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The Challenge of Learner Voice | Policy Portal

http://policy.nusconnect.org.uk/2013/10/01/fe-theme-2

The Challenge of Learner Voice. The Further Education sector consists of a hugely diverse and varied group of institutions and learners. Improving learner voice is crucial. As it enables learners to express their views, needs and concerns, and also ensures that organisations respond appropriately to the issues that are raised. What are the challenges of learner voice for different types of FE learner? Theme 1: The Challenge of Learner Voice. Theme 2: Qualifications & Progression. Log in to Reply. The Cha...

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Empowering Student Communities | Policy Portal

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What student communities exist in our memberships? What democratic innovations do we need to empower them? Therefore, a strategic priority for the Union Development zone this year will see us focusing on, not only the different types of student communities that exist within the education sector, but the different types of democratic innovation that will engage these students in our students’ unions. Theme 1: Empowering Student Communities. Theme 2: Student Action and Social Impact. Http:/ www.nusconn...

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Welfare | Policy Portal

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Theme 1: Homes Fit for Study. In order to establish key areas for national campaigning moving towards the General Election, we need to hear from students and their unions on what they feel are the most critical housing issues for students, and what they feel needs to change. Do we need to focus our attentions on rogue landlords and getting councils to act? Is the most important thing to empower tenants through education and collective action? How do we combat the scourge of letting agent fees? What strat...

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Further Education | Policy Portal

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Theme 1: Qualifications and Progression. Further Education qualifications are undergoing radical reforms. These range from altering the structure and content of GCSEs and A levels to formulating new vocational qualifications, traineeships and apprenticeship frameworks. These complex reforms, together with the raising of the participation age and the cuts on Information, Advice and Guidance, mean that it is essential that NUS FE zone prioritises qualifications and progression this year. By choosing learne...

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Student Action and Social Impact | Policy Portal

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Student Action and Social Impact. What is the impact of students’ unions on students, institutions and wider society? The profound changes to the education landscape were built on a framing of students as the sole beneficiaries of the education they consume. However, in reality, students and their Universities, Colleges and Students’ Unions produce multiple, valuable benefits for society at large. Theme 1: Empowering Student Communities. Theme 2: Student Action and Social Impact. You must be logged in.

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Submit a Motion | Policy Portal

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Once each Zone Committee has submitted their proposals to National Conference, students’ unions have the opportunity to submit ordinary motions or to submit amendments to the motions that Zone Committees have proposed. Students’ unions wishing to submit motions to National Conference must pass those motions through their own democratic decision making bodies first such as student council, an Executive meeting or an all-student vote. Students’ unions can submit up to 1,400 words of policy.

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Society and Citizenship | Policy Portal

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Theme 1: Students and Work. How can students’ unions led employment campaigning and employability programmes complement each other and change the job market for a generation and support individuals to follow their career wishes? Are there differing approaches required for different parts of the UK, or across different levels and forms of education? Download the Key Theme report on Students and Work. Theme 2: Students in their Communities. How can we make the student voice heard loud and clear in forthcom...

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Vocational Education | Policy Portal

http://policy.nusconnect.org.uk/2013/10/01/reassessing-higher-education-qualifications

When we talk to each other about our education we talk about what really matters: work we are proud of, incredible things we have learned and the people who supported us to achieve. It is time to restart that conversation as a national movement and consider what higher education qualifications need to be like for every student to be enabled and inspired. Theme 1: Building democratic institutions. Theme 2: Reassessing higher education qualifications. 3 Responses to this theme. November 18, 2013 at 3:21 pm.

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LIVE | Policy Portal

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Nusuk is on Mixlr. The following people are attending the Policy Development Convention:. Toni Pearce – NUS National President. Joe Vinson – Vice President Further Education. Rachel Wenstone – Vice President Higher Education. Dom Anderson – Vice President Society and Citizenship. Raechel Mattey – Vice President Union Development. Colum McGuire – Vice President Welfare. Aaron Kiely – Black Students’ Officer. Hannah Paterson – Disabled Students’ Officer. Kelley Temple – Women’s Officer. October 2, 2013.

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Student Services | Policy Portal

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In order to establish key areas for national campaigning moving towards the General Election, we need to hear from students and their unions on what they feel are the most critical housing issues for students, and what they feel needs to change. Do we need to focus our attentions on rogue landlords and getting councils to act? Is the most important thing to empower tenants through education and collective action? How do we combat the scourge of letting agent fees? Theme 1: Local Public Services.