News Events, blogs and news - all right here and hot off the press. Keep up with the very latest from across Penna. Wednesday, November 10, 2021 A Day in the Life of a Finance Interim - John Betts speaks to CIPFA-Penna's Jonathan Sheppard Discover more Tuesday, November 2, 2021 Caring for Care Leavers: Have you signed up to the Care Leaver Covenant’s Employer Friendly Charter? Penna is proud to be a signatory to the new Care Leavers’ Employer Friendly Charter, the launch of which took place on Thursday, 28 October 2021. Julie Towers, our Managing Director and member of the CLC Business Council, spoke about her commitment to the principles of the charter and her hope for a better future for care leavers. Read on to find out more and sign up to the charter! Discover more Monday, August 23, 2021 International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and its Abolition - a discussion with Louise Darkwah, Leah James and Alexis Curtis-Harris Today is International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and some of our Penna family members - Louise Darkwah, Leah James and Alexis Curtis-Harris - joined our Penna Podcast to have an open and honest discussion around the ongoing impact of the slave trade on Black communities. Discover more Wednesday, August 18, 2021 An interview with Robert Gordon University's Senior Marketing Manager Sarah Gilmour by Penna Education's Andy Collins From TikTok to the trends making students tick, Robert Gordon University have produced some seriously innovative marketing of late. On this episode of Penna Podcasts our Education Client Manager, Andy Collins, had a virtual coffee with RGU's Senior Marketing Manager, Sarah Gilmour, to find out what's on their marketing horizon during the Clearing period. Discover more Tuesday, August 17, 2021 Early Careers Month: The thoughts and reflections of those at the beginning of their career journey Pt 2 At Penna, we don't just celebrate young people – we welcome early careers talent into our family. And so, for early careers month, we speak to Louise Darkwah, our new Diversity and Inclusion Delivery Manager. Discover more Monday, August 16, 2021 Three things I learnt in my first month as a copywriter at Penna – following Jane Jardine When clients ask us, “What’s your best asset?” we tell them, it’s our people. At Penna, we call ourselves a family because we support, celebrate, accept and value everyone. So you can imagine our adulation when we heard from our newest Family member, Copywriter, Jane Jardine, with three things she’s learnt in just one month, working with us. Here are Jane’s insights, in her own words. Discover more Thursday, August 12, 2021 Penna are celebrating International Youth Day We're celebrating International Youth Day at Penna, which this year takes the theme of ‘Transforming food systems. Youth innovation for human and planetary health'. We asked some of our family 'What’s one thing you’re doing to protect the planet for the youth of tomorrow?'. Here’s what they said. Discover more Monday, August 9, 2021 Early Careers Month: The thoughts and reflections of those at the beginning of their career journey For early careers month, our D&I Lead, Alexis Curtis-Harris speaks to two Penna family members just starting their careers; Jessika Dawar (Research Assistant: Marketing and Bids) and Leah James (Marketing Intern). Discover more Tuesday, July 20, 2021 Aspirational assessment processes - an interview with Head of Assessment Ann Hartley, by Penna's Sue Atkinson On this episode of Penna's podcast, we're exploring the all-things assessment and selection. Assessment is a vital step in securing candidates, from Chief Executives to Graduates. Our in-house Business Psychologist and Head of Assessment Ann Hartley takes us through the possibilities provided by virtual assessment centres. Discover more Monday, July 5, 2021 Thank you to our interims: Penna's placement in the 2021 IIM Survey Thank you to every interim who took time to share their insights in the 2021 IIM Survey. Read the reflections from the Penna team here. Discover more Wednesday, June 30, 2021 An expert look at Student Marketing - an interview with the University of Bradford's Associate Director for Advertising, Marketing & Student Insight Ailie Ferrari and Penna's Jane Johns In this edition of Penna Podcasts we look at the career of one of the most respected marketing minds in higher education; Ailie Ferrari. Penna's Head of Education, Jane Johns, talks to Ailie about the shifts in student attraction she's seen through her career, her ambitions for her new role with the University of Bradford and more. Discover more Thursday, June 3, 2021 Attracting top talent with virtual events - an interview with Lara Dawson and Emma Cremnitz This week on Penna's podcast, we take a deep dive into the wonderful world of virtual events. Penna's experts Lara Dawson and Emma Cremnitz offer their take on creating an amazing virtual experience; from tackling video call fatigue to gamification and cutting edge platforms. Discover more Thursday, May 27, 2021 Onboarding virtually: now and in the future Working remotely now for a lot of us isn’t a new thing. But one aspect that does feel a little unfamiliar is onboarding. The whole process is completely remote, so how should onboarding be done and how can new employees be made to feel comfortable when they haven’t met you in person? Discover more Tuesday, May 25, 2021 Andrew Tromans joins Penna’s Executive Search team, to focus on social care Penna are delighted to announce the appointment of Andrew Tromans to our Executive Search Practice. Discover more Wednesday, May 12, 2021 Discussing D&I - an interview with D&I expert Alexis Curtis-Harris by Penna's Sue Atkinson To mark Black Inclusion Week our Commercial Director, Sue Atkinson, sat down with Penna's in-house diversity and inclusion expert Alexis Curtis-Harris. Alexis has worked on award-winning projects for clients including Bank of England and has transformed the way we approach our own D&I journey at Penna. Discover more Tuesday, May 4, 2021 An interview with Educations' Account Director Sarah Messenger by Penna Education's Oona Venermo On this episode of Penna Podcasts we're joined by Educations Media Group Account Director Sarah Messenger. Through the global platform educations.com Sarah supports universities with their international student recruitment. Discover more Thursday, April 29, 2021 An interview with Liverpool John Moores University's Outreach Team Project Officer Hannah Williams by Penna Education's Lucy Harmsworth This episode on Penna Podcasts we're discussing the actions universities should take to reach and engage parents and carers in the student marketing mix. Parents and carers are important stakeholders and must be considered as a key voice in university selection. Discover more Wednesday, April 28, 2021 An interview with UA92's Head of Marketing Stacey Anderson by Penna Education's Jack Thorogood UA92 is a game-changing educational experience designed to unlock greatness, from the Class of 92 and Lancaster University. In our first episode, Penna Education's Senior Client Manager Jack Thorogood talks to them about the journey of the university, from a basement in Old Trafford five years ago, to the unique education experience they offer to students today. Discover more Wednesday, April 21, 2021 Trailer: Introducing Penna Podcasts Penna's Commercial Director Sue Atkinson introduces Penna's new podcast series. Subscribe for up-to-the-minute insights on all things people and talent. Plus exclusive interviews of leading lights in our networks of CEOs, HRDs, D&I leads and more. Discover more Tuesday, April 20, 2021 Mental Health for Interim Managers: staying resilient when the going gets tough Toni Hall, Director of Public Sector Executive Interim, looks at the practicalities of managing your mental wellbeing as an Interim manager. Discover more Friday, March 19, 2021 A view on mental health in the public sector At Penna we’re privileged to work with front-line staff from social care, to the NHS, higher education, to the emergency services Discover more Tuesday, March 16, 2021 A Day in the Life of a Leader in Local Government - following Matt Prosser, Dorset Council's Chief Executive Our Director of Public Sector Executive search, Ben Cox, caught up with Matt Prosser to talk through what an average day looks like as a busy Chief Executive of a large unitary authority. Discover more Thursday, March 11, 2021 Engaging and enabling early talent virtually This National Apprenticeship Week, Penna celebrates student talent in a new partnership with MyKindaFuture. Discover more Tuesday, March 9, 2021 Making the jump to Consultant – following Zeynep Livatyali-Esen in her appointment to Executive Interim Consultant in Local Government at Penna A lot can change in 2 years and it certainly did for Penna Consultant and Executive Interim specialist, Zeynep Livatyali-Esen Discover more Thursday, March 4, 2021 Higher Education - Capitalising on management talent from other sectors How can the Higher Education sector capitalise on transferable skills when recruiting? Jon Dilling, Penna’s Sourcing Lead, looks at the options available to HR colleagues in HE. Discover more Wednesday, March 3, 2021 A Day in the Life of an Executive Recruiter - following Ben Cox, Penna's Director of Public Sector Executive Search Discover more Tuesday, January 26, 2021 A changing landscape in public sector recruitment Our Sourcing Lead Jon Dilling reflects on the last year, offering his insight and top tips for HR professionals recruiting in the public sector in 2021. Discover more Thursday, October 15, 2020 CIPFA-Penna go North Two new recruits join the CIPFA-Penna Practice this September as part of Penna’s team expansion in the north of England... Discover more Friday, May 15, 2020 A Defining Moment for Local Government: A New Normal There is no mistaking that this is a defining moment for local government; the COVID-19 crisis will change the way Councils... Discover more Tuesday, May 12, 2020 The response to COVID-19 – a regional view Much of the coverage of the COVID-19 response has focused on the capital. But organisations outside London are... Discover more Monday, May 11, 2020 Be mindful of your managers, they are the glue in the middle of your organisation Jon Dilling looks at trends and future predictions for the changing role of middle managers. Those at delivery level have... Discover more Tuesday, April 28, 2020 What makes your business tick? Let’s ask HR Organisations are investing significant time in “re-imaging and re-thinking” many aspects of the #futureofwork. Discover more Monday, April 27, 2020 Class of '21 Part 3: Upping the energy in your online graduate recruitment journey Class of ’21 are a unique breed of candidates, shaped by their experiences of the digital world and COVID-19’s career and academic curtailing influence... Discover more Monday, April 20, 2020 Class of '21 Part 2: Making a splash on social and victory in virtual careers fairs In part 1 of our Class of ’21 series, we looked at the impact of Covid-19 on the Class of ‘21 and their university experience... Discover more Big Announcement! Helen Alwell and Josh Bembridge Are Our New Senior Consultants Penna are delighted to announce that Helen Alwell and Josh Bembridge have been promoted to the position of Senior Consultants. 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