Support for reps

Student Rep Support Team

The Student Rep Support Team co-ordinate and organise the Student
Rep Scheme, in collaboration with School and Departmental Staff. The Support Team exists to help you get the most out of your time as a Rep,
and to help make sure that the Scheme runs smoothly and effectively. The Team is made up of Staff and elected representatives from the University
and the Students’ Union, reflecting the joint nature of the Scheme.

The Support Team host termly Student Rep meetings to give you an opportunity to come together, celebrate successes & discuss issues,
network with other reps, and ask any questions. A member of senior University Staff is usually invited to answer questions on issues of
particular importance to you as Reps - last year one meeting was
attended by Joanne Wright, Pro-Vice-Chancellor for Education, and this
is likely to repeated this year. You will receive email notification of the date
& time of these meetings well in advance.

From the Students’ Union

As the official representative body for students at Sussex the Students’
Union (USSU) will endeavour to:

• ensure you maintain a level of communication with USSU through the Education Officer
• provide you with the right training and support e.g. this handbook, to assist you as a rep and help you do the best job you can;
• take common issues highlighted by reps through to the appropriate higher-level University committees;
• support department reps by convening regular meetings to discuss issues of common concern and allow for networking and socialising;
• work with the University to ensure that the scheme continues to be a joint venture between the University and USSU;
• promote the scheme on the website www.studentreps.co.uk during induction talks and at Freshers’ week;
• promote the scheme in The Badger and other student media;
• provide on-line nominations and voting;
• ensure reps are given details of any committees they should/could attend; and
• ensure reps are treated as valued committee members.

Key contacts
Josh Jones
Education Officer, USSU
E education@ussu.sussex.ac.uk
T 01273 873324

Responsible for:

• providing advice, assistance and representation to students facing Academic appeals, Misconduct Panels and Mitigating Evidence Committees
providing support to student reps and organising informal meetings and socials for reps; and
• assisting students in making academic complaints.

The Education Officer sits on a variety of University and USSU committees and, as such, has lots of opportunities to represent the student view.
Talk to Josh if you have any problems or queries about the learning,
teaching and student experience at Sussex – if he doesn’t know the answer
he can find out!

Representation and Democracy Co-ordinator, USSU
Cate Chapman

Responsible for:

• the joint co-ordination of the scheme with the University;
• organising and overseeing the student rep elections;
• providing training and support to student reps.

Union campaigns

The Students’ Union has a campaigns budget ,to be spent on essential welfare, education and other specified campaigns. Student reps are a
vital part of letting the Union know about the key things that students care about at Sussex. So, if you have a campaign idea, or would like to get involved, get in touch with the Union, come along to Union Council, or look
out for Union Media on the key campaigns for the year.

Check out the Union website for more information www.ussu.info

From the University

As the reps scheme is run jointly with the University, the University will:

• provide information about the scheme in the student handbook and at induction events;
• promote the scheme to school and department staff at the start of the year and encourage them to be supportive to student reps;
• give details of elections to department staff;
• encourage staff to promote the nomination and voting to students
• ensure reps are given details of any committees they should/ could attend; and
• ensure student reps are treated as valued committee members.

Key contacts
Jenni Grundy
Head of Student Support and Experience
E j.grundy@sussex.ac.uk
T 01273 87 3841

Responsible for:

• promoting communication between the University and all students at Sussex;
• liaison with USSU;
• leading on developing ways of evaluating the experience
  students have at Sussex, and letting students know what action the University takes arising from student feedback; and
• line managing University of Sussex support for student reps.

Tracey Beck
Assistant Academic Registrar, University
E t.a.beck@sussex.ac.uk
T 01273 87 3294

Responsible for:

• providing support for the student rep system;
• overseeing effective links and communication between all committees attended by student reps; and
• giving guidance on contacting academic and administrative staff
  for any issues related to the student rep system.