Your voice in The Pivot

The Pivot is AMOSSHE's online magazine. It's the platform for Student Services professionals to share their stories, and get the recognition for their work that often goes unnoticed. The magazine features on-the-ground insights, innovative practices, and discussions to inspire and inform our community, and the wider sector.

We welcome submissions from all AMOSSHE member organisations. You don't need to be a named member to submit a proposal, but your organisation needs to hold an active subscription. You can find out if your organisation is an active member here. 

We're looking for new ideas and we encourage submissions from individuals with diverse backgrounds, ambitions, and experiences to share their perspectives for our community to learn from. This is your platform to share your work, contribute to the conversation, and empower our community with your knowledge and insights. 

This is the platform where the voice of Student Services professionals matters. Our magazine was created as a new perk for you to get involved and empower you to share your perspectives and contribute your expertise to shape the future of the sector.

Submitting a proposal gives you the opportunity to:

• Share your expertise and insights with a wide audience.
• Highlight the impactful work of your provider or team.

• Contribute to shaping the future of Student Services through thought leadership.

We’re looking for contributions that share expertise, highlight great ideas and spark discussions at providers all across the UK and beyond. For example:

• You've got uplifting and inspiring success stories to tell.
• You’ve launched an innovative communications campaign that increased student experience.
• You’ve fostered inclusive environments that better support diverse student needs.
• You’ve delivered excellent services for students in an increasingly challenging environment.
• You’ve delivered initiatives, developed projects or undertaken research that others can learn from.
• You’ve worked across boundaries with other organisations to provide high quality support and excellent outcomes for students.
• You’ve successfully looked for new opportunities to deliver Student Services.
• You’ve piloted a new approach or framework that has transformed your team’s way of working.
• You’ve adapted to policy changes and found ways to continue delivering impactful services.

All the pieces included in The Pivot must address topics of interest to Student Services professionals.

The Pivot can feature a variety of content formats, including:

• Articles (up to 1,200 words).
• Case studies.
• Interviews or Q&A pieces.
• Infographics.
• Reflective think pieces.
• Videos.

We value creativity and encourage contributors to suggest formats that best convey their initiative. If you have any questions about the format or the creative possibilities for your submission, please contact us at [email protected].

Here you can find the latest edition of the magazine to get your creative juices going:

AI is a great tool to generate new ideas and outline an article. However, using it to write your whole article tends to lack the authenticity and personal touch we want to highlight in our magazine. We encourage you to use your own voice. We understand some people use AI tools to help with grammar or sentence structure, but we encourage you to use tools that won’t dilute your individual style.

Let us know if you need recommendations for tools that won’t compromise your voice.

We're looking for a short outline of what you'd like to showcase to the readers. If you're submitting an article, include the title and your main argument. If you've got a first draft, feel free to submit it. If you'd like to submit a multimedia piece, give us a quick description of what you want to showcase, the format, and any technical details like duration and dimensions. Contact Julia, Communications Officer, if you'd like to have an informal conversation about your submission.

You're more than welcome to submit a finished product for your submission, but it doesn't guarantee that it'll get accepted for the upcoming edition. The more information you include in your proposal, the more information it gives the reviewing panel to rate and give you useful feedback.

You'll receive an email to confirm that we've received your proposal. If you don't receive this confirmation within a week of submission, please contact us.

We'll provide feedback to everyone who submits a contribution to The Pivot. For this edition, you can expect feedback on your proposals no later than the week commencing 27 October 2025.

We welcome proposals from as many contributors you feel is appropriate. Please consider whether your number is appropriate as we'll be providing feedback for editing, and the process of editing may take longer the more contributors are involved. 

Once your submission is approved, you'll have a month to submit your first draft. Then, we'll provide additional feedback, and you'll have another month to submit the final version. All submissions for this edition need to be approved, and submitted by the week commencing (dates for the third issue to be confirmed). If you need extra support, the National Office team is here to help. Please contact Julia at [email protected].

The Pivot is published three times a year. If you'd like to get more information ahead of the next edition's call for submissions, please contact [email protected].