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TopicSU governance & charity law

Explainers and SU blogs on this topic, newest first.

Holiday pay for part-year staff should not be pro-rated

26/07/22

Why can’t SUs campaign on whatever they like?

01/07/22

Who should pay the price for keeping external speakers (and students) safe?

Jim Dickinson|SU blog|16/06/22

Who is James Wharton and why is he in the news?

26/05/22

Who is going to be your trustee chair when the role regenerates?

Nick Smith|SU blog|20/05/22

Student governors – what do they do and what should they do?

24/03/22

Tough times are coming – what SU leaders do next will matter

Jim Dickinson|SU blog|11/03/22

The (new) regulation that surrounds student engagement in England

02/03/22

A great deal for students (and student staff) on campus

Phoebe Bastiani|SU blog|03/02/22

How to improve accountability in your students’ union and make it more democratic

Nick Smith|SU blog|20/01/22

How to make your strategy away day pay

Alex Bone|SU blog|06/01/22

Need to know – the law on students’ unions

01/01/22

Taking action on complaints in SUs

Jim Dickinson|SU blog|05/11/21

Ten ways to improve institution-level student representation

29/10/21

Campaigning and COP26: What are students’ unions permitted to do?

Laura Moss|SU blog|21/10/21

SUs and “pro-life” societies

11/10/21

Understanding organisational politics

13/08/21

Being an SU CEO during Covid meant new priorities

Colina Wright|SU blog|27/07/21

For SUs, the biggest risk now is doing nothing

Ben Vulliamy|SU blog|09/07/21

Making statements on political issues

02/06/21

How to attract and retain unusual suspects to boards and committees

Sam Hawkins|SU blog|02/06/21

Contractual considerations for students’ unions

25/05/21

Why do we waste the talent that we grow?

Nick Smith|SU blog|07/05/21

Once there was a war on students’ unions

Mike Day|SU blog|17/04/21

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