Welcome to the website of sparqs (student partnerships in quality Scotland). Funded by the Scottish Funding Council, we are a publicly-funded agency for Scotland's university and college sectors which aims to support student engagement in the quality of the learning experience. For an overview of what we do, view our video and our Strategic Plan for 2019-22. We hope you find our website informative, but please contact us if we can help in any way. Access our COVID-19 information hub for details of our provision during the pandemic.
Interview with Kevin McStravock, QAA
In this interview, we talk to Kevin McStravock, who is Lead Policy Officer (Devolved Nations and Europe) with the Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education (QAA). A graduate of Ulster University (UU), he has held various roles in the sector,…
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We are recruiting student Associate Trainers for 2023-24
sparqs 2023-24 Associate Trainer recruitment is open for applications - deadline for applications is Wednesday 3rd May 2023 at 9.00am. Calling all student reps! Do you have experience as a course/apprentice or other representative role? Will you be a student or apprentice during…
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Have photos of your learning space? Contribute to the National Student-led Project on Learner Communities
Calling all students! ....the students of the QAA Student-led Project are seeking photos of your learning environment to contribute to their photo exhibition about Scotland’s learner communities. There's still time to submit your photos before the deadline of Friday 31st March! The…
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sparqs strategic planning day with JAG, NEON & SESN
4 May 2023
sparqs’ Joint Advisory Group (JAG) will meet together with the National Education Officers’ Network (NEON) and…
Read more...Welcome to our new Trustees!
We are delighted to introduce four new members to the sparqs’ Trustee Board, Beate Treml, Emilia Todorova, Campbell Powrie and Dr Dee Bird. They bring a wide range of expertise and experience to the Board and we look forward to…
Read More...Update on the development of Student Learning Experience model
Following on from previous articles about our ongoing work to redevelop the Student Learning Experience, Phase 1 of the project is now complete. From September to January, sparqs worked with students to identify the principles of the Student Learning Experience…
Read More...Shaping sparqs’ strategy: a combined meeting of JAG, NEON and SESN
sparqs’ three stakeholder forums will gather in May for an important event to begin steps towards sparqs’ next strategic plan. On Thursday 4th May 2023 sparqs’ Joint Advisory Group (JAG), National Education Officers’ Network (NEON) and Student Engagement Staff Network (SESN) and members of our Trustee…
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