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Analysis from StepEx on enrolment, conversion, capacity and tuition finance in UK education. Written for provider leadership, admissions and finance teams. Each piece shows its publication date.

Conversion rates and margins in education — industry benchmarks and data-driven optimisations (2025 edition)

Survey-based benchmarks on capacity utilisation, gross margin, CAC and conversion rates across UK/EU further education providers, with recommendations for improving profitability.

Published 2025 · Daniel George, StepEx · 12 min

Funding your students — a practical guide for education providers (2025 edition)

A provider-first guide to funding routes, mapped to conversion, cashflow, operational burden and risk.

Published 2025 · Daniel George, StepEx · 7 min

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