Cambridge Teaching & Learning Recognition Scheme

The Cambridge Teaching & Learning Recognition Scheme is for Cambridge educators who wish to apply for accreditation as a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy and already have the teaching and reflective experience needed to do so. Participants on the Scheme are supported in drafting an application over the course of a term, and these applications are then assessed internally.

If you have any questions about the Scheme not answered on this page or in the Handbook, please get in touch with Dr Kamilah Jooganah.

Multiple cycles of the Scheme run over the course of the year.

We are now accepting expressions of interest for Cycle 2 of the 2025-26 academic year: see further down the page. To join Cycle 2, you will need to submit an expression of interest by Monday 15 December.

Key dates

Participants on the Scheme are expected to attend three face-to-face sessions, which are designed to support you in understanding the process and crafting an application. When submitting an expression of interest for the Scheme, you will be asked to confirm that you can attend the sessions: all dates are available in the Handbook. All sessions are in the afternoon, usually 2-5pm.

Fellowship categories

Advance HE offer accreditation at four categories of Fellowship; for a full description of these, see the Professional Standards Framework.

Applications for Principal Fellowship (D4) are not currently supported through the Scheme. If you are interested in applying for D4, please take a look at the Advance HE website.

Expressions of interest

We are now accepting expressions of interest for the 2025-26 academic year.

As places are limited, we ask that you submit an Expression of Interest form via Moodle if you would like to participate. This will let us assess your potential eligibility for Fellowship before you invest more substantial time into drafting a full application. Please understand that drafting an application does require a certain amount of work; Senior Fellowship (D3) in particular involves writing case studies in addition to your account of practice.

Please visit the Recognition Scheme Expressions of Interest site on Moodle for more information, the form, and to submit.