Students at independent providers of higher education within England are almost always not in the room when meaningful and important decisions are made about them at national levels.
When I became the first student board member at Independent Higher Education (IHE), tackling this issue became a personal mission of mine on – behalf of all the students I represent.
When I was asked by IHE to speak on a panel called Ready for the one million – regulation in an age of unprecedented demand I was nervous but excited. Somehow, despite not having the funded public speaking training most sabbatical officers receive, I delivered an opening statement that went down well with the audience.
