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Tom Thompson President Birmingham City Students’ Union Luke Millard

Tom Thompson President Birmingham City Students’ Union Luke Millard Head of Learning Partnerships Birmingham City University . Ethos for partnership. Generating the Learning Community! Institutional context – NSS/SES Co-creation of learning experience

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Tom Thompson President Birmingham City Students’ Union Luke Millard

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  1. Tom Thompson President Birmingham City Students’ Union Luke Millard Head of Learning Partnerships Birmingham City University

  2. Ethos for partnership • Generating the Learning Community! • Institutional context – NSS/SES • Co-creation of learning experience • Partnership between University and Students’ Union • SAP and other engagement activities (Board of Studies, Student rep training, FE and transition)

  3. How did we get to this point? • Institutional support – Directorate and Senate • Funding from CELT • NUS/HEA Case study in student engagement • Building on best practice • CBS student assistants’ scheme • NW Missouri State • Pittsburgh research

  4. Partnership reality • Student focus - aligning activities of both parties • 50% secondment of senior member of SU to CELT • Learning Community activities: • Student representation joint working group • Student employment opportunities • Pre-arrival and FE • Student Academic Partners www.birminghamcitysu.com/saps

  5. Student Academic Partners • Joint student/staff proposals invited (Sept 10) • University wide scrutiny through an assessment panel (Oct 10) • Projects awarded (Nov 10) • Induction briefing for all students and staff • Equality of role • Students paid £10 per hour for up to 125 hours work • Employed through Students’ Union • Generation of project plan • Market place activities

  6. Partnerships with FE • University debate on engagement with FE • Find out what Colleges wanted from working with a University • Student engagement became the key and partnership with SU was the answer! • SU and pre-arrival thoughts • Series of meetings with Colleges to identify collaborative projects

  7. Outcomes of FE project • Student academic representation training • Student led activity – clubs, societies and volunteering organised by students • Collaborative discussions around international students • Virtual Students’ Union

  8. Your thoughts What do you currently do that demonstrates good practice of partnerships? (with students, universities, colleges or employers)

  9. Think of your good practice and offer the group a 30 second elevator pitch Discuss the pitches within your group and identify two you would wish to share

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