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In this section you will find all of our latest news, policy updates, insight blogs and publications, including our latest consultation responses and other policy papers.

Italia Conti joins IHE

News

1 Oct 2026
Student Spotlight: Calista Essien at the Engineering College of Technology

News

23 Sep 2026

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IHE responds to LLE delays

Read our response to the decision by the Department for Education (as reported by FE Week) to delay the roll-out of the Lifelong Learning Entitlement…

News

18 Apr 2024
Response to IfATE consultation on strengthening technical qualifications

Read our response to the IfATE consultation on strengthening technical qualifications at levels 4 to 6.

Publications

8 Apr 2024
The story of the cycle: key points from the UCAS Equal Consideration Deadline

Felicity Lloyd, International Partnerships Manager at UCAS, considers the applicant story and looks deeper into the data following the 2024 UCAS…

Felicity Lloyd, International Partnerships Manager, UCAS

Policy and Insights

27 Mar 2024
Response to OfS consultation on approach to regulating students’ unions on free speech matters

Read our response to the Office for Students (OfS) consultation on their approach to regulating students’ unions on free speech matters…

Publications

20 Mar 2024
IHE responds to Sunday Times article on international pathways

Read our response to the Sunday Times article about the recruitment of international students on pathway courses, published on 17 March 2024.

News

18 Mar 2024
Response to OfS consultation on new free speech complaints scheme

Read our response to the Office for Students (OfS) consultation on a new free speech complaints scheme.

Publications

14 Mar 2024
Fashion Retail Academy joins IHE

Specialist fashion college is the latest addition to IHE’s growing community.

News

12 Mar 2024
Institutional leaders must champion a culture of safety through their actions, not just words

Chris East, Safeguarding & Pastoral Services Manager, ACM

Policy and Insights

28 Feb 2024
Collective Acting Studio joins IHE

We are excited to welcome Collective Acting Studio to the IHE community.

News

27 Feb 2024
Academic partnerships – working paper on definitions and early data

This interim release from our academic partnerships project with Pinsent Masons presents some early data from our recent surveys and sets out…

Publications

26 Feb 2024
Response to HESA post implementation consultation on Student record 22056

Read our response to HESA's post implementation consultation on Student record 22056.

Publications

23 Feb 2024
Taking partnerships seriously at the outset could have avoided a franchising furore

Alex Proudfoot, Chief Executive, IHE

Policy and Insights

22 Jan 2024