2. Policy Writing Workshop

3. What is the Annual General Meeting? (AGM)
The meeting covers:
Report from the Students' Union's Trustees detailing their activities since the previous AGM (November 2015)
Hold Elected Officers' to account on their activities and question them on the work they have been doing
Receive the Students' Union's financial accounts for
Approve the list of affiliations for the Students' Union
Student Policy Proposals - receiving, debating and voting on any submitted proposals.
All City, University of London Students are invited and encouraged to attend.

4. What are Policy Proposals?
Aimed at the Students’ Union – tell us what to do and focus on (No harm in asking us!)
Should be either:
To do with something we do/can do
To take a stand/principle
Lobby or campaign for something
Legal (you can’t tell us to set things on fire or rob a bank, for example)
Relevant to City Students – either in your School or University-wide

5. How to Write a Proposal It should contain 3 Parts:
This Union Notes - Background
This Union Believes - Principles/Motivation
This Union Resolves – What do you want to happen

6. Think About… What you actually want to happen
Write your proposal clearly:
You will only be able to debate/pass the submitted proposal
The SU will be committed to work on the proposal submitted
Have a clear title…

7. Debate You will be expected to propose/defend the proposal
Students will not have a chance to ask questions or clarifications
Try to be depersonalised and focus on the issue you want to address.

8. Voting
Voting will be done by show of hands at the meeting, after a series of speeches.
In order to pass an ordinary proposal, a simple majority is needed.

9. Current Policies
Here’s an example of some of the policies students have passed at City in the last few years:
Halal Food in all City University Food Outlets
Women Only Gym Sessions
To Campaign for Free Education
To Revise the City University Timetabling Policy
TEDx Conference
Drama Society Access to the Performance Space
Lower Fees for Graduation
A full list is available here:

10. Deadline for Policy Proposals
The deadline for Policy Proposals is Friday 11th November, 5pm. All Proposals should be submitted to
The Policy Proposal template document is available here

11. Email studentrep@city. ac
with any questions and copies of your policies!