The student rep system is a partnership between the university and the students’ union. It enables students to have a voice within the university. Student Reps play a vital role in representing students and enhancing the university experience at Sheffield Hallam. Being a Student Rep is a professional role which can help students to develop new skills, whilst making a difference.
Course Reps work in partnership with university staff to:
- Participate in decision-making about the student experience.
- Represent the views of students on their course.
- Be a link between students and the university, and between students and the students’ union.
Course Rep Responsibilities
- Gather positive and negative feedback from students on their course.
- Communicate what students think to University staff.
- Participate in relevant meetings, discussions and decision-making processes
- Report back to fellow students about staff responses/changes made.
- Keep the Students’ Union and Department Reps up to date on their progress.
Course Reps are expected to…
- Participate in Student Rep training offered to them by the Students’ Union and / or University.
- Gather feedback from the students on their course. This should include what is going well, as well as any problems and suggestions for improvement.
- Communicate feedback to course staff.
- Participate in relevant meetings, discussions and decision-making processes (including staff-student committee meetings).
- Report back to fellow students on responses to feedback and any changes made.
- Feed back issues to faculty reps and to the students’ union.
- Feed back at a faculty and university level wherever possible.
Both the Students’ Union and University provide support to Course Reps.
The Students’ Union’s responsibilities are to…
- Provide initial training to help Reps get the most out of their role.
- Provide additional training opportunities to help Reps develop.
- Provide resources to support Course Reps including the Course Rep Handbook
- and online Rep Resources Hub.
- Be on hand to support Reps throughout their time in the role.
- Report Rep feedback to the Education Officer to ensure further action
- is taken if needed.
The University’s responsibilities are to…
- Provide information about meetings, dates, times and venues well in advance.
- Provide documentation when relevant, such as agenda and minutes for meetings.
- Direct Reps to the right member of staff to help tackle their issue.
- Take Rep feedback seriously.
The Course Rep role description is also available on the Students’ Union website.
A copy of the Course Rep Handbook is available on the Students’ Union website.
Course Rep recruitment information is also available on the students’ Union website.
