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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!

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Job description: Course Rep
Job description: Digital Champion
Job description: Marketing Ambassador

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? Then why not become a Course Rep? It looks great on your CV, you learn a range of new skills, essential for everyday-life and key skills which will 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, developing resilience, debating 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 courses and campus, who you might not otherwise have the opportunity to meet. All training and support are provided.

    Contact Melanie Cooper, Quality Manager, 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).

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

    Importance of the Student Voice

    It is really important to the Board of Governors that student voices are heard from directly in their meetings. Governors attend Learner Voice sessions so that they can hear students voices from across all campuses. However, it is also important that students can bring a student perspective into the Board meetings as well.

    Estimated time commitment required:  a minimum of 4 hours per month.

    Support available?

    On starting as a new Student Governor, the Head of Governance will provide an introduction on what the Board is all about, what sort of decisions are taken and some of the rules you need to know.

    Before every Board meeting the Head of Governance meets with the Student Governors (normally on TEAMS) to explain the key Board papers and answer any questions.

    There is also a network of other FE Colleges’ Student Governors who provide induction and support. Most training sessions are online, and you can choose when or if to join these.

    Interested in becoming a Student Governor?

    If you are a sensible and mature-minded learner, who is organised and enjoys communicating with people from a range of backgrounds, perhaps has a keen interest in business and problem solving and looking for a challenging and rewarding opportunity? Then why not consider applying to become a Student Governor? Student Governors do not need to be a student representative to apply for the role of student governor. The role is open to all students and apprentices.

    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

  • 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.

  • 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.

    We are always keen to hear what learners have to say about their course and college experience.

  • Keep in touch

    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.

    We are always keen to hear what learners have to say about their course and their college that is why we have set up several forums to engage with as many learners as possible.

    If you have something you want to share with us, please contact us on our dedicated email address and we will respond accordingly.

    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 Course Rep

    Do you want to stand out from the crowd and make yourself more attractive to prospective employers? Then why not become a Course Rep? It looks great on your CV, you learn a range of new skills, essential for everyday-life and key skills which will 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, developing resilience, debating 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 courses and campus, who you might not otherwise have the opportunity to meet. All training and support are provided.

    Contact Melanie Cooper, Quality Manager, 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).

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

    Importance of the Student Voice

    It is really important to the Board of Governors that student voices are heard from directly in their meetings. Governors attend Learner Voice sessions so that they can hear students voices from across all campuses. However, it is also important that students can bring a student perspective into the Board meetings as well.

    Estimated time commitment required:  a minimum of 4 hours per month.

    Support available?

    On starting as a new Student Governor, the Head of Governance will provide an introduction on what the Board is all about, what sort of decisions are taken and some of the rules you need to know.

    Before every Board meeting the Head of Governance meets with the Student Governors (normally on TEAMS) to explain the key Board papers and answer any questions.

    There is also a network of other FE Colleges’ Student Governors who provide induction and support. Most training sessions are online, and you can choose when or if to join these.

    Interested in becoming a Student Governor?

    If you are a sensible and mature-minded learner, who is organised and enjoys communicating with people from a range of backgrounds, perhaps has a keen interest in business and problem solving and looking for a challenging and rewarding opportunity? Then why not consider applying to become a Student Governor? Student Governors do not need to be a student representative to apply for the role of student governor. The role is open to all students and apprentices.

    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

  • 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.

  • 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.

    We are always keen to hear what learners have to say about their course and college experience.

  • Keep in touch

    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.

    We are always keen to hear what learners have to say about their course and their college that is why we have set up several forums to engage with as many learners as possible.

    If you have something you want to share with us, please contact us on our dedicated email address and we will respond accordingly.

    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.

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