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Business Support Division With Birmingham Law Society Launching Now
A new opportunity for PAs and business support professionals working across the legal sector to connect, collaborate and shape the future of the profession is being launched in collaboration with Birmingham Law Society. We are delighted to be celebrating an exciting...
Insights from the PA Forum Learning & Development Conference 2026
Student Louis Snelleksz attended this year's Learning & Development Conference while on work experience at marketing company, CMA Media with Adam Snelleksz. As an aspiring journalist, Louis wrote an article of his observations and experience from his first time...
KC Group Become PA Forum Partner
The PA Forum is delighted announce a new partnership with Solihull based recruitment agency KC Group. Formerly known as Kate + Co, KC Group originally formed in 1997 and has been a familiar fixture in the recruitment sector in the West Midlands particularly for PAs,...
Realise Training Come On Board As L&D Conference Partner
The build up to this year's PA Forum Learning & Development Conference is gathering momentum with the announcement of an exciting new partnership with Realise, a training provider with over 35 years experience in the work based learning industry. We are delighted...
Stepping Out of the Background: My Journey to PA of the Year
With the nominations now open for the 2026 Midlands PA Awards we asked previous winners to give an insight into their experience of being nominated and winning an award. For many of our winners, it often represents the culmination of a lot of hard work, overcoming...
Midlands PA Awards 2026 – Your Timeline Of Events
We're so excited for the Midlands PA Awards which will be coming in 2026 as we combine, for the first time, the East and West Midlands awards for what will be the biggest and best PA Awards yet. Nominations are open now and here's a timeline of key dates and events...
The Role of Business Support Professionals in Law
We asked one of our members, Juliette Print who is EA to the CEO & Head of Chambers and Chambers Administrator at St Philips Chambers to tell us about her experience and thoughts on the importance of business support roles in law firms. Juliette has given us her...
Call to Action Report for Administrative Professionals 2025
We are delighted to introduce our latest report, "Call to Action", which reveals a snapshot of our profession at a pivotal moment. Drawing on in-depth discussions and comprehensive survey data from the PA Forum community, we've uncovered a compelling paradox: a highly...
Win Two Tickets To This Year’s East Midlands PA Awards
This year's East Midlands PA Awards is just around the corner and we are already making plans for the biggest party the East Midlands has seen this year! We'll be back at Athena in Leicester on October 2nd and we have a full night of entertainment planned to enjoy,...
Mesothelioma UK Becomes A Charity Of The Year
We are delighted to announce another amazing charity partner for this week's PA Awards. Mesothelioma UK is a a national charity dedicated to supporting people affected by mesothelioma through expert care, information, and advocacy. Their mission is to improve the...
Win Two Tickets To This Year’s West Midlands PA Awards
We're just a couple of weeks away from the party of the year - the West Midlands PA Awards at the National Conference Centre. It's a fantastic celebration of our industry and the inspirational people who work in it and this year, we celebrate all of the incredible...
Win Two Tickets To This Year’s L&D Conference
It's not long until this year's Learning & Development conference being held at The Windmill Hotel, Coventry and we can't wait! We have a new format after listening to our members' feedback so we hope this is going to be our best conference yet. The conference is...
Me and Dee Becomes A Charity Of The Year
We are delighted to announce our second charity partner for the upcoming East Midlands PA Awards, the amazing Me & Dee! Me&Dee is a Derbyshire-based charity supporting children and families facing life-changing and uncertain futures due to complex, often...
Julie Pettigrew – My Experience Of The Business Support Role
Julie Pettigrew has been a valued member of the PA Forum for many years and is passionate about the business support role that she and her fellow members undertake. We asked Julie about her thoughts on the role, her experience and what she gets involved in in her...
Help Harry Help Others Becomes A Charity Of The Year
We are delighted to announce that we have selected the Birmingham based charity, Help Harry Help Others, as one of our nominated charities of the year. Here at The PA Forum we always look to support good causes and celebrate the work that they do do in their...
East Midlands PA Awards Finalists Announced
We are delighted to announce that the finalists of the East Midlands PA Awards have now been confirmed and we have the final line up of contenders. The best of the best in the region's administrative and support sectors will now go through the judging process so we...
Karen Allen – Putting Business Support Professionals In The Spotlight
Karen Allen has worked at Intercity for two years and is incredibly passionate about the business support industry especially as it doesn't get the recognition it deserves and never really has. Here we find out more about her thoughts and experiences in the business...
Kate Thomas – My Career Journey & Passion For The Industry
Kate Thomas is Senior Practice Group Support Manager for Eversheds Sutherland and has vast experience in business support. Here she gives us an insight into her career and experiences over the years. I’ve been working in Business Support for nearly 35 years. I was...
PA Forum Visits Windsor Academy Trust
We were delighted to visit Windsor Academy Trust in March as part of our outreach programme to talk to and inspire young people about our industry. Led by Daniel Skermer, Sarah James and Rhiannon Hopcroft, the careers event Accelerate Action, was designed to empower...
West Midlands PA Awards Finalists Announced
The finalists for the West Midlands PA Awards 2025 have been announced, highlighting the exceptional talent within the region's administrative and support sectors. These awards celebrate the outstanding contributions of Personal Assistants, Executive Assistants,...
Matthew Munro-King – A Journey To The PA Forum
The PA Forum membership is fortunate in that it draws from so many different industries, demographics and types of roles to make up a rich and diverse community. Every member has a unique journey that has brought them to becoming a member and in many cases, taking...
A Day At The VA Forum Conference 2025: Laughs, Lessons, And A Lot Of Networking
As I write this, I’m still buzzing from the energy of the VA Forum Conference I attended on Friday, 14th March 2025, at Conference Aston on the Aston University Campus in Birmingham. Now, let me start by sharing a little of the pre-conference shenanigans. I had the...
Hannah Smith – My Experience Of The PA Forum
One of the many things that we are proud of here at the PA Forum is the sheer diversity of our members. We cover roles and positions of so many different types across so many different industries. From industrial organisations to the arts, virtual roles to 24/7...
Jackie Corbett of Shoosmiths – My PA Awards Experience
The West Midlands PA Awards is undoubtedly one of the highlights of the PA Forum calendar and something that our members always look out for. From the opening of the nominations process to the glitzy and fabulous awards evening that not only celebrates the winners but...
Unlocking the World of Administration: Careers Beyond the Desk
PA Forum is passionate about inspiring the next generation into rewarding careers in administration and business support. The world of administration is dynamic, impactful, and essential to the success of every organisation. Yet, it remains a career path that is often...