My Manifesto
Take a look at my orginal manifesto that was written when running for SU Sports officer.
Manifesto
My Pledges and Updates
- Improve and streamline the club's financial processes; ensuring clear communication between the SU and Club committees
- Lobby the university to invest in storage facilities for sports and activities
- Run athlete forums, to ensure the student voice is heard.
- Host regular one-to-one meetings with committees and student leaders.
- Develop and renew the Strength & Conditioning programs offered by Team Bath.
- Create an eligibility charter to support students with accessing sports
- Ensure all students are given the opportunity to be involved in sports; regardless of ability or timetable.
- Create a sports timetable; when and where everything happens and how to get involved.
- Launch a showcase initiative aimed at increasing spectator support at home games, in partnership with student media and production.
- Varsity; Quiet zone at Varsity; Fan Zones for people who can’t afford to attend all of varsity (from a cost or time perspective); Get societies involved; Opening events
- Provide sports committees with opportunities for networking and support.
- Lobby the University for adequate toilets and changing facilities at all University sports grounds.
Key Manifesto Updates:
- Reworked the club budget process in order to improve the clarity and efficiency of club finances. Expectation is to review this process further as the SU finance systems are updated.
- Supporting Clubs with finance management and self-funding guidance in order to combat increasing financial pressure.
- Bath Active has just launched the Daily Mile: an initiative based on promoting physical activity and wellbeing, that is zero cost, zero commitment and accessible to all students, including distanced learners.
- Kickstarted an evaluation and clear-out of the Founder’s Hall storage facilities. The aim is to create additional space for club equipment as well as increasing accessibility. This process has now been built into the Top 10 and the expectation is to apply this process to all student group storage facilities.
- Have offered and provided 1:1 support to all SU clubs. SU clubs can book meetings through calendar invites as they see fit. Typically, this support has focussed on finances and club management, however these sessions are for the clubs to set the agenda.
- Launched a pilot ‘showcase game’ during fresher’s week. Expectation is to pilot additional events before evaluating how to embed these processes and give autonomy to the student groups who want to take part.
- Ran a Committee Workshop focussing on finance management and the SU finance structure.
- Worked with the Department of Sports Development and Recreation (DSDR) to develop an S&C offer for student clubs. This offer is now live, however has experienced issues with capacity due to high demand.
Challenges and Concerns:
- The Supreme Court ruling has caused complications for my manifesto point on creating an eligibility charter. The original plan was to create a charter to support all students in understanding their options for integrating into sports at the SU. This work is on hold until comprehensive guidance is provided.