Class Representative

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Class Representative

• Opportunity Profile

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Main Purpose and Activities of Role

• To be a link between your class, the students
  association and staff.
• To attend Student Representative Council meetings
  (five per session) and provide feedback from this
  to your class.
• Attend Liaison Panel meetings, gathering the
  student view beforehand and providing feedback
  afterwards to your class and to the association.

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Experience, skills and interest required.

• A willingness to talk to your classmates about
  course issues and to take them to your course
  tutor.
• The ability to communicate constructively.
• A willingness to attend training to learn
  appropriate skills.

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Time Commitment

• Student Representative Council (SRC) meetings are
  held once in September, October, January, March
  and May during lunch time.
• Student Liaison Panel meetings take place around
  three times a year about every three months.

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Time Commitment

• These meetings plus informal communication with
  staff and classmates mean that the role will take
  up a minimum of one hour a month. However there
  is no upper limit to this, and you get out of the
  role what you put in.

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How to get the position

• There are two representatives required for each
  class, who are nominated by class members or you
  can put yourself forward. If required there will
  be an election held in class with the assistance
  of your class tutor.

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Who do you work with?

• You will work with the Student Services Officer
  and other student representatives primarily, but
  you will also work with other staff members such
  as college management and staff members of your
  Liaison Panel and of course your tutors and
  classmates.

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Support in the role

• The Student Services Officer works with student
  representatives and will be the main source of
  help and advice. You will also receive support
  from the students association officers and other
  staff in the college such as your tutors and
  college management
• Training is provided by sparqs (student
  participation in quality Scotland) at the start
  of the year, to help you understand your role.

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What you can get out of it

• If you attend three out of the five SRC meetings
  and the training at the start of the year, you
  will receive a certificate showing your
  fulfilment of the role. This will be presented by
  the Depute Principal at a celebratory meal held
  at the end of the session.

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What you can get out of it

• Development of skills such as confidence, time
  management, organisational skills and
  responsibility
• A sense of satisfaction and achievement from the
  work you have done.
• Build new friendships.

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What can it lead to

• The opportunity to become an association officer
  and sit on college committees with staff and
  management.
• A greater understanding of your course and the
  college.
• Possible improved job prospects because you can
  put the role on your CV.

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Further Information

• Contact the student services officer located in
  the students association office in the main
  foyer. Or Email sgall_at_banff-buchan.ac.uk
• www.sparqs.org.uk
• www.nusonline.co.uk