Thank you for your interest in Engage Academy. To apply for a place in the 2026 cohort, please complete the questions below. If you have any questions, please contact Jackie Winchester at engage.academy@uwe.ac.uk. You can find full details about the academy including session dates and costings on the Engage Academy web page.

Bookings close on Friday 7 November 2025 at 5pm and we will let you know the outcome of your application by the end of November 2025 and ask you to confirm your place and make the arrangements for the payment of the fee.

Cost and bursaries

The Academy price is £1350. This includes all learning sessions, the option to join a peer learning group during and after the Academy, and access to sector experts.

If required, we can support you to advocate internally to secure funding for your professional development.

Application

Places at the Academy are decided on the basis of your application, and so a space cannot be guaranteed.

By completing this application form you are committing to paying the academy fee and attending all four sets of Academy workshops  28 January,  18 and 19 March, 20 and 21 May, and 8 July 2026.

This form cannot be saved and returned to at a later date and cannot be retrieved in the event of an internet connection error or timeout, so please prepare your words in a separate document: Download the word version here

Your Data

As part of this form, we will ask for details that can be used to identify you –  e.g. your name, email address, job title, institution, location, etc. We will also ask for details of your accessibility requirements. This information is needed so that we can process your registration and ensure you are able to fully access the programme. 

We will store all your responses securely in password-protected files held on a server hosted by the University of the West of England, Bristol. Your responses will be stored for 3 months from the end of the programme, after which time they will be permanently destroyed. 

If you have any concerns about this form, please contact Jackie Winchester, at engage.academy@uwe.ac.uk. If you would prefer to speak to someone who was not directly involved in the organisation of the programme, please email nccpe.enquiries@uwe.ac.uk.

Data protection consent

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