Designed to enhance and develop the existing leadership skills, knowledge, experience and mindset of early-career Directors and Heads within higher education professional services.
Aimed at University Secretaries seeking to transition from being a technically-focused, ‘compliance’ subject-matter expert, to becoming a strategically-oriented governance adviser.
Background to Office for Students (OfS) Duty of Care Consultation document
Posted by Karen Stephenson on
The first in a three part series, Karen Stephenson, University Secretary at Birmingham City University, analyses the OfS Duty of Care Consultation.
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With new regulation pending for addressing sexual harassment, how can staff be supported through the challenges and the opportunities?
Posted by Cynthia Ellis on
Cynthia Ellis, Co-founder of The Consent Collective discusses how HEIs can prepare for potential changes in regulation of sexual harassment.
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International Students – Pros and Cons
Posted by Karen Stephenson on
The second in a two part series, Karen Stephenson, University Secretary at Birmingham City University, continues her exploration of the issues around international student recruitment.
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Who needs a Plan?
Posted by Richard Calvert on
Universities haven’t always had a happy relationship with planning. Richard Calvert and Libby Wilson from Sheffield Hallam University ask whether it’s time for a re-set, and what we might need to do if we want to rehabilitate the humble “plan”.