Our 2025 HR Leadership Academy is now complete.

To be added to the priority waiting list for 2026 and receive booking information ahead of general release, please email nina.metson@waddingtonbrown.co.uk

Do you have the ambition to develop into an HR Director or the 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 7-month Leadership Academy for HR Professionals prepares delegates for this transition.

Programme starts: Late January 2026

Programme ends: Late June 2026

HR Leadership Academy 2026 – Course Information Guide

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
• 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!

A place on the Academy is £2,395 + VAT

Staged payments for self-funding delegates are available

Limited to 12 places

Is the Academy right for me?

Previous Academy delegates have been 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.