At the FE Strategic Forum on 20th August 2014, Michael Russell MSP, the Cabinet Secretary for Education and Lifelong Learning, announced that NUS Scotland and sparqs will receive £300,000 over the next two years from the Scottish Funding Council to support the delivery of the Framework for developing strong and effective college students’ associations.
With the Partnerships for Change project coming to a close, we are delighted that national support for students’ association development is not ending.
Students’ associations remain a high priority for the government and the SFC. Michael Russell chose the future of students’ associations as the topic for discussion at the second FE Strategic Forum, inviting Principals, Regional Chairs, and Students’ Association Presidents to take part in the debate. Four Strategic Dialogue events, organised by the Scottish Government, SFC, and NUS Scotland were held in April and May 2014. As a result, a National Framework for Developing Strong and Effective Students’ Associations is due to be published in Autumn 2014.
We are delighted that NUS Scotland and sparqs will be able to continue to work with colleges and students’ associations to support the delivery of this Framework, and the continuing development of strong, effective, world class students’ associations in Scotland.
