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Thriving at work: Career development, leadership, training and networks

The Department is committed to ensuring there are no barriers to career success for all our staff, and we encourage everyone to take up career development, leadership, and relevant training opportunities. 

• Find out more — ³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ's Learning and Talent homepage.
• The Educational Development Unit offers specific development activities for those staff who teach.

Annual Review Conversations (ARC)

The ARC is a dedicated opportunity for staff to have a discussion with their line manager focused on everything they need to thrive at work.

Crucially the ARC is not an evaluation of the previous year’s performance, but instead should be forward looking and planning for the year ahead, building on previous conversations in regular 1-2-1 meetings.

The is a streamlined, online process that enables staff to prepare for their ARC, gain their manager’s input, note objectives and goals for the year ahead, and sign the process off in one seamless, secure online form. 

EEE ARC Champions

We have two ARC Champions in the Department – George Constantinides and Tom Clarke. You can talk to them about the process at any time.

Line managers

We ask that all line managers attend one of the briefing sessions and to review the toolkits available to support successful conversations. 

Sabbatical leave for Academic refreshment

The Department is very supportive of academic sabbatical leave. It can be a valuable exercise for staff, providing opportunities to help develop a new research idea, transition into a new topic, or to build strong collaborative links with your hosts.

• For EEE guidance and policy on sabbatical leave, please see the HR section on our Staff SharePoint intranet
• ³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ College HR policy on Special Leave

Staff networks

• ³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ has a number of staff networks that aim to encourage collaborative working, knowledge sharing, and opportunities for staff development and social engagement.