Suei Cohort 4 Intro
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- 2. Students’ Union Evaluation Initiative
- 3. Students’ Union Evaluation Initiative … is an assessment model that assists in improving the services and activities delivered to members of the Union by indicating areas for continuous improvement.
- 4. The Leader’s Role is to Govern Change
- 5. Why Change? To make a Positive Difference to the lives of our Members whilst they are at College / University .
- 6. Organisational Change – Classic Model What’s going on here? Where are we now? What does success look like? What outcomes do we want? What can we do that will make a difference? What obstacles do we need to overcome? From: Egan, Change Agent Skills, Model B Current State Future State Action Plan A C T I O N
- 7. What are we trying to do? We’re changing the Student Experience
- 8. Don’t Fall in the Trap and Fail This is a People Process not a Paper Process
- 9. SUEI Philosophy Everything we do must be member focused. ‘ Being involved with SUEI has brought us closer to our members. It has really helped us focus on looking at all issues from our members point of view’ - Cohort One member
- 10. SUEI Principles SUEI concentrates on OUTCOMES and IMPACT
- 11. The SUEI Killer Question to be answered by your students during the SUEI process Is the Union making a positive impact to your lives as students whilst you are at this University/ College? There must be evidence of improvement during the SUEI process
- 12. Oh No ..not another SUEI Philosophy! We’re connecting with, and finding wins for our students
- 13. Some Basic Principles Knowing what you want to do and how to do it Learning from what you do Using what you learn to develop the Union and its services Achieving what you set out to do Satisfying stakeholders
- 14. Why is there a need for evaluation of some kind?
- 15. Unions need to show that: They provide members and funders with efficient, consistent services They meet the often conflicting demands of their members and that the members are satisfied The Union is making a real difference They are legitimate organisations
- 16. What’s in it for………Unions? Promotes Legitimacy Improves Accountability Provides Improved Governance Provides Challenge - Catalyst for Change Provides Strategic Focus Ensures Continuous Improvement Ensures Responsiveness
- 17. What’s in it for…….Officers? Help, Support and Assistance Focus on Outcomes Being able to see the Big Picture Specific Performance Objectives Model of Aspiration Measurement of Managerial Performance Benchmarking and Networking
- 18. What’s in it for……Universities? Model Measurement of Performance Scrutiny Benchmarking Marketing Aid Reduction in Risk
- 19. Common Questions from Universities Are there good Governance and Scrutiny arrangements? Is the Union financially sound and are there robust financial procedures? Does it maximise participation in Activities, Services and Governance?
- 20. Common Questions from Universities Is there a sound constitution with good electoral arrangements? Does it truly represent student views? Is it effectively managed? Does its Strategy reflect the needs of its members?
- 21. Where are we now? 1 st Cohort started in May 2006 2 nd Cohort started in October 2006 3 rd Cohort started February 2007 4 th Cohort TODAY 5 th Cohort May 2008
- 22. Unions involved in first three Cohorts Bath Bedfordshire Birmingham Brunel Coventry De Montfort Essex Hull KCLSU Leeds University Leeds Met Nottingham Trent Oxford Brookes Queen’s Belfast Reading Sheffield Hallam Strathclyde Sussex Teesside York St John
- 23. Unions in Cohort 4 Aberdeen Edinburgh Hertfordshire Imperial Liverpool University Loughborough Nottingham Robert Gordon Royal Holloway Solent Staffordshire South Bank Ulster UCL Worcestershire
- 24. National Union of Students AMSU
- 25. SUEI Funders
- 26. Key Themes A: What's so special about the Union? B: What is this Union aiming to achieve? C: Is there quality stewardship? D: Are there quality outcomes? E: What underpins this quality?
- 27. Students’ Union Evaluation Initiative Key Lines of Enquiry Values Empathy Democracy Diversity Learning Openness Behaviour Rationale Effectiveness Service Trust Legitimacy Governance Learning Development What’s so Special about the Union? Participation Representation Governance What is this Union trying to achieve? Vision Yearly Plans Customer Focus Is there quality stewardship? Well managed Effective performance Political management Are there quality outcomes? Impact Reputation Services What underpins this quality? • Communication •Finance •Partnerships
- 28. The Process Year One Start work on model Getting started workshop Consultant visits and report 2nd workshop Year Two continue work on model 3rd workshop pre audit visit audit and report apply for accreditation