1. Congratulations on becoming a Course Rep!
WELCOME
Congratulations on becoming a Course Rep!

2. Course Rep Induction
Meet some of the student and Union staff who will be supporting you throughout the year
Understand the role of a Course Rep
Learn about the variety of Change Channels
Understand processes
Prep for Course Rep Conference
Engage with your faculty Zones

3. Why Did you become a Course Rep?

4. VP: Education & Democracy
Who are we?
Hannah Skilton
Course Rep Chair
Fiona Cook
Course Rep and Quality Coordinator
Dolapo Bolaji
VP: Education & Democracy

5. Faculty Reps
Each Faculty has a senior rep who is elected to support Course Reps & the Course Rep Chair, & to represent students at a higher level.
Technology Faculty Rep
Tom Lashbrooke
Science Faculty Rep
Andy Sampson
Portsmouth Business School Faculty Rep
Angel Layer
Creative & Cultural Industries Faculty Rep
Rhiannon Jenkins
Humanities & Social Sciences Faculty Rep
TBC

6. What does the Union do? Train & Support course Reps
Provide resources for your use
Ensure Quality Assurance
Work with the University of Portsmouth
manage Have Your Say Zones
Facilitate the student voice
Recognise & Celebrate Success

7. Why be a Course Rep? Gain a huge range of skills
Receive full training to support you in your role & beyond
Be recognised and rewarded for the changes you make
Engage with academic issues & interests
Network with other students & professionals
SICK SOCIALS

8. What do you think Course Reps do?
Group Activity
What do you think Course Reps do?

9. What do Course Reps do? be a point of contact for student issues
facilitate communication between students & staff
Work with the Uni & students to make meaningful change
Sit on university meetings
Chair or minute meetings
Enhance quality of teaching & learning

10. University Meetings

11. Keep. Stop. Start. Win!
Great method for looking at positive or negative issues!
Think about what works well and what we should keep doing.
What doesn’t work and what should we stop?
What improvements can we make and what can we start doing?
Don’t forget to shout about your wins!

12. Group Activity What do you like about your course?
What do you want to change?
What do you want to do to improve your course?

13. Have Your Say
Democratic process at the Union that enables students to get their voice heard and changes made. Course REps attend Faculty Zones.
Faculty Reps Chair their Zone
Any student can submit an idea in advance at upsu.net/HYS
If you run out of time, unheard ideas will go to an online vote
facebook.com/upsuhys

14. Have Your Say Term 1 Dates: 26th October: 2-3.30, Portland Building
24th November: , Union Rooms

15. Course Rep Conference Course Rep Conference 26th October
Portland Building
12– 5 pm
For all Course Reps
Social Afterwards

16. more Information To find out more visit: upsu.net/coursereps
facebook.com/groups/UPSUCourseRep
facebook.com/coursereps
twitter.com/upsucourserep
twitter.com/courserepchair
Contact:
Faculty Reps

17. Questions?

18. “WE ARE HERE FOR YOU, SO YOU ARE THERE FOR THEM.”