Unlocking Opportunity Through Creative Solutions
Partnering with Universities to Navigate Change and Drive Excellence
The UK Higher Education sector is undergoing a profound transformation — a recalibration of its foundations in teaching, research, and student experience. Amidst this disruption lies a powerful opportunity: to reimagine how universities operate, lead, and thrive.
This moment calls for more than just adaptation. It requires creative, agile, and inclusive thinking — strategic solutions that not only respond to change but actively shape it.
With over 15 years of senior and executive leadership experience across Russell Group, modern, large, and small institutions, Jackie Labbe offers a distinctive perspective built on collaborative innovation, sector-wide insight, and practical delivery. Her approach combines strategic rigour with fresh thinking to co-create solutions that earn stakeholder trust and deliver measurable outcomes.
She works with institutions to:
· Amplify the student voice in decision-making and design processes
· Develop staff recognition and reward frameworks that encourage experimentation and innovation
· Rethink curriculum design in light of constrained resources, growing student expectations, new institutional priorities, and the impact of AI
· Build dynamic and flexible programme portfolios aligned to students’ academic and career needs
· Support leadership teams in compassionate, humane, and effective change management and in embedding sustainable practices
· Encourage active leadership development for those considering their career progression
Strategic advisory services include:
· Navigating complex regulatory and institutional frameworks (TEF, TDAPs, RDAPs, LLE)
· Making smart, impactful use of data from the NSS, TRAC, REF, and other key sources
· Understanding effective academic governance processes, considering culture and relationships as well as documentation
What sets this consultancy apart is a commitment to unlocking potential — through imaginative strategy, inclusive dialogue, and solutions that last.Fit for purpose, inspiring in practice.
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| LinkedIn profile URL | (3) Jackie Labbe | LinkedIn |
| Email address | jackiemlabbe@gmail.com |
| Phone number | 07377 181841 |