Supporting Sabbatical Officers as they leave office - University of St Andrews Students

As staff who support Sabbatical Officers, we place a great deal of focus on getting handover right, but we sometimes forget that as Sabbs leave office they may need guidance as they prepare for the next phase in their lives. Recently, we found that our officers wanted more discussion on ‘life after being a Sabb”, and so we created this resource that will guide Sabbs through job applications, seeking out further study, and finding out what they want from their lives after advocating for others. Besides drawing on experiences from the University of St Andrews Students’ Association, this resource builds and expands on the outduction guide for education officers developed by sparqs, Advance HE, the College Development Network and NUS Scotland, hosted here in the sparqs Resource Library.
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For futher information, please contact:
- Name – Holly McDonald
- Role – Wellbeing & Equality Co-ordinator
- Institution - University of St Andrews Students’ Association
- Email – hm234@st-andrews.ac.uk
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(October 2023)
Item Number:294
- 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
- Supporting Senior Student Officers in Universities - sparqs
- Engaging Students in Online Distance Learning - sparqs
- Student Partnership Staircase - 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.