Abstract
In order to successfully accommodate partnership as a new way of working, it is suggested that an institution should already exhibit characteristics of resilience that would accompany pedagogic health. Using the pedagogic frailty model as a theoretical frame, this chapter explores what pedagogic health might look like in a university, what the indicators of pedagogic resilience might be, and how explicit acknowledgement of these factors may enhance academics’ engagement with a student-staff partnership approach to working. The key concepts of recipience, exaptation and adaptive expertise are introduced as factors that may help academics to construct a sense of coherence about their practice, and help them to assimilate the partnership perspective within their professional activities.