Welcome to the website of sparqs (student partnerships in quality Scotland), funded by the Scottish Funding Council.
Key sparqs models
2026-27 Course Rep Training is open for bookings
Bookings are now open for our 2026-27 Course Rep Training ....for delivery from week beginning Monday 28th September 2026 onwards. All the information you need is on our main CRT webpage. Please read the booking guidance before arranging your sessions and…
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'Talking Student Partnership' interview with Micole Cochrane
Our 'Talking Student Partnership' interview series continues with another video conversation from Scotland’s tertiary education sector! The next interview in our series features Micole Cochrane, Students' Association Development Officer at West Lothian College. In our interview, Micole reflects on her nearly…
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Updated Induction Resource for Academic Rep Co-ordinators
We are pleased to announce an update to our induction resource for new academic representation co-ordinators and similar students’ association staff. The Induction guide for Academic Representation Co-ordinators contains helpful information for any new students’ association or institution staff member…
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Round-up of our That's Quality! 2026 event
A round-up from our annual That’s Quality! induction event for new college and university student officers and those who support them. The event is designed to introduce participants to the quality enhancement agenda, look at why quality matters to students…
Read More...sparqs' support to education officers for 2026-27
As always, during July we sent our annual welcome emails to new and returning student officers with an education remit. The aim was to highlight sparqs' support, relevant resources and forthcoming events that would be useful as part of student…
Read More...sparqs 2026-27 Course Rep Training is open for bookings!
Bookings are now open for our 2026-27 Course Rep Training ....for delivery from week beginning Monday 28th September 2026 onwards. All the information you need is on our main CRT webpage. Please read the booking guidance before arranging your sessions and…
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