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- An invitation to all members to be part of the System Review Panel for the duration of the consultation year 2026-27
We are pleased to announce that our plans for a 1-year consultation of the HEAT system during academic year 2026-27 are currently being finalised. As part of this, we have an exciting opportunity for any members wishing to play a more contributory role in shaping the HEAT Service.
We warmly extend an invitation to be part of the System Review Panel (SRP) for the consultation year, with an option to continue thereafter.
The SRP will play an integral part of each consultation phase. Its panel members will be actively involved in the decisions that feed into the rebuild specification by attending planned webinars, contributing feedback, and responding to action points within the decision-making process. Full details will be announced soon but, if your organisation does not already sit on the SRP, and you are interested in doing so, please submit an expression of interest to Rachel Thompson by 5PM Friday 3rd July 2026.
The System Review Panel Terms of Reference (members only) outlines the roles and responsibilities of sitting on this panel, but should you have any specific questions about the 1-year consultation period, feel free to contact Rachel directly or via HEAT Support.
Finally, do keep an eye out for further news on the consultation year. We will be hiring a temporary Business Analyst for academic year 2026-27, details of which are with the University of Kent recruitment team now. As soon as the job is published, we will post the advert on our website and send a follow up announcement.
Thank you to our members who have provided valuable contributions to discussions on the system review to date, we are excited for this next chapter in the HEAT Service, and will provide further updates in due course.
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