Going Further And Higher - Education Podcast

In this episode, Smita Jamdar is joined by Mark Taylor and Paul Greatrix to discuss the recent White Paper. Does it represent a bold new vision for the future or a failure to learn the lessons of the past? How can universities and colleges work together better to deliver its goals? And what does it mean for institutional leadership?

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In this episode Smita Jamdar and Paul Greatrix explore a range of current governance challenges facing higher education institutions. In addition, they consider the issues arising from the report by Professor Pamela Gillies into governance failings at the University of Dundee and the lessons to be learned from this by the sector.

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In this episode Smita Jamdar is joined by Paul Wakefield, a Partner specialising in Legal Planning, to discuss the government’s planning reforms and what opportunities they present for universities and colleges, both in terms of revisiting their estates masterplans but also to support the wider government agenda. 

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In this episode, Smita Jamdar and Bhikhu Samat look ahead to the implementation of the new Procurement Act in February 2025, highlighting the key changes and what they mean for universities and colleges. We explore some of the new processes and suggest how institutions may wish to adapt to them.
 

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In this episode  Smita Jamdar and Joanna Forbes will discuss what new registration condition E6 will mean for institutions and identify some of the areas that are likely to be especially challenging such as partnerships, placements and freedom of speech.

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In this episode, Smita Jamdar and Tom Long discuss what the new Government means for HE and FE and how the two sectors may need to adapt to meet a new policy agenda. 

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This episode was recorded before the General Election was announced.

Smita Jamdar is joined by Tom Long, Joanna Forbes and Mark Taylor to discuss the recommendations of a recent report advocating a more tertiary approach to HE and FE in England and the implications of universities and colleges voluntarily setting up tertiary groups. 

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In this episode Smita Jamdar and David Browne discuss the issue of protected beliefs, their intersection with other protected characteristics and with broader concepts such as freedom of speech and academic freedom, and why managing them on campus can be so challenging.

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Content Warning - in this episode, Smita Jamdar and Geraldine Swanton discuss the High Court’s conclusions on the appeal in the case of Natasha Abrahart –v- the University of Bristol and includes references to death by suicide and mental health.
The case considered various aspects of disability discrimination under the Equality Act and offered important clarifications for universities and colleges on their duties.

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In this episode, Smita Jamdar is joined by colleagues Helen Dyke and Mark Taylor to look ahead to developments in law, policy and regulation that will affect HE and FE institutions in the year ahead, including new family and caring rights to leave, responsibilities to deal with workplace sexual harassment, and concerns around franchising. 

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