Unleashing the potential of specialist and smaller higher education providers...
Specialist and smaller universities, colleges and other higher education providers are agile, entrepreneurial and well positioned to support the recovery and growth of all parts of the UK. They are...
View ArticleGuildHE Anti-racism project
GuildHE and its members pride ourselves on our work to drive cultural, social and economic development throughout the UK. Our values are modeled on being ethical, inclusive and creative. Social...
View ArticleThe GuildHE anti-racism initiative: more talk and more action
This blog first appeared in the Wonkhe Daily on 1st October: We have all been reflecting over the last few months just how successful our equality and diversity work has truly been in narrowing the...
View ArticleStudent engagement during COVID-19
Today, GuildHE Students’ Union Network is having its first meeting of the academic year. This provides an excellent opportunity for students’ union representatives to come together and share best...
View ArticleAnti racism webinar one: Daniel Stone
Daniel Stone gave a fascinating talk in which he outlined his personal life journey leading up to and following studying his undergraduate degree at Oxford University. Daniel is from Jamaican heritage...
View ArticleKnowledge Exchange Concordat statement
Statement in support of the launch of the opportunity to sign up to the Knowledge Exchange Concordat principles and development year for England In the week beginning Monday 26th October,...
View ArticleThe National Student Survey – a tool for enhancing provision or driving down...
The National Student Survey has exerted “downwards pressure on standards…driven by both the survey’s current structure and its usage in developing sector league tables and rankings.” So said Ministers...
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View ArticleAnti racism webinar two: Tesse Akpeki
Lead Governance Consultant at Bates Wells, a Senior Associate Consultant NCVO, a Chartered Secretary, Mediator, Coach and Facilitator, Tesse’s passion for bridge-building emerged as a result of her...
View ArticleAnti-racism webinar three: Joel Dunn – My story through the lens of cultural...
Joel is the CEO and Founder of Paradigm project, which is a specialist prevention mentoring organisation seeking to reduce serious youth violence. The organisation looks at the root causes of violence...
View ArticleGuildHE response to OfS Quality and Standards Review
GuildHE response to OfS Quality and Standards Review GuildHE has published its response to the Office for Students Quality and Standards Consultation, 19th January 2021. The response outlines the...
View ArticleHow do we maintain robust academic standards?
As the OfS’s consultation on Quality and Standards closes it is important to take note that last week’s raft of policy announcements made clear that the DfE is still likely to want to have a say on a...
View ArticleGuildHE response to OfS Reportable Events Consultation
GuildHE broadly supports the OfS Reportable events consultation in our response. We do however raise a concern about a general shift of information, including specific reportable events, away from the...
View ArticleAnti-racism webinar four: Lou Chiu – How to be a better ally
Lou Chiu is an existentialist coach, trainer and consultant specialising in culture and relationships, working with teams and individuals. Representation from minority groups is the ideal, to be...
View ArticleGuildHE Spring Conference 2021- HE 2025: Opportunities and challenges
Dates 26 and 27 May (timings tbc) FormatZoom The GuildHE Virtual Spring Annual Conference- HE 2025: Opportunities and challenges will be taking place on 26-27 May 2021. Register to attend here. The...
View ArticleAnti-racism webinar five: Joel Dunn and Amanda Stephen
Anti-racism webinar five: Joel Dunn and Amanda Stephen Code switching and imposter syndrome On Wednesday 17 March, we were joined by Joel Dunn and Amanda Stephen who were able to give us insight into...
View ArticleAnti-racism webinar 6: Patrick Johnson
On 20th April, Patrick Johnson, Director of Equality, Diversity and Inclusion at the University of Law, spoke to our members about equality, diversity and inclusion in higher education. In response to...
View ArticleGuildHE PQA Response
The DfE consultation closed this week on the future of university admissions. The consultation proposed a substantial timetable change which would have dramatic consequences on the sector, especially...
View ArticleAnti-racism webinar seven: Tesse Akpeki and Paula Okonneh
On 25th May, Paula Okonneh and Tesse Akpeki presented the latest in GuildHE’s series of lunchtime anti-racism webinars. Paula describes herself as a ‘global citizen’ who has lived in five countries,...
View ArticleAnti-racism webinar 8: antisemitism
Introduction On 17th June, Amanda Sefton from the Union of Jewish Students (UJS), spoke to a group of our members. The UJS is the representative body on campuses for 8,500 Jewish students in both the...
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