sparqs National Conference will be held on 31 March 2011 at Heriot-Watt University in Edinburgh. This will be a major showcase for effective practice from around the sector in Scotland. Read more…
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December 2010
Next Enhancement Theme currently in development Read more….
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A review of the quality arrangements of both Colleges and Higher Education institutions will begin in January and will report its findings in Sept/Oct. sparqs is working with NUS, HMIe and QAA to ensure opportunities exist for students to input into this process. Read more…
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Following an extensive review, sparqs have developed new materials for our Staff Workshop on Engaging Students in Quality. Read more…
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sparqs is starting a major new project aimed at drawing together the range of thinking, values, practices and activities relating to student engagement into a central resource. Read more…
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We need your help! User-led development of current Course Rep Training offering involves our stakeholders completing a questionnaire in the New Year. Read more…
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Taking Course Rep Training to the next level, sparqs provides Intermediate Level Course Rep Training, as well as training for Faculty/Departmental level reps. Read more…
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sparqs delivers record number of sessions in first semester. Thanks to our Associate Trainers for their hard work, our organisers within institutions and Students’ Associations for continuing to support this valuable resource and the Course Reps themselves for attending and hopefully benefiting from the training. Read more…
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By working individually with institutions through our consultancy we have recognised that there are some common challenges to Student Engagement throughout our sector. sparqs launches work around five Priority Themes. Read more…
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sparqs invited to participate in an exciting European project looking at quality of higher education from students’ perspective. Read more…
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Record attendance from students and student officers at Quality events in the first semester. We provide detailed information about these events presented in collaboration with QAA and HMIe. Read more…
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sparqs explores how the recommendations made in the recent Browne Report could impact on quality both in terms of the actual quality of provision and in the arrangements made by the sector to assure and enhance quality. Read more…
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