Supporting the future careers of SA education officers: outduction toolkit - sparqs et al

This guide is for education officers, and those who support them, and contains helpful activities and resources to help outgoing officers to apply the skills, knowledge and experience they gained from their elected position, as they look ahead to their future careers and life beyond the role.

This short toolkit supports officer “outduction” and contains content such as:

• • Activities to reflect on skills and experiences gained.
  • Activities to evidence and apply skills.
  • Reflective activities for future development and ambitions.
  • Guidance for staff reflection at the conclusion of an officer’s term.
  • A handout of opportunities to stay involved in the sector, such as becoming a student reviewer (we also present this handout as a separate download).

The toolkit and handout were originally developed in 2021 by sparqs, the College Development Network, Advance HE and NUS Charity, who all share a keen interest in supporting the skills development of student officers and student governors. The toolkit is now updated annually by sparqs.

Additional resources for officer outduction developed by sector colleagues can be found in the sparqs Resource Library.

This "outduction" toolkit is separate from our support for inducting education officers into their roles. sparqs has developed a guide for the sector on education officer induction, which is also updated annually. 
 

For further information, please contact:

• Name: Chase Greenfield
• Role: Development Consultant
• Email: chase.greenfield@sparqs.ac.uk 
• Phone: 07701 273779  
   

(Updated April 2025)

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