VP Education - What I'm working on
Wed 18 Dec 2024
VP Education - What I'm working on
- Contributing to strategic planning sessions to define the Union’s long-term goals as a charity.
- Leading a general election campaign to increase student voter engagement, producing videos, infographics, and other resources.
- Initiating school visits to strengthen partnerships with academic schools, aligning with her manifesto commitment to enhance student representation.
- Participating in key university board and committee meetings, contributing to discussions on initiatives and celebrating student trustee contributions.
- Supporting the representative review to improve student representation, working with a consultant to explore potential improvements.
- Planning a new campaign to address educational challenges, set to launch after Freshers.
- Organising an SU open day to showcase the Union’s work to academic staff, encouraging them to promote Union services to students.
- Assisting with the Achievement Programme Working Group to support first-year student success.
- Collaborating with university representatives to enhance financial support for students.
- Attending finance training to strengthen budget management skills and aligning officer priorities with the Union’s strategy.
- Participating in NUS UK regional campaign training to develop campaign and advocacy skills.
- Supporting student induction talks to introduce new students to the Union’s services.
- Training Council and School Presidents to ensure effective student representation.
- Launching and managing the “Stay the Course” campaign to support student wellbeing and retention, including activities at Burnley campus.
- Presenting the Union’s new strategy at the Students and Teaching Committee and advocating for change through the representative review.
- Participating in the Library of the Future and Curriculum Transformation project boards to advocate for improvements in student learning environments.