Nitin Parmar MBA

Are you passionate about the commercial aspects of sports within Higher Education Institutions (HEI)? Come and join me as I facilitate a Cubo round table that brings together the heads of sports departments and anyone interested in the financial and operational aspects of HEI sports. On the Agenda we will be discussing 1. Financial Performance: A deep dive into the financial performance of sports departments over the past four years. What trends are emerging, and how can we leverage them for sustainable growth? 2. Student Numbers Impact: Analysing how fluctuating student numbers are influencing our sports departments. What strategies can we adopt to navigate these changes effectively? 3. Technology in Sport: Exploring the role of technology in shaping the future of sports within HEIs, What tech is being used?  How can we use tech to enhance performance, engagement, and operational efficiency? This is a fantastic opportunity for CUBO sports members to: Share Experiences - Discuss current challenges, achievements, and insights from your own institutions. Discover Best Practices - Gain valuable perspectives and practical solutions from your follow members. Network and Collaborate -  Connect with like-minded CUBO members and explore potential partnerships. When is it happening? Monday 30th September 2024 MS Teams 15:00 - 16:00 Book here: https://lnkd.in/ezQngC9D Do not miss out! Mel Clewlow OLY Emma Louise Ashby Jan Capper Sarah Clayton #universityofkent #campusexperience #HEIsports #commercialservicesandestates

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Given this chart, it's essential for us to approach our decision-making with intentionality as we implement changes. We must ensure that our future tools actively benefit those who are at a disadvantage, particularly in the context of AI. This technology has the potential to either exacerbate existing disparities or serve as a powerful means to bridge them. It is imperative that we prioritise inclusivity and equity in our strategies, fostering an environment where everyone has access to the opportunities that technology can provide.

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🌟 Unlocking Public Sector Innovation: A Unique Learning Opportunity with Julian Bowrey 🌟 Join us for an insightful digital session with our very own Julian Bowrey, hosted by the University of Hertfordshire, University of Hertfordshire Business School Graduate MBA program, bringing together students, alumni, and industry leaders in an engaging quick-fire two-hour digital event. Julian Bowrey, a distinguished expert with 40 years in the UK public sector, will share invaluable knowledge on emerging trends and strategic approaches shaping public service delivery today. About the Speaker: Julian Bowrey has held influential roles across UK local government and the Civil Service, including senior positions in digital transformation, policy coordination, and strategic government communications. Until his recent retirement in April 2024, Julian served as Regional Manager for Innovate UK, fostering innovation across the East Midlands. He now shares his expertise as a Visiting Lecturer at Hertfordshire Business School. His experience equips attendees with a strategic view of UK public sector challenges and future directions. Session Highlights: 🛠 Understanding Public Service Delivery: Explore how public services in the UK operate and the significant role of technical expertise, management, and leadership in maintaining and reforming these essential sectors. 🚀 Addressing Rising Demand: Delve into the evolving needs of the public sector as it meets increased demand, digital transformation challenges, and resource constraints. 💬 Collaborative Discussions: Through dynamic group discussions, attendees will engage with peers, share experiences, and contribute to rethinking public sector solutions. Previous attendees of other MBA Masterclass Series have shared: “Very informative and solutions-based information.” “I liked the group discussions—hearing diverse experiences from peers was incredibly insightful.” “The practical approach, with case studies and real-life applications, made the session enriching and interactive.” Don’t miss this chance to gain practical insights, interact with peers, and build connections that can help shape the future of public service. Secure your spot today and be part of the conversation that is shaping the UK’s public sector landscape : https://lnkd.in/e3FczAy6

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Moving roles can be both exciting and slightly terrifying at the same time. These four questions provide a framework for deciding whether it's right to accept. #executiverecruitment #talent #newjob #newrole

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This great piece of work highlights not only the sociodemographic impact on access to postsecondary education but also the impact on student completion rates and labour market outcomes. Something to reflect on... #sociodemographic #PSE #postsecondary

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Interesting stats about how people operate their cars…wonder how many of us also operate ourselves this way?! Great to see FSU sport psych professor Dave Eccles’ research on the importance of rest for high performance featured in this Time article. https://lnkd.in/eKV-4ix4

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Come and join us for this online webinar, exploring the complex and multi-faceted challenges shaping the HE landscape today!

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NEW on Wonkhe: As more material emerges on the experiences of students in franchised higher education, Jim Dickinson sets out the case for a retrenchment from piled high, delivered cheap provision https://lnkd.in/eBH6Urgj

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Combat digital debt and elevate your productivity. Our upcoming webinar explores how Copilot for Microsoft 365 can revolutionise your workflow. 🗓️ Date: 23 September 2024 ⏰ Time: 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM BST 💡 Featuring Cristina Iniguez’s spotlight on: QA Apprenticeships & 💡 Luke Radford’s spotlight on: QA Consulting Key Takeaways: - Understand the concept of digital debt and its impact - Learn how Copilot streamlines tasks and boosts efficiency - Gain insights into risk mitigation and protection features - Discover how QA can deliver transformational change for your organisation Register now and supercharge your productivity: https://ow.ly/i2K830sGzVI #Copilot #Microsoft365 #Productivity

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The Football Fun Factory may look like a sports coaching organisation but what founder Tom Johnson is really trying to do is give young people life skills. The 30-year-old, from Stafford, combines being director and head coach of The Football Fun Factory with working as a high school PE teacher. He and his team work with children aged 18 months to 12 years at venues across Stafford and Cannock, using the medium football coaching to build soft skills such as working within a team, making friends and resilience. Both Tom and The Football Fun Factory have received more than 20 Your Heroes Awards nominations with Tom nominated as a Charity Champion or Volunteer and The Football Fun Factory put forward for Community Group of the Year. One parent, Kate Henderson, said: “I perhaps needed this outlet more than my son – moving from Birmingham to Stafford, not knowing anyone, with an only child that craved interaction, with a mother that craved the opposite. “Tom not only taught my son teamwork, listening, dedication, friendship etc but he also taught me, someone who has at least 10 years on him, perspective and valuable interaction skills. “I cannot promote Tom enough, from his passion, expertise and the things that can’t be taught; patience, empathy and awesomeness. If my son is ever blessed with an ounce of whatever Tom has, well, what a great human my son will become.” Tom said: “It’s absolutely wonderful and the kind words are worth their weight in gold. What Kate says underpins all of the values that I’m about. I want to make a real difference to both the children and the parents that support them. “I’ve always been inspired to work with children, right from when I was young myself. To have been given this nomination makes all the work worthwhile. I’m super grateful.” Tom’s ambition is to take The Football Fun Factory nationwide. He added: “I’ve always said, life skills over football skills. Football is the medium of the work we do, but really, it’s about getting children developing physically, socially and for them to acknowledge and use the skills which will prove useful when they go into high school and beyond. “I want to give the children a purpose and a safe place to learn. It’s important for young people to have adult role models and here we can start to begin to build up that trust and confidence. “We are in the business of forging relationships. That has spilled over to the parents who have become a community within themselves, making friends and feeling very much a part of what we do.” “I’d like to get us expanded nationwide, so children can access the services we provide without having to travel too far. No child should have to travel to access a service which could make such a difference.” The Your Heroes Awards are organised at Staffordshire University and sponsored by Stoke-on-Trent City Council, GivEnergy and Woolcool. #YourHeroes2024 #ProudtobeStaffs

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At this year’s EBnet Evolutionaries Conference, we are introducing the Evolutionary Awards - a series of awards where YOU get to recognise the innovators who are taking calculated risks and introducing new thinking to ultimately improve outcomes in the retirement industry. This is a first…as you vote…we vote…we all vote together to determine the winners. There are 3 categories initially: 1. Evolutions in member outcomes 2. Evolutions in employee benefits and advice 3. Evolutions in investments At the virtual conference (4-8 November), there will be 3 “breakaway rooms” where you will get to read up and watch a video on each entrants’ evolutions and then vote for your winners. Thus far, we have 12 accepted entries. Please join us and get involved. Register for the conference at https://lnkd.in/dwUVmN7Z #evolutionaryawards #virtualconference #ebnet #evolution #theevolutionaries #innovation #technology

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Time for a little distraction? The Olympics is a distraction, but also an inspiration, for everyone, not just the physical elite. The news has been full of the amazing accomplishments of medal-winning athletes for the past couple of weeks. But we hear little about all the support staff taking part in the event. For example, the judges, adjudicators, umpires and referees who help make this a fair and even playing field by enforcing the rules in the pools, courts arenas, and on the pitch and track. These people are also at the peak of their careers. They demonstrate commitment to their sport and model many of the same qualities as the athletes. Soccer referees and hockey umpires also need physical fitness and stamina to chase the ball and players around the pitch! Baron Pierre de Coubertin, founder of the modern Olympic Games, 1908 said “The most important thing is not winning but taking part.” I like to think this includes everyone. If like me, you aren't a 'doing sports' person but enjoy getting involved you could find other ways to take part. Perhaps you could train to referee for a sport played locally or volunteer to marshall at races. I have recently joined the volunteer team at Norwich City Community Sports Foundation using my non-educator skills in my local community. It's a great way to feel part of something and help out in small ways. If you want to see what I do on my non-educator days, check out the news link below to which I contributed some photographs. https://lnkd.in/eT-Jh7Wt For me it will never be about winning, but all about taking part - how about you? #Olympics #CommunityService #Volunteer #NorwichCityCommunitySportsFoundation

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Building energy to boost Performance !

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As you may have read in the press, Reading Football Club has reluctantly withdrawn from the Barclays Women’s Championship for the 2024-25 season, with the Women’s First Team now moving to Tier 5 of the Women’s Football Pyramid.    This came as a huge disappointment for all connected with the Club.    Whilst the Club recognises and encourages the huge rise in popularity and commercialisation of the Women’s game, it unfortunately does not have the required finances to increase investment into Reading FC Women.    The decision clearly impacts our community, gender equality and the Club’s heritage. Also, the progress of local women’s football.   Reading has been amongst the elite of the Women’s game for many years. Competing admirably alongside the likes of Chelsea, Arsenal, Manchester City and Manchester United in previous seasons despite being one of the only clubs outside of the Premier League.    Furthermore, we are proud of the role Reading FC Women has played in nurturing and developing the grassroots game, providing role models for young girls aspiring to become professional footballers and a pathway for those future stars to achieve a professional career within football.   This solution, however, does provide the Club with the opportunity to continue to operate a Women’s Football department, but this does require investment from parents and local businesses.   We are now evaluating the option to move the Under 14 and Under 16 Girls Academy to operate under Reading FC Community Trust with a similar structure and coaching team.    We want to ensure we continue our support for the girls who continue to demonstrate passion and commitment to football and have been selected by Reading FC to continue their football journey.   If you are a local business to Reading Football Club would you have budget to be able to support the Girls Academy for the 2024/25 season?   An investment of just £10,000 will ensure this becomes a viable option and not only will you be able to promote your support of a local community initiative but women’s football in general.   We would be happy to discuss what branding and sponsorship options you would require for your organisation.

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Selecting the appropriate Learning Management System (LMS) in UK Higher Education is crucial for enhancing educational delivery. Determining the extent of customisation and effectively managing architecture and infrastructure are key considerations in this process. LearningMate offers expert guidance to navigate these complexities, ensuring the chosen LMS aligns with institutional needs. #HigherEdTech #LearningManagementSystem

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Swipe across to learn more about the modules we will be covering in this interactive 3 session course. Email eddiebullockgolf@icloud.com to apply. 

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MAT CFO's & MAT FINANCE TEAMS Academies Planning - What's happening in January 2025? 📊 You probably do not need reminding of the submission date for the AAR 😊 but I will share anyway, with Log-in link - (Submission date 28th January 2025) https://lnkd.in/e9XE3a3u 🧒 👧 Spring School Census day 16th January 2025 - https://lnkd.in/e--fqxJw 🏛️ Schools resource management self assessment checklist online form available 👉 https://lnkd.in/eDpQiK5n 💷 Trust's to publish their 2023/24 audited financial statements on webisites by 31st January 2025 💷 Academies expecting high needs place funding in 24/25 academic year, to check place change published outcomes for use in funding allocations. 👧 🧒 Complete consultation on admission arrangements for September 2026 (if required) by 31 January 2025. 👧 🧒 Outcomes of requests from local authorities for changes to high needs places for 2025 to 2026 – academies have 2 weeks to submit a query about the outcomes. 💷 Guidance on estimating your funding for April 2025 to March 2026. 💷 Revised general annual grants (GAGs) uploaded to Document exchange for 2024 to 2025 (including letters) following the early PNA exercise. 💷 Third quarterly pupil premium for the 2024 to 2025 financial year. 💷 Reimbursement of senior mental health leads grant claims made in financial year (quarter 3). 💷 Recovery of unspent National Tutoring Programme funds following year end statement reconciliation #matfinance #dfe #esfa #PLANERGYFOREDUCATION #APAUTOMATION #P2P #OCR #INVOICEPROCESSING

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The ability to shift our perspective is likely the single most effective thing one can do to experience effective rapid change. Through our unique thinking and tools, we have helped some of the most successful high performance athletes to adopt this mindset, and would like to help others to experience the same too. Get in touch with us at Mindflick to find out more!

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