Career Development Reviews (CDRs) provide constructive advice on structuring a career and what to do in order to progress towards objectives. The School expects that all staff will receive good advice from senior colleagues on progressing their careers.
CDR guidance and forms 2026/27 for New Academic Contract (NAC) & pre-NAC Academics, Research, Policy, Teaching and ECT staff, LSE Fellows and staff in Professionally qualified roles is also available below.
Further information for Professional Services staff is available here.
The CDR guidance 2026/27 for New Academic Contract (NAC) & pre-NAC Academics, Research, Policy, Teaching and ECT staff, LSE Fellows and staff in Professionally qualified roles is available here.
The CDR form has now been merged into one for salaried staff in the following staff groups: New Academic Contract (NAC) & pre-NAC Academics, Research, Policy, Teaching and ECT staff, LSE Fellows and staff in Professionally qualified roles, as outlined in the CDR guidance. A seperate form is available for Professors in the CDR pilot group.
CDR-Form-2026-27 (All staff groups excl PSS)
Professors CDR form (for Departments in pilot group)
The deadline to submit CDRs and CVs for all staff groups (excluding Professional Services Staff) to HR will be Friday 11 June 2027.
If you have any further queries, do not hesitate to contact a member of the team at hr.cdr@lse.ac.uk
For queries regarding PSS staff CDRs, please contact hr.learning@lse.ac.uk.