Enhancing the Aberdeen experience Karen Scaife Student Engagement

Enhancing the Aberdeen experience Karen Scaife, Student Engagement Manager Donna Connolly, Education Officer

Juggling in Sync - creating an effective Student Partnership Agreement We believe that, by working together, we can ensure our students benefit from the best possible educational experience…….

Creating an SPA • Common aims and goals • Meeting, meetings …. . • Clear measurable action plan • SPARQs consultation and advice • Be realistic

Action Plan Aim 1: Develop and sustain an inspiring and supportive community AUSA Lead: Student President UOA Lead: Head of Student Experience Becoming a member of the Aberdeen family can last a lifetime. By collectively investing in our community we can create a strong and supportive network which provides continual benefit and helps students to realise their potential Goal Deliverable Continue to create and promote a culture of feedback Establish joint feedback principles to operate between AUSA and UOA Timescale July 2018 Agree a framework and timetable for gathering student feedback March 2018 Develop and promote a range of mechanisms for students to provide feedback. Develop and promote a range of mechanisms Feb 2018 for both organisations to effectively communicate responses to student feedback Measurement Lead Adoption of agreed feedback framework Establish the number of students providing feedback Establish the number of students making use of feedback Head of Student Experience Education Officer, Student Representation Coordinator.

Bring the SPA to life • Maintaining momentum • Working group with defined remit • Aim leads (staff and elected officers) • Student Engagement

Measuring Impact • Aberdeen Student Experience Survey • School Convenors • SCEF • Manifesto wins and big wins from sabbatical officers

Student Feedback – University

Student Feedback - AUSA • Student, Staff liaison committee meetings • School convenors and student reps • Student contact with the sabbatical officers

The future of the SPA • Development for 2019/20 action plan • New Sabbatical team • Refined measurable metrics • Student engagement/involvement with SPA • Regular productive Working group meetings • Ownership and accountability • Develop a student input mechanism feed

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