Student Representation - the election of student representatives
Key information: In the light of feedback, a slight relaxation in the scheduling of election of student representatives.
For whom: Departmental administrators and teachers, especially course and year coordinators and conveners of staff student liaison committees.
Summary: In June 2006, Senate approved a new Code of Practice on Student Representation effective from Session 2006-07. The Code of Practice included guidelines on the timescales for holding elections for student representatives. On the basis of preliminary feedback from students and from departments about the practical difficulties of electing Student Representatives by the end of week 3, the Student Support and Development Committee had approved the following amendments to operations:
- The training of student representatives, currently taking place in Week 4, will in future be delivered between the Thursday of Week 4 and Wednesday of Week 5 of each semester.
- Departments were encouraged to delay the first meeting of Student-Staff Liaison Committees until Week 7 at the earliest to allow student representatives to make use of their training to prepare for the first meeting.
These changes have been reflected in the Guidance on the Operation of Student-Staff Liaison Committees.
A service of feedback sessions with Course Conveners would be scheduled early in Semester 2 with a view identifying related matters that required attention prior to session 2007-08.
It was gratifying to note that, to date, 372 Student Representatives had received training this session with further training sessions planned for Semester 2 - more than double the number who completed the Student Representative Training in Session 2005-06.
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Date effective: with immediate effect
Policy No.: Amendment (i) 05-09-S080606
Approved by: SSDC, 17 November 2006
Noted by Senate: 14 December 2006