What To D Meetings
Now you’ve got your feedback and it’s been through the ABCDE test, it’s time to REPRESENT it. Sometimes that will be quick and easy like an email to a module leader about missing resources on the Learning Space. Other times there might be bigger issues that need discussion before action is taken. Maybe students are suggesting there needs to be a different balance of assessment methods in a module. With issues like this, you’ll need to raise them at your SSLC. An SSLC is a Student Staff Liaison Committee. There is an SSLC for each subject area, and it meets to talk through the feedback gathered by Course Reps, and confirm a set of action points to be delivered that address that feedback. It is chaired by the Subject Chairs, and is attended by all Course Reps within the discipline / subject area, Director of Education, Programme Leads, and some Professional Service staff like the Academic Librarians. The SSLC should also hear about the progress on previously agreed actions points and decide upon a plan to report back to students about what’s happened because of their feedback. You’ll be asked if there’s any feedback you want to add to the Agenda for discussion at the meeting. This is your chance to feedback what your peers have been telling you, and raise any issues you haven’t been able to solve yourself. The SSLC meetings are a vital part of the University Quality Assurance system, and help close the feedback loop for students. You should always do your best to attend your SSLC but if you can’t then make sure you send apologies to the Subject Chair, and submit a short report with any feedback you feel needs noting or discussing.
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