consultancy articles

Regionalisation is moving ever quicker with some merging regions working to a vesting date of the 1st of August 2013. Partnerships for Change has been working closely with colleges and students’ associations over the last few months to help engage students in the regionalisation process. Click here to read more…

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An opportunity for students’ associations to access additional funds to support them in delivering regionalisation work on top of their normal business. Click here to read more…

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At The Gathering, NUS Scotland’s opening event for new student officers, students discussed the implications of regionalisation over the coming year and how they will use the support on offer from Partnerships for Change, a joint project between NUS and sparqs, funded by the Scottish Funding Council. Click here to read more…

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sparqs has produced guidance on how universities can support course reps in their role and develop structures that support their accreditation for HEAR. Click here to read more…

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With several Scottish Universities now developing Higher Education Achievement Reports (HEAR), sparqs is holding an event to explore how to include course reps within section 6.1 of HEAR. Click here to read more…

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A joint NUS Scotland and sparqs project has just received funding and support from the Scottish Funding Council. The project will offer detailed help and support to colleges and students’ associations to meet the challenges and opportunities to student engagement resulting from college regionalisation. Click here to read more…

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sparqs’ consultancy theme on departmental representation has produced a new toolkit for universities, colleges and students’ associations. Click here to read more…

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How can you formally recognise the role of course reps? By utilising the Higher Education Achievement Record (HEAR) section 6.1, reps can have their achievements recorded. Click here to read more…

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Through transporting ourselves to a future 5 years from now the sparqs team and representatives from all our major stakeholders were able to start creating a vision for the future to help shape our new strategic plan. Click here to read more…

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sparqs would like to hear about the variety of ways students in colleges are supported and rewarded for being reps and volunteers. Click here to read more…

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sparqs and NUS Scotland have produced a training pack to support students’ associations and HEIs in their work with international students. Click here to read more…

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Participation from the college sector would help bring valuable perspective about the challenges and opportunities of departmental representation in colleges, for this sparqs project. Read more…

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