Here are some resources for developing and supporting your teams.
The AHEP (Association of Higher Education Professionals) Professional Framework is a reflective tool to help you assess your strengths and areas for professional development. You can also use the framework to develop your teams and other colleagues.
The AHEP Professional Framework is a reflective tool to help you assess your strengths and areas for development and design your own interventions. You can use this framework to support your reflective practice and grow personally and professionally.
These resources may help you develop the culture and wellbeing of your team.
These resources may also help your colleagues with their self-care and wellbeing.
There are many resources and networks to help you look after your mental health and physical health.
These resources focus on diversity and inclusion in Student Services.
Also, Advance HE’s Athena Swan Charter is a framework for supporting and transforming gender equality within higher education and research. Advance HE members can apply for institutional and departmental Athena Swan awards recognising your gender equality efforts.
Advance HE’s Athena Swan Charter is a framework for supporting and transforming gender equality within higher education and research. The charter is used across the globe to address gender equality more broadly, and not just barriers to progression that affect women.
Aurora is Advance HE's leadership development initiative for women in higher education.
Aurora is Advance HE’s leadership development initiative for women in higher education. Led by a team of leadership experts, participants explore key areas associated with leadership success.
Advance HE’s Race Equality Charter helps higher education providers to identify and address the barriers facing Black, Asian and minority ethnic staff and students, while also providing a framework for action and improvement.
Advance HE’s Race Equality Charter helps higher education providers to identify and address the barriers facing Black, Asian and minority ethnic staff and students, while also providing a framework for action and improvement. Institutions can apply for a bronze or silver award, depending on their progress.
These resources focus on how to establish and maintain professional boundaries in Student Services.
Your team can develop their skills and expertise in Student Services through training and professional development events. AMOSSHE offers a full programme of events and conferences every academic year, focused on hot Student Services topics, perennial challenges and sharing good practice.
AMOSSHE offers a full programme of events and conferences every academic year, focused on hot Student Services topics, perennial challenges and sharing good practice.
Many other organisations in the UK and around the world deliver events, conferences and training programmes of interest and use to Student Services professionals.
Many organisations in the higher education, student support and leadership sectors, in the UK and around the world, deliver events, conferences and training programmes that may be useful for Student Services professionals. These take place online and/or in person, and many are free to attend.
A good way for your teams to develop their expertise is to ask for advice and guidance from their peers.
Our AMOSSHE network may be right for some of your colleagues. We’re the UK’s professional association for Student Services leaders in higher education. Our members include the most experienced Student Services leaders in the country, at all management and leadership levels. As a member, you can add any number of your colleagues as named members.
AMOSSHE is the UK’s professional association for Student Services leaders in higher education. Our members include the most experienced Student Services leaders in the country, dealing with real and demanding challenges every day. As a member, you become part of a supportive community, helping each other out and promoting good practice.
Many professional associations like AMOSSHE govern and represent different aspects of higher education Student Services in the UK and around the world. Your teams can use these to develop their networks according to their interests or needs. Find out more about developing your Student Services skills and expertise.
Many organisations, including professional associations like AMOSSHE, govern and represent different aspects of Student Services in the higher education sector. And the sector is full of acronyms too, which might confuse you at first.
Many of these are resources from our past AMOSSHE professional development events. Some of these resources are publicly available, and others are for AMOSSHE members only.
We have a wealth of resources about Student Services online for you to explore. These include guidance, toolkits, shared good practice, case studies, policy briefings, and research. Some of these resources are publicly available, and others are for AMOSSHE members only.
Find out more about AMOSSHE membership.
