AHEP Blog
The AHEP blog is a space to voice opinion, inform, celebrate and share perspectives of working in higher education administration and management today.

Admissions at Full Tilt: Why now is the time to look again at how things really work

Here's a concept that’s often used with good intentions but is ultimately flawed: “future-proofing” students. It’s an attractive notion that revolves around equipping learners with the right tools and mindset to face an unpredictable world.
Jun 30, 2025
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The end of TEF as we know it (and why that might actually be good news)

So, the Office for Students (OfS) has finally made the announcement. No more big-bang Teaching Excellence Framework (TEF) exercises where everyone holds their breath, scrambles for evidence and then relaxes for another few years, it seems.
Jun 19, 2025
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Strategic Considerations for a Successful Student Survey Tool

Traditional student surveys often result in large volumes of data that require significant time and effort to analyse. However, the real value lies in the ability to quickly translate feedback into tangible improvements.
Jun 18, 2025
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Constructing a Co-creating Consultancy

The last few months has been a really exciting time for AHEP Consulting.  We have been building our amazing Consultant community and identifying key areas where we believe that AHEP Consulting can make a difference in supporting the HE sector and more specifically support the development of Professional Services teams and individuals, enabling change.
Jan 22, 2025
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From Tradition to Innovation: The Evolution of Student Support

Looking back on more than three decades of work in HE student affairs, I’d like to reflect on three macro-level trends which I’ve seen evolve over the years, and which continue to develop in the sector.  These relate to the purpose of student affairs; the organisation of student affairs; and the impact of student affairs.
Jun 17, 2024
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Who wants to be a University Board Chair?

Who wants to be a University Board Chair? Over the last few years I have been involved in the appointment of several governing body chairs.  I am pleased to say that they seem to have been successful but that has been in no small part due to there being a candidate, currently serving on the […]
Feb 28, 2022
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Admissions in the changing HE landscape

Admissions in the changing HE landscape Having had several years of declining numbers of 18 year olds in the UK population, the trend has now reversed and the number is set to rise for the foreseeable future. Whilst on the face of it this appears to mean that it will become easier to recruit home […]
Feb 16, 2022
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Kick-starting your professional development

Kick-starting your professional development As the end of the year approaches and a new year is just around the corner, this is often a time for reflection.  In HE we continue to be primarily focused on the impact of Covid on our students and institutions.  We have been so focused on firefighting over the last […]
Dec 2, 2021
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