A guide to inducting students association education officers - sparqs

Developed in response to sector demand, this resource supports those staff who are likely to work together to create the annual induction programme for incoming students’ association education officers. It looks at the key spheres of activity of a typical education officer and the underpinning approaches that should inform their induction.
It is based on the principle of partnership between the students’ association and staff in management, quality and governance roles, who should all contribute to an effective induction programme.
Produced for the first time in Spring 2020 as a resource for colleges, it has been updated year on year and has now been expanded into a tertiary resource for both colleges and universities. It will continue to be updated on an annual basis, in line with specific changes in the context of the role.
For further information, please contact us at admin@sparqs.ac.uk.
(Updated April 2024)
Item Number:266
- Self-Evaluation and Action Plan (SEAP) guidance for SAs and student officers - sparqs
- Scotland's Ambition for Student Partnership - sparqs
- Online and blended learning: best practice for a successful student induction - sparqs
- Suggested questions for Course Reps to use 2024-25 - sparqs
- Online and blended learning: reflective questions for students and staff - sparqs
- The Future of Learning & Teaching: defining and delivering an effective and inclusive digital/blended offering - SFC et al
- A guide to inducting students association education officers - sparqs
- Developing the future careers of SA education officers: outduction toolkit - sparqs et al
- Creating and reviewing student engagement roles - sparqs
- Supporting Sabbatical Officers as they leave office - University of St Andrews Students
- Online Student Learning Experience Model - Perth College UHI
- Students as active partners in shaping their learning experience - Leeds Trinity University College
- Theory of partnership: Ladder of Citizen Participation - Sherry R Arnstein
- Understanding the SU's key relationships: The Cadogan Matrice
- ABCD of Effective Feedback - sparqs
- Framework for the Development of Strong and Effective College Students
- A Student Engagement Framework for Scotland - sparqs and sector partners
- Student Partnership Staircase - sparqs
- Supporting Senior Student Officers in Universities - sparqs
- Engaging Students in Online Distance Learning - sparqs
For all resources published by sparqs, see the "sparqs Resources" category in the list on the left, including the following:
- Student Learning Experience model
- Scotland's Ambition for Student Partnership
- A Student Engagement Framework for Scotland
+ resources linked to the SEF - ABCD of Effective Feedback
- Student Partnership Staircase
See all sparqs publications (Strategic Plans, celebration reports, etc.) here.