Main Body of Report
Please use the Agenda from your meeting to collate the information discussed at your committee event.
Under each heading, briefly summarise any discussion, including any outcomes/proposed actions, and how you think it might impact on students or the Association (including other reps)
- You can delete any headings which are not relevant to students/the Association
- Please include paper titles and numbers, names of participants, and avoid using acronyms – this will help other reps understand your report
- If your committee does not have a fixed agenda, you can organise your report by topic rather than agenda item
- Bullet points are fine if that’s what you prefer
Topics you might encounter include:
- Learning and Teaching Methods
- Quality of teaching
- Assessment methods
- Module content
- Feedback and evaluation on assessed work
- Student evaluation/feedback (e.g.: SeAM)
- Amendment to qualification/module
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- Institutional and/or departmental academic policy
- Quality and availability of resources
- Library and IT resources
- National Student Survey
- Student Support
- Associate Lecturers
- External examiner reports
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Example: ABC-2021-01-10: National Student Survey Results
Low score for ‘Learning Community’ section - Chair is going to contact the Student Consultation Office to organise an online forum consultation for the faculty. This will give students the opportunity to input ideas to staff about how to establish a better academic community (peer-to-peer, and student-staff).
After the main body of report, you’ll also be asked to briefly highlight two key areas:
New and Ongoing Issues
This section is used to flag any problems or concerns that other (or future) reps or the Association should be aware of. Even if something has been going on for some time, it is still worth mentioning as this can help identify long-term problems which may need to be escalated.
Example: Ongoing concerns about inconsistent marking practices in TMA01. This has been an issue since the launch of the module last year
Successes and Best Practice
This space is used highlight any achievements, successes, or examples of best practice which you might like to share with students or the Association (including other reps) – no matter how big or small! This could include:
- Having your feedback listened to and acted on – whether it be on curriculum design, academic partnerships, or strategy
- Getting your voice heard in a new place such as a consultation, quality monitoring exercise, or group
- Any mechanism which makes it easier for reps and/or students to contribute and provide feedback
Example: Student representatives now have their own standing agenda item at every meeting
Example: The school has acted on feedback that some online materials were not fully accessible for visually impaired students and have revised them
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