Student Partnership Agreement at UTS

UTS has begun work on a Student Partnership Agreement! There are some brilliant SPAs across Australia, and we are thrilled to see UTS undertaking this venture. Read about it here: https://www.uts.edu.au/current-students/news/student-partnership-agreement-enhance-student-experience

New resource: evaluation tool

The ‘Questions for evaluating a student voice or partnership project’ tool has been designed to consciously reflect on your practice with student partnership and voice projects. Use the questions to examine an existing project or when developing a new initiative, and, on reflection, consider the authenticity and agency of student engagement and participation.

Access the questions via the Resources, Tools & Publications page or via the above link.

Article of interest

‘Student voice in higher education: the importance of distinguishing student representation and student partnership’, by Kelly Matthews and Mollie Dollinger, presents a much needed discussion about the differences between student representatives and student partners and the importance of recognising how they can work together. If you’re a staff member, student rep, student partner - or both! - you will find this article an insightful, interesting and possibly even provoking read.

Matthews, K.E., Dollinger, M. Student voice in higher education: the importance of distinguishing student representation and student partnership. High Educ (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10734-022-00851-7

Date announced for first Students with Disability Leadership Collective

The first session has been scheduled for 8 June at 11:00am (ACST). Find our more and register your interest for the session here: https://studentvoiceaustralia.com/students-with-disability-leadership-collective

SVA Symposium and Student Summit

Both events are now open for registrations and abstract submissions. Visit the pages on our website (under ‘Symposia’) for information about both events and register your attendance via the links below:

Student Voice Summit: https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/2022-student-voice-summit-tickets-325393880857

SVA National Symposium: https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/student-voice-australia-national-symposium-2022-tickets-324552263557

Make sure you share the details with your colleagues!