an even bigger network.
HR Leadership Academy 2026/2027 – Open the full Course Information Guide
The guide includes pricing, FAQs and a timetable of activities
The HR Leadership Academy Modules
- Strategic HR and the future of the profession
- Commercial HR and its value to the organisation
- Developing your influence and engagement abilities
- Your personal brand, career and the leader you want to be
Learning through the HR Leadership Academy
Modules are explored through a variety of learning opportunities, with regular online and live activities providing continuity and network building.
- Venue-based workshops with business coaches and specialist trainers
- Live online masterminds and Q&As with HRDs and CEO speakers
- Recruitment masterclass for board-level roles
- Reflection and self-assessment toolkits including a DISC report uncovering motivations and priorities
- A personal coach for the duration of the Academy
Curious about who our speakers are? Delegates have time with, and can ask anything of, some of the UK's most experienced HR and CEO leaders. Email us if you'd like to know more!
Pricing and places
- A place on the Academy is £2,495 + VAT
- Staged payments for self-funding delegates are available
- 24 places available across the year: 12 on each intake
Is the Academy right for me?
Previous Academy delegates have been Heads of HR, HR Managers, HR Business Partners and HR Operations Leads with the aspiration and ambition to become an HR Director. Recently appointed HR Directors have also found the Academy hugely beneficial.