sparqs : Driving student engagement
Welcome to sparqs : To introduce ourselves very briefly, sparqs is a service funded by the Scottish Funding Council to assist and support students, students' associations and institutions to improve the effectiveness and engagement in quality assurance and enhancement in institutions across Scotland. For more information about our service and Governance, have a look at the 'About Us' section.
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training and support
Supporting College Student Governors
The workbook from this year's residential event, held on 29-30 October in Dundee, is available here:
Course Rep Training bookings for 2011/12
You still have time to book your place on one of our courses!
Click here for more information
Support Workshop for Enhancement Theme Student Team Members within HE Institutions
A workshop was held on 17th January in Edinburgh.
Click here for more information and for materials from the workshop
events
Getting Ready for Your College Review
This day long event for student officers and students' association staff for their college review was held on 27 September in Dundee. It focused on the workings of the review and how to effectively engage learners throughout the process.
Click here for more information on the event
For details of any upcoming events, please visit our Events page.
sharing practice
QUEST for Quality by Students
sparqs is involved in a consortium led by ESU (European Students' Union) which is looking at creating a students' concept of the quality of higher education. The project will involved the ESU Quality Assurance Experts' Pool who will look at different quality mechanisms across Europe. The first workshop for the experts pool was held in Edinburgh from the 13-17 July.
Click here for more information on the project
Peer Practice Library
sparqs is developing a Library to contain examples of Peer Practice to assist other institutions in developing effective student engagement practices.
Click here to contribute your practices or for more information
consultancy
Developing Themes
sparqs provides customised, one-to-one support, advice and training to institutions and students' associations through its Consultancy. Through this work, strong themes continue to emerge where ongoing support can be provided in all areas of the engagement of learners.
