WHAT IS THE NATIONAL STUDENT SURVEY?

What is the NSS? Your opportunity to ‘Leave Your Mark’ and provide invaluable feedback to your institution and future students that may wish to study the same course.

What is the NSS? Annual survey of final year* undergraduates across the UK Conducted by Ipsos MORI Commissioned by the Higher Education Funding Council for England (HEFCE) on behalf of all the funding bodies** Fully supported by the National Union of Students (NUS) Quick and easy to complete * Some exceptions apply * * Including: Higher Education Funding Council for Wales, Department for Education Northern Ireland, Scottish Higher Education Institutions, Health Education England, National College for Teaching and Leadership and participating private higher education providers.

What will the NSS ask me? A key benchmark of satisfaction, the survey looks at a range of measures about course experience: The teaching on my course Assessment & feedback Academic support Organisation & management Learning resources Personal development Overall satisfaction The NSS also asks students about satisfaction with the Students’ Union (Association or Guild)

How are the results used? The NSS results are made publicly available to help prospective students make informed decisions of where and what to study. Institutions are provided with the anonymised data to help them identify areas where they are doing well, as well as areas for development, for the purpose of improving the student learning experience for future generations of students.

Leave Your Mark! … As a result of what students have said, institutions have made changes: Examples include: Enhanced teacher student communications; Reviewed/developed feedback systems and methods of assessment; Improved support measures such as personal tutorial sessions and enhanced induction programmes; Made timetable improvements and explored course content and design; Reviewed and improved access to IT resources, study spaces and text books /e books; Provided additional study opportunities to develop key skills and offered enhanced careers support.

Leave Your Mark! Ipsos MORI will send you an email inviting you to take part in the survey during Monday 10 – Friday 14 February. You can also complete the survey at www.thestudentsurvey.com Your responses to the survey are anonymised Contact details used only for the NSS

Online and via your smartphone or tablet You can now complete the NSS online or via your smartphone or tablet: Go to www.thestudentsurvey.com Follow the link in your email invitation Scan the NSS Quick Response code with your smartphone/mobile device (you may need to download a free QR reader app).

Will my response remain private? The survey is undertaken independently by Ipsos MORI The NSS respects student privacy Responses are confidential At no point will students be identified to their institution - your responses to the survey are anonymised Contact details are used only for the NSS.

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