Course Rep Training Click to edit Master title

Course Rep Training Click to edit Master title style Representing Your Academic Interests

Welcome • Georgia – Vice President Education education@lincolnsu. com • Your School Rep and College Officer • Bethany Allen – Student Voice Manager • Liz Smy– Representation & Governance Coordinator • reps@lincolnsu. com 2

Your Team 3

School Staff & Structures • Programme Leaders • Student Engagement Leads • School Directors of Teaching & Learning • Rep Successes How do you think you can make change? 4

Subject Committee Meetings • School Reps: setting the agenda and Co-Chairing • Equal voice and leading • All opinions, based on evidence from students – Coursemate! • Making change and completing the feedback loop to your students 5

Don’t forget • Positive feedback too • Apologies is you cannot attend • Informal ways of raising feedback 6

Coursemate • Helps you gather and record feedback • Keeps students in the loop with progress made • Helps make positive changes www. lincolnsu. com/coursemate 7

Rep Objectives • • School Reps: Plans & focuses for the year Course Reps: How do I fit in to this? What do you want to achieve? VP Education’s plans 8

University & HE Issues S S N ASM 9

Communication Forming Student Opinion • • Students on your Course These could be: • • • International Mature Return to Study Disabled Students EU Students And much more in between When you are making a decision or offering an opinion which you know is in the best interest off all students on your course Explain to your peers why you made specific a decision or gave a specific opinion, and support them in seeing it was the best option Gathering Student Opinion • • • When you aren’t certain all your students will have the same opinion on a topic/issue If you have been asked to find out the broad student opinion on something specific Use your student networks, lecture shouts, social media, focus groups, surveys, etc. Gathering the student voice to use as evidence will make what you say stronger and more credible Tell Students What You Have Done To Represent Their Academic Interests 10

Social Media 11

Data Protection • GDPR module – lincolnsu. com/gdpr-reps • Confidentiality If In Doubt – Ask! 12

Being Part Of Your SU • Academic Representation – run as a partnership between the SU & Uni • You are the Students’ Union • Reps do a lot of great work • Promoting the SU and University • Being part of the aims of both 13

Making You More Employable! As a Rep, you will develop a range of really beneficial skills – How can you use them as a student, or as an employee? – How can you show you have the relevant skills, in applications and interviews? www. lincolnsu. com/employability@lincolnsu. com 14

Keeping Track Of Your Skills • Skills Log • Star rating for your skills 15

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Your SU Advice team! Sophie, Advice Centre Manager Charlotte, Assistant Advice Centre Manager 20

Who We Are – Our Values • Independent • Confidential • Impartial • Professional • Approachable • Empowering 21

How can we help ULSU members? • • Academic Finance Accommodation Welfare Advice, support, guidance, representation, referrals & signposting 22

How can we support you in your role? • We will signpost to Course Rep and other Student Voice options 23

When to refer to our service • Academic – Complaints, Representation at Formal Meetings, Extenuating Circumstances, Attendance, Academic Offences, Conduct and Disciplinary, Grade Reviews and Appeals • Finance – Financial Hardship, Other Funding Options, SFE • Housing – Contract rights, Breaking contract, Housemate Issues • Welfare – Concerns for welfare/Safeguarding 24

Academic • You should signpost or refer to our service when: – A case relates to the University General Regulations (formal representation) – A case relates to individual representation rather than group representation – A student is experiencing academic issues that are not related to an informal course complaint 25

Welfare - Safeguarding • A risk to oneself or another • The SU has a Safeguarding Policy which covers all ULSU members • Reporting a concern – Safeguarding Officer is Sophie 26

Tip of the iceberg “I’m struggling to complete my assignment on time” Because… Personal difficulties Housemate Issues Worried about finances 27

• Weekday drop-in, 12 -2 pm • Opposite the library • Call, e-mail, pop in to book appointment 28

• • • Contact us: advice@lincolnsu. com 01522 837 000 12 -2 pm drop-in https: //lincolnsu. com/advice 29

• Hoodies available at SU reception NOW! • £ 11 • This session counts as a Chosen Activity for the Lincoln Award, we can sign this off for you 30

Any Questions? 31