Welcome to the website of sparqs (student partnerships in quality Scotland), funded by the Scottish Funding Council.
Key sparqs models
Planning for the year ahead: a combined meeting of JAG, NEON and SESN
Following previous successful combined events, sparqs’ three stakeholder forums will gather again in May for a joint, in-person meeting to explore sparqs' future work. On Wednesday 7th May 2025 sparqs’ Joint Advisory Group (JAG), National Education Officers’ Network (NEON) and Student Engagement Staff Network (SESN) and members…
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Embedding student partnership within staff development project – your chance to get involved in piloting resources!
Many thanks to those of you who’ve already contributed to the current sparqs staff development project. The project is progressing well and we are delighted that we can now offer an opportunity for institutions to get involved in piloting project…
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Save the dates for summer training 2025!
We're delighted to be able to give early notification of our 2025 Summer training dates, for both That's Quality! and our Associate Trainer residential event... That's Quality! That's Quality! Colleges online event: Tuesday 22nd July 2025, 10.00am-1.00pm, via Zoom. That’s Quality! Universities online…
Read More...Planning for the year ahead
7 May 2025
sparqs’ Joint Advisory Group (JAG) will meet in person on Wednesday 7th May 2025 with the National…
Read more...Planning for the year ahead: a combined meeting of JAG, NEON and SESN
Following previous successful combined events, sparqs’ three stakeholder forums will gather again in May for a joint, in-person meeting to explore sparqs' future work. On Wednesday 7th May 2025 sparqs’ Joint Advisory Group (JAG), National Education Officers’ Network (NEON) and Student Engagement Staff Network (SESN) and members…
Read More...Opportunity to pilot staff development resources during April/May 2025!
A reminder that there is an opportunity for institutions to pilot resources during April and May 2025 as part of our current staff development project! The project is around embedding student partnership within staff development and we're looking for volunteers…
Read More...sparqs Institutional Visits: thank you and next steps
sparqs conducted a series of institutional visits with 36 colleges, universities and tertiary institutions between October 2024 and February 2025. The purpose of these visits was: To discuss sparqs’ two key sector resources, the Student Learning Experience model and Scotland’s Ambition…
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