Candidate for the position of Education Officer

About Me

Why should you #BackJack for Education Officer?

AN EXPERIENCED CANDIDATE…

  • Represented students on course, faculty and institutional levels.
  • Faculty Rep for two years, current Academic Rep, Senate Rep and Chair of the Staff and Student Liaison committee.
  • Organised events for the School of Management (including two Spring Balls), volunteered with RAG and Bath Marrow and actively involved with University Radio Bath, acting as Executive Producer this year.
  • Completed two placements in consulting and marketing and represented Bath on a summer exchange in China.

WITH NUMEROUS ACHIEVEMENTS:

  • Involved in Senate’s recent Vote of No Confidence against the Vice-Chancellor.
  • Challenged the excessive amount of group work, changes to the academic year and adverse module changes.
  • Presented at a national NUS Course Reps conference and hosted sessions at Bath SU’s Academic Reps Conference.
  • Organised an ‘Open SSLC’ for School of Management students.
  • Recognised twice for outstanding contribution to Faculty Representation.

Top Priorities

  • Ensure availability of study space, making effective use of existing space whilst campaigning for a library expansion.
  • Lobby the university to increase the provision of lecture recordings and invest in recording facilities for all rooms.
  • Campaign for greater placements support, both during the application stage and throughout the actual placement.
  • Refresh the representation system, increasing support for Faculty Reps and interaction between reps and students.

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Manifesto

#BackJack for your next Education Officer!

I am an experienced candidate, having represented students on academic, faculty and institutional levels for the past 3 years. As the university goes through a period of change, particularly with a new Vice-Chancellor, I believe my ambitions are realistic, achievable and representative of students' needs.

 

MY AMBITIONS, IF ELECTED:

ENSURE AVAILABILITY OF STUDY SPACE

  • Ensure effective use of our existing study space, extending opening hours and making more rooms available for study during peak periods.
  • Continue campaigning for a library expansion.

INCREASE USE OF PANOPTO

  • Pressure the University to increase lecture recordings, whilst also encouraging the University to make the necessary investment to have lecture recording facilities in every lecture room.
  • Make the first lecture available to view when choosing modules.
  • Where students have the right to recorded lectures under Disability Access Plans, I will work with the disability service team to ensure that they are enforced.

IMPROVE FEEDBACK

  • Work towards clearer feedback following exams, and easier access to exam scripts if marks are not as expected.
  • Encourage departments to make previous years’ ‘generic assessment feedback’ available prior to exams or coursework deadlines.
  • Raise awareness of university policy, so students know when to expect coursework marks back and enforce the ‘3-week rule’.
  • Ensure full transparency into mark scaling, not just when students have raised issues with a unit.

REFRESH THE REPRESENTATION SYSTEM AND HEAR THE STUDENT VOICE

  • Overhaul faculty representation, increasing the support for Faculty Reps to engage with academic reps (eg through faculty forums), and to run more academic campaigns.
  • Review the running of Staff and Student Liaison Committees, working towards greater engagement with reps and more meaningful discussions, plus additional training and support for student SSLC chairs.
  • Ensure every department has at least one ‘Open SSLC’, so that students have an effective forum to raise their concerns to reps.
  • Introduce a second round of unit evaluations after assessments, giving students a second chance to voice opinions.

CAMPAIGN FOR MORE PLACEMENT SUPPORT

  • Adopt placement feedback forms across the university, as they provide invaluable insight into companies and recruitment processes.
  • Campaign to increase funding for low / unpaid placement students.
  • Increase engagement with students on placement by introducing placement reps and ensuring frequent, relevant communications from both the SU and placement tutors.
  • Ensure that welfare and mental health support is both available and easily accessible for placement students.

SUPPORT FOR POSTGRADUATE EDUCATION

  • Work with the skills development team to increase opportunities for postgraduate taught students and continue to address issues as they arise during the year.
  • Continue pressuring the University to improve supervision support for doctoral students and a better training programme for postgraduates who teach.

ENSURE STUDENT ENGAGEMENT WITH THE CURRICULUM TRANSFORMATION

  • The university is undergoing a ‘curriculum transformation’ programme in order to reduce assessment and improve the quality of feedback; I will work to ensure meaningful student involvement during this process.
  • I will push for a more inclusive curriculum, reflecting the diversity of student backgrounds and experiences.

So, make sure to #BackJack for Education!

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