Enhancing others' practice:
Strategic review of Student Partnership initiatives at institutional level (using Scotland’s Ambition for Student Partnership)

This resource is a podcast which captures the approaches that Edinburgh Napier University took to using Scotland’s Ambition for Student Partnership as a foundation for undertaking a strategic review of student partnership initiatives their institution.
The podcast is divided into three parts, outlined below, each of which has accompanying key points and reflective questions:
- Part 1: Introductions, drivers for change and motivations for engaging with Scotland's Ambition for Student Partnership (5 mins 27 secs).
- Part 2: Getting started and approaches used (4 mins 15 secs).
- Part 3: What worked, practical tips for colleagues, and links with Tertiary Quality Enhancement Review (TQER) visits (5 mins 46 secs).
Full podcast: If you prefer to, you can also listen to the full podcast (15 mins 31 secs)
- Listen here and view full podcast transcript.
Possible suggestions for using this resource:
- As one example of a strategic review of student partnership initiatives at institutional level.
- As a catalyst for discussion ‘in advance of’ or ‘during’ strategic review of student partnership initiative. This may be useful for a variety of purposes, including:
- Preparing for TQER visits.
- Informing the development of Student Partnership Agreements.
- Catalysing collaboration and partnership between institutions and students' associations.
- As a catalyst for group discussion during strategy development sessions.
- As a self-directed reflective tool for relevant colleagues to engage with on an individual basis.
You can access it via weblinks or QR codes.
Formats available:
Podcast (MP3 file): broken into 3 parts, each approximately 4-5 minutes in length.
Total Length: 15 minutes and 31 seconds.
>>> Click here to access the weblink, QR code and transcript for each part
- Accompanying summary and reflective questions (pdf version)
- Accompanying summary and reflective questions (Word version)
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