Student Voice Introduction to the Student Union and the Student Rep system.

1. Student Voice Introduction to the Student Union and the Student Rep system. A quick intro about how to get your views listened to and make changes!

2. What is it? What does it do? • It is a system that makes sure we as a college listen to you and act on your feedback about being a student here. • What it does • It actively shapes your education here and makes it better. • It influences decision making with managers. • It gives you a unique and personal view of teaching and learning and the general • student experience. • And… • -It makes a difference!

3. The Student Rep role... • Your entitlement • Every class has the right to have a Rep. • Qualities and skills of a good Student Rep • Be enthusiastic • Be committed • Be visible • Have good communication skills • Have good time management skills

4. The Student Rep role... What will it involve? Collecting - gather feedback, opinions and ideas from your class. Collating - bring all this together to take forward on their behalf. Communicating - pass this on through the system and feed back to your class. What’s in it for me? - Enhances your CV or personal statement for UCAS - Develops your confidence - Improves your organisational and communication skills -You get training and certification

5. The Bigger Picture Here’s the structure and system... >>>

7. Explaining the system Breaking down the roles and their purpose... Student Rep Represent class opinions, views, issues and ideas. Communicate these to their School Rep. School Rep Each School will have an elected Rep who will meet their Head of School and communicate outcomes back through Student Reps to all students. School Reps will sit on the Student Parliament.

8. Explaining the system Breaking down the roles and their purposes... Student Parliament This a meeting of all School Reps and the executive officers who will help to make decisions about things that affect students across the college and how the Union should spend their budget. The Parliament will meet once every half term with invited Senior Managers to influence College decision making. Rep Conferences Big events each term attended by all Reps giving everybody an opportunity to have a say and discuss life at College. These will be organised by the Student Parliament and the executive and attended by College managers too!

10. Explaining the new Student Union • The Student Union is different to the Student Rep system. • The Student Rep system gives you opportunity to have a say about your teaching and learning. • Student Union gives you a chance to start your own society or club in an interest or hobby, • to run campaigns in things that matter to you and to run events that are planned for students, • by students. • Could you be one of the new Executive Officers…? • Women’s Officer • LGBT Officer (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans) • BME Officer (Black Minority Ethnic) • Disabled Students’ Officer • H.E. (Higher Education) Students’ Officer • Centre Vice President for The Learning Exchange, Bankfield, Clarence St, Vauxhall Road, Arts Centre, or Duke St • Work Based Learning Officer • Fundraising Officer • You can apply via the Student Intranet or pop into 2/46 in LEX for a form or email student.union@liv-coll.ac.uk

11. Have you got any questions? • Ask us! • You can ask the Student Engagement Team (Enrichment) in any of the following ways... • Come and see us in room 2/46 @ The Learning Exchange • Email: melanie.williams@liv-coll.ac.uk or Beverley.abbott@liv-coll.ac.uk • Call 0151 252 3738 or 252 3682 • Getting Involved • Your Personal or Subject Tutor will guide you through the election process.