Governance – Kaplan International Pathways (UK)

“Kaplan International Pathways” is the trading name for a group of companies (‘Group’) headed by Kaplan International Colleges UK Limited (‘KICUKL’). KICUKL has subsidiaries registered in the UK and overseas, and the Group has an associate undertaking also registered in the UK. The entities forming the Group are listed in the table below. The registered office for KICUKL and all its UK-registered subsidiaries is Palace House, 3 Cathedral Street, London, SE1 9DE.

Kaplan International Pathways is part of Kaplan, Inc., one of the world’s largest and most diverse private education companies. Kaplan, Inc. is a subsidiary of Kaplan International Pathways’ ultimate parent company, Graham Holdings Company (NYSE: GHC) (formerly known as The Washington Post Company).

Kaplan International Pathways is regulated in the UK by the Office for Students with “Approved (fee cap)” status. It is a leading provider of global education, centred around students and a network of university and recruitment partners.

Kaplan International Pathways comprises the following companies:

Governance Structure

The UK Governing Body for Kaplan International Pathways is responsible for overseeing the legal and regulatory responsibilities for Kaplan International Pathways in the UK.

The Governing Body is composed of the following members:

Non-Executive members:

• Professor Chris Pole (from 1st April 2020; 3-year term. Second term of 3 years confirmed from 1st April 2023) (Independent)
• Jenny Pelling (From 1st April 2022; 3-year term) (Kaplan Professional)
• Peter Curran (From 1^st February 2024; 1-year term) (Independent)

Ex-Officio Members:

• Andrew Thick Senior Vice President, Kaplan International Higher Education (Chair and Statutory Director)
• Linda Cowan, Managing Director, Kaplan International Pathways (UK Pathways) (Statutory Director)
• Kirsten Tedder, Chief Financial Officer, Kaplan International (UK Pathways, NA University Partnerships and Kaplan Open Learning)
• Clare Rawlins, Vice President, Marketing and Recruitment (UK and US Pathways)
• Rachael Convery, General Counsel, Kaplan International
• Sue Edwards, Senior Director of Compliance and Accreditation, Kaplan International

In addition, members of the UK Pathways Senior Management team and other staff from within the business may attend meetings and the Chairs of the UK Pathways College Executive Management Board (CEMB) and Academic Planning & Quality Management (APQC) Committee are required to attend certain meetings during the year to report on items to the Governing Body.

Governing Body Terms of Reference

The Audit and Risk Committee has been established to support the Governing Body in its statutory governance duties, with a membership that is independent of the Group’s Senior Management Team.

The Audit and Risk Committee’s Terms of Reference

Management

The UK Pathways Senior Management Team (“SMT”) is responsible for the strategic direction of overall management of Kaplan International Pathways in the UK. The body is led by Linda Cowan, the Managing Director of Kaplan International Pathways (UK Pathways) and Accountable Officer to the Office for Students. The SMT comprises membership from within Kaplan International Pathways and the broader Kaplan International group.

The SMT is supported by the College Executive Management Board (“CEMB”). The CEMB’s membership includes the Directors of each Kaplan UK Pathway college and other key executives. It is chaired by Paul Lafferty, the Chief Operating Officer (UK Colleges), who has responsibility for the management and operation of Kaplan’s Pathway Colleges in the UK. Each Pathway College has a College Director who reports to Paul Lafferty.

Kaplan International Pathways’ senior academic body for the UK is the Academic Planning and Quality Committee (APQC). APQC is chaired by Dr Victoria Wilson-Crane, the Director of Innovative Student Learning, or her designate.

The Senior Management Team for Kaplan International Pathways in the UK is composed of the following members:

• Linda Cowan, Managing Director (Chair)
• Paul Lafferty, Chief Operating Officer, UK Colleges
• Dr Victoria Wilson-Crane, Senior Director of Innovative Student Learning
• Clare Rawlins, Vice President, Marketing and Recruitment (UK and US Pathways)
• Clare Cairns, Senior Director, International Student Recruitment (UK and US Pathways)
• Susana Barbeiro, Director of Marketing
• Ricard Giner, Vice-President, Partnership Development (UK and US Pathways)
• Helen Kayiannidis, Director of Financial Planning and Analysis
• Kirsten Tedder, Chief Financial Officer, Kaplan International (UK Pathways, NA University Partnerships and Kaplan Open Learning)
• Sue Edwards, Senior Director of Compliance and Accreditation
• Catherine Fayter, Head of HR
• Sunita Eltom, Director of Global Engagement and Partnerships
• Melvin Chan, IT Director
• Joe Farnell, Commercial Director

Other members of Kaplan International including Andrew Thick, Senior Vice President, Kaplan International Higher Education, Rachael Convery, General Counsel, Kaplan International and Wen Lu, Business Development Director, Kaplan International are included in SMT activities.

Student Protection Plan

As a registered provider of Higher Education in the UK we are required to publish a student protection plan to explain how continuation and qualify of study will be preserved for current and potential students should a risk to their continued study arise. Please view here https://www.kaplanpathways.com/how-to-apply/uk-universities/student-protection-plan/. This plan applies to our International Pathways Colleges registered with the Office for Students and Glasgow International College.

Financial Statements

The consolidated financial statements for Kaplan International Colleges UK Limited are available here.

• Financial statements for 2023
• Financial statements for 2022
• Financial statements for 2021

Transparency Data

The information in the Transparency Data shows:
The number of UK domiciled students who completed an International Year One programme with us.

Data contained in the tables in this workbook have been rounded and suppressed. Where the numerator or denominator rounds to 20 or less, the data is suppressed with an ‘N’.
‘N/A’ is displayed where there is no provision in a given mode or level.

It shows these numbers by reference to:

• The gender of the individuals to which they relate
• Their ethnicity
• Their socioeconomic background

 Download workbook: Transparency Data

Tax Strategy

• Kaplan UK Group – Tax Policy for 2024