NUS Responsible Futures Support Day | 23 rd and 24 th February Quinn Runkle & Alex Henderson

11.10Welcome and pilot updates 11.30Your progress to date 12.30Lunch (provided) 13.00Solution-based discussion 14.00Feedback session 14.30Role specific discussion 15.15Goal setting 15.45Wrap-up

What have we been up to?  Supporting pilot institutions Monthly catch-up calls / visiting institutions / sharing good practice via fortnightly newsletter  2 meetings with RF Advisory Board, 2 with NUS Sustainability Direction and Oversight Board  Planning for Audits Guidance documents / external feedback / formats  Developing a Business Plan Strategic partners / charging or membership model / marketing and communications

Pilot Institutions Coventry Support Day: Coventry University Keele University Manchester Metropolitan University Sheffield College University of Bristol University of Chester University of Worcester South Thames College University of Plymouth Edinburgh Support Day: Edinburgh University Dumfries and Galloway College South Lanarkshire College SRUC –Scotland’s Rural College

Pilot phase findings “Newer” institutions – providing direction, guidance “Experienced” institutions – providing strategic direction, new ways to focus work, helpful examples of best practice

Audit Guidance Overview

Audit Overview  Each partnership will have a two-day audit  Late April – Early May 2015  Incorporate student auditors  Aim to:  Accredit the partnership with either the ‘Responsible Futures Accreditation’ or a ‘Working Towards Responsible Futures Accreditation’  Collect useful research for NUS and the partnership  Gain in depth feedback on RF  Provide institutions with a useful post-audit document

Documentary review  Workbook and evidence submitted by 17 April  Student auditors lead process of reviewing this evidence, crediting appropriate points, meeting with partnership group for clarification/further evidence

Audit Overview Day OneDay Two Morning Student Training 10: :00 Key Individual Interviews 9:00-10:00 10:30-11:30 12:00-13:00 Afternoon Documentary Evidence Review 14: :00 Documentary Review Meeting with the Partnership (1-2 representatives minimum) 15: :30 Student Focus Groups 14: :30 (intervention group) 16: :30 (non-intervention group)

Interviews Three interviews: One representative from the students’ union, One from the institution, And one other individual (who could be a trustee, senior management, or an academic; they should be involved with the university/college/students’ union in a formal capacity but do not have to have been a part of the working group, i.e. not a community member or external stakeholder). The interviews will aim to: Verify evidence for the criteria as well as further understand impact and difficulty of criteria; More deeply understand successes and challenges of participation in Responsible Futures so that NUS can make improvements to the programme; And gain feedback on the programme in order to shape future years.

Student Focus Groups Two focus groups, 8-10 students, one intervention group and one non-intervention group The aims of the focus groups are to: Have students articulate their own definitions for sustainability, SRS, ESD, LfS, etc. (partnership to sign off what terminology we explore to ensure local applicability); Have students articulate their own learning pre- and post- intervention (intervention may vary); And understand to what extent Responsible Futures (specifically) has impacted their learning vs. broader impacts as a result of existing or unrelated sustainability and social responsibility interventions by the institution or students’ union.

Business Plan

Proposed Planning for 2015/16 Aim to open the scheme to further participants on a self-funded basis from summer 2015 Assuming: pilot continues to go well and that we can clearly evidence attributable progress and impact Aim to extend reach whilst ensuring current level of support and mentorship to partnerships Pilot institutions will be included for three years following receipt of ‘RF Accreditation’ or ‘RF Working Towards Accreditation’

Proposed Planning for 2015/16 Criteria open access with a free registration Annual membership fee with top up fee to cover audits Exploring strategic partnerships with organisations including: People & Planet, The EAUC, Association of University Directors of Estates, Association of Heads of University Administration, Committee of University Chairs, Universities UK, Association of Colleges, Higher Education Academy, The funding councils, and the Regional Centres of Excellence (RCE) on ESD Promoting to students unions, institutions, and other key stakeholders through sector events March – July 2015

Your Progress & Experiences Group Exercise – 12.30

Solution-based Discussion Group Exercise – Feedback – 14.30

Role Specific Discussion Group Exercise – 15.15

Goal Setting – 15.45

Things to remember  What ideas have you come up with over the course of today?  Include the problem, the causes and the consequences  WHAT do you want to change?  WHAT is the specific issue or problem that you’re targeting?