Speak Week: Lessons of Partnership Building Tom Spare

Objectives I want to explain: What Speak Week is How the Students’ Union has developed Speak Week How the results have affected the University – Union partnership

About us… In 2015/16 our total number of student engagements stood at 52,000 We are based across two sites – our main offices in Park Place and a smaller collection of offices at the Heath Park Campus Seven sabbatical officers, ten campaign officers Offer a diverse range of services – Student Activities, Venues, Hairdressers, letting agents etc.

Student Voice Department created in summer 2014 Student Academic Representative system formerly run by Cardiff University now led by Cardiff University Students’ Union, in partnership with Cardiff University Soon to be three full-time staff, one administrator (10 hours a week) + three interns

Speak Week A week long campaign, campus-wide, to gather feedback from students about their student experience Takes place in the first full week of February Students are asked to fill out a Speak Week card, stating their name, school and whether they are PG or UG

The engagement stats 2013/14 – 350 2014/15 – 800 2015/16 – 2,200 2016/17 – 2,900

What are the big issues on campus?

Working with the University School level College level Communications Senior Management

Year One - 2015 800 cards collected Speak Week Conference School involvement Volunteer engagement

Year Two - 2016 2,200 cards collected Speak Week Carnival Speak Week Conference School stalls Volunteer engagement

Year Three - 2017 2,900 cards collected Volunteer engagement School stalls Speak Week Conference

Lessons of Partnership Building University Union Partnership Meeting Student Written Submission School interest College interest

Objectives I have explained: What Speak Week is How the Students’ Union has developed Speak Week How the results have affected the University – Union partnership

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