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Student Representation

We encourage you to make the most of your time here by getting involved in one of our exciting student roles. Whether you become a Marketing Ambassador, Student Representative, Student Governor, or Digital Champion, each of these voluntary positions offers you a unique opportunity to contribute your voice and ideas to key areas of the college.

Explore the job descriptions below to find out how you can make a difference and enhance your college experience!

Marketing Ambassador roles

Are you a good communicator, good at using your phone to take photos or videos, do you like using social media and most importantly do you like having fun? – we want to hear from you!

We’re on the lookout for enthusiastic students from across the college to help the marketing team showcase what a great place South Staffordshire College is to future students.

In return, you’ll gain experience and transferable skills to showcase on your CV, helping you to stand out from the crowd when applying to university or jobs after college.  Job description is above.

Interested? Email the marketing team

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Become a Course Rep

Do you want to stand out from the crowd and make yourself more attractive to prospective employers? Becoming a Course Rep looks great on your CV, you learn a range of new skills and help to improve your chances of securing future employment. Skills such as improved organisational, listening, and communication skills, minute-taking, researching, referencing and networking skills, and learning how to manage workloads.

You will make new friends and learn how to develop healthy working relationships with staff, your peers and learners from other course areas. All training and support are provided. To learn more take a look at our learner rep guide.

Interested? Get in touch

Other student opportunities

  • Become a Digital Champion

    Do you have a natural curiosity or flare for computers and digital technology? If you are keen, conscientious and want to develop your skills in this fast-growing area, we would love you to join our Team of Digital Champions, led by Steve Wileman Digital Lead Technologist.

    Digital Champions report to the college Digital Learning Technologists and work closely with teaching staff and students. They help develop the digital skills of college students and staff and they find out what they require from digital technologies, and why. They are expected to promote the College’s Digital Agenda, become involved with college digital projects and attend/contribute to the College’s Learner Voice and Digital Steering Group meetings.

    Each campus has a designated Digital Learning Technologist, who Digital Champions report to. Training and support are ongoing throughout the academic year.

    Please contact Steve Wileman for further details.

  • Become a Student Governor

    The governing body is made up of 18 people from all walks of life, including volunteers from the local community and local businesses. This also includes the Chief Executive and Principal (Claire Boliver), two staff members and two student members. All governors are Charity Trustees.

    Operational responsibility / day to day management is delegated to Claire Boliver, the Chief Executive and Principal and members of the Executive Leadership Team

    The governing body meets 6 to 8 times per year and meetings usually commence at 9am and are normally held at Rodbaston campus.

    Student Governors are also invited to attend the Curriculum & Quality Improvement Group which meets 3 times per year (once per term).

    Please note: Students are appointed as governors for the duration of their enrolment as a student of South Staffordshire College.

    The application process will start in the new academic year and messages will go out through tutorials to all students.

    To apply students will need to:

    • Apply to the Head of Governance in writing with details of the course you are on and why you would like to be a governor and what you could bring to the role.
    • If there are several applications a panel will consider the applications and students attendance / disciplinary records and other criteria will be considered to assess suitability
    • There could be interviews as well.
    • There may be a student vote.

    For further details of this post please contact Jo Hutchison, Head of Governance.

    Jo.Hutchison@southstaffs.ac.uk

  • Student Representation

    We aim to listen to learners’ feedback from every course area at every campus and instigate changes to improve things for all learners by building on our strengths and promoting good practice.

    We do this by running several learner and stakeholder surveys, learner voice forums with appointed course reps, digital champions and student governors to discuss issues, concerns, compliments and suggestions.

    The Learner Voice Team is made up of 6 key staff who each have responsibility for ensuring the Learner Voice is captured through various job roles; this includes: Management, Co-ordinators, Support, Induction and Training, Survey and chairing various Learner Voice forums, observing teaching & learning, and assessment via learning walks.

    Parents are invited to attend a Parent Consultation evening in December and March. They are also invited to submit feedback via a Parent/Carer questionnaire.

  • Become a Digital Champion

    Do you have a natural curiosity or flare for computers and digital technology? If you are keen, conscientious and want to develop your skills in this fast-growing area, we would love you to join our Team of Digital Champions, led by Steve Wileman Digital Lead Technologist.

    Digital Champions report to the college Digital Learning Technologists and work closely with teaching staff and students. They help develop the digital skills of college students and staff and they find out what they require from digital technologies, and why. They are expected to promote the College’s Digital Agenda, become involved with college digital projects and attend/contribute to the College’s Learner Voice and Digital Steering Group meetings.

    Each campus has a designated Digital Learning Technologist, who Digital Champions report to. Training and support are ongoing throughout the academic year.

    Please contact Steve Wileman for further details.

  • Become a Student Governor

    The governing body is made up of 18 people from all walks of life, including volunteers from the local community and local businesses. This also includes the Chief Executive and Principal (Claire Boliver), two staff members and two student members. All governors are Charity Trustees.

    Operational responsibility / day to day management is delegated to Claire Boliver, the Chief Executive and Principal and members of the Executive Leadership Team

    The governing body meets 6 to 8 times per year and meetings usually commence at 9am and are normally held at Rodbaston campus.

    Student Governors are also invited to attend the Curriculum & Quality Improvement Group which meets 3 times per year (once per term).

    Please note: Students are appointed as governors for the duration of their enrolment as a student of South Staffordshire College.

    The application process will start in the new academic year and messages will go out through tutorials to all students.

    To apply students will need to:

    • Apply to the Head of Governance in writing with details of the course you are on and why you would like to be a governor and what you could bring to the role.
    • If there are several applications a panel will consider the applications and students attendance / disciplinary records and other criteria will be considered to assess suitability
    • There could be interviews as well.
    • There may be a student vote.

    For further details of this post please contact Jo Hutchison, Head of Governance.

    Jo.Hutchison@southstaffs.ac.uk

  • Student Representation

    We aim to listen to learners’ feedback from every course area at every campus and instigate changes to improve things for all learners by building on our strengths and promoting good practice.

    We do this by running several learner and stakeholder surveys, learner voice forums with appointed course reps, digital champions and student governors to discuss issues, concerns, compliments and suggestions.

    The Learner Voice Team is made up of 6 key staff who each have responsibility for ensuring the Learner Voice is captured through various job roles; this includes: Management, Co-ordinators, Support, Induction and Training, Survey and chairing various Learner Voice forums, observing teaching & learning, and assessment via learning walks.

    Parents are invited to attend a Parent Consultation evening in December and March. They are also invited to submit feedback via a Parent/Carer questionnaire.