Mental Health First Aid and higher education: why does it so often fail to hit the spot in universities?
We have been listening, over recent years, to colleagues in universities telling us about their experiences of attending, or rolling out,...
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Updates & Insights
Working and thriving in HE: our contribution to a conversation in the Alkhemy podcast
Our Director, Levi Pay, recently joined an episode of the Disrupting Echoes podcast, created by our friends at Alkhemy. In this episode,...
Help for colleagues who cannot secure funding or otherwise meet the costs of our events
We know that it can sometimes be difficult to get funding from your HEI/employer to attend a training course, especially given that some...
Fitness to Study: What does it mean? How do we get it right?
Levi Pay, director and principal consultant, shares our views on Fitness to Study and our planned 'Community of Practice' group.
Starting the year on your best footing: our 'Looking after yourself' Practice Pitstop event
Levi Pay, director and principal consultant, shares details of the recent Pitstop event focusing on four approaches for higher education...
Your views on serious incident reviews following a student death
We summarise viewpoints from sector participants who attended our Policy Pitstop discussion.
Are HEIs being steered in the right direction with serious incident reviews?
Levi Pay, director and principal consultant, presents the emerging national narrative and its implications for higher education institutions
Student death cases – two free practical resources for universities
Levi Pay introduces two free practical resources to support an effective response in student death cases.
Briefing Note: Defining Safeguarding in Higher Education
Summarising key HE safeguarding information from our recent Policy Pitstop discussion, including observations from sector participants.
Ready-To-Run Training: a new easy way to book our live online training delivery
We’re excited to launch our brand new ready-to-run training sessions - making it easier to support you and your teams on the challenging...
Are HEIs complying with their legal duty to refer individuals to the DBS?
Susan O'Donnell, specialist consultant and trainer, explores a common gap in safeguarding arrangements in higher education.
Webinar training: Association of University Administrators (AUA)
To support the professional development of its members, the AUA asked us to deliver a 60-minute webinar on "Looking after yourself:...
Podcast production: Swansea University
Looking for a new approach to training its student-facing staff, including personal tutors, academic mentors and professional services...
Service transformation: University of Wolverhampton
We were brought in by the University of Wolverhampton to remodel all aspects of the service provided to students by the University's...
Strategy development: King's College London
As part of an interim management role at King's, Levi led an institution-wide strategy for Student Mental Health and Wellbeing across the...
Train the trainer: Falmouth & Exeter Universities
We worked for Falmouth and Exeter Universities on a new strategy for training student-facing staff – across both professional services...
Staff training: Student Roost
Student Roost is a major national provider of student accommodation, with accommodation in over 20 cities and towns throughout the UK....
Team development: Pearson
We provided training to staff at Pearson on the structure and context of student services teams within universities, to help colleagues...
Space design: King's College London
As part of fulfilling an interim management role at King's College London, we led a project to design the University's new student...
Writing and speaking engagements
Levi and Julie have delivered conference presentations on a wide range of topics, including: universities' engagement with equality and...
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