Hosted by Trish D’Souza, Legal Director at Browne Jacobson, this session will cover:

– A reminder of the outcome of the Supreme Court’s ruling in For Women Scotland Ltd v Scottish Ministers [2025]

– Key provisions of the EHRC Code of Practice for Services

– Practical Implications for Further Education Providers – review of which services are single-sex facilities eg sports, residential accommodation, data recording, and student communications

– Managing Risk and Remaining Areas of Uncertainty – for example non-binary identities, gender-neutral facilities, and potential indirect discrimination claims

– Case Studies and Discussion: Practical scenarios will be used to test how providers should respond to requests for access to single-sex facilities, student complaints, and conflicts between existing trans inclusion policies and the Code of Practice.

– Key Takeaways

Hosted by Sharon Cousins, Vice Principal Adult Programmes and Student Services & NAMSS Executive, this session is a great opportunity to talk about all things student finance, ask questions, share thoughts and learn from others.

Join our Chair, Lisa Humphries, and the Executive Member who leads on our Student Engagement work, Lloyd Perry, in this extended session to look at how to embed the new Engagement Framework in your organisation.

The NAMSS Executive Team are hosting this session to help members to complete the Student Services Benchmarking Survey and to answer any questions you have before you hit ‘submit’ by Friday 30 October.

Note:  Personalised survey links have been sent to NAMSS Lead Contacts by QDP Services.

Sheree Rymer, Associate Principal Student Life (Interim) at Education Partnership North East, will explore how they have repositioned “pastoral” and “enrichment” into a coherent Enhanced Curriculum, led strategically by Student Services, that is explicitly mapped to future skills, Ofsted’s Participation and Development expectations and key statutory frameworks. Drawing on their Global Skills Curriculum Framework and their Changemaking Personal Development Framework, Sheree will show how student services leadership can drive consistency, progression and a powerful sense of belonging from Entry 3 to Level 3 Year 2.

Join this great session when our Chair, Lisa Humphries, will be talking about all things Erasmus. Lisa has many years experience of Erasmus and will share her insights as well as some handy hints and tips on how to get the most out of such a brilliant opportunity for your learners and staff.

Hosted by Kay Burton-Williams, NAMSS Executive and Director of Student Experience at BMet, and Dave Hopley, NAMSS Executive and Assistant Principal for Student Experience at Stoke on Trent College, these sessions provide a forum to share experience, discuss common challenges, and exchange effective practice in an informal and supportive setting.

Hosted by Aimey Adamson, Vice Principal Students and Communications at Middlesbrough College and NAMSS Executive Board member, these termly sessions provide a forum for informal discussion and experience sharing.

Join fellow Careers Leaders for an engaging online forum to share best practice, tackle common challenges, exchange ideas, and support one another in navigating the ever-evolving careers policy landscape.