Student Staff Liaison Committee (PGR)

Origin

The Staff Student Liaison Committee was implemented to establish effective communication between students and staff, to maintain and enhance the student experience.

Purpose

• To consider issues which would enhance the student and education experience, providing responses to issues raised by students.

Responsibilities and activity

• To establish effective communication between students and academic staff.
• To consider issues which would enhance the student experience, including, but not limited to:
  
  • quality of programmes and modules overall
  • external examiner reports (these should always be discussed at the appropriate meeting of the Student Staff Liaison Committee)
  • learning and teaching methods
  • assessment methods
  • feedback on assessed work
  • the provision of study skills support, general student support and/or supervision
  • learning resources, facilities, and study space
  • campaigns and issues raised by the Southampton University Students’ Union
• To consider data collected from students that could impact on the shape of the education experience, including, but not limited to:
  • National Student Survey data
  • Postgraduate Taught Experience Survey (PTES) data
  • Module Evaluation data (as permitted according to University policy)
  • External Examiner reports
  • Any surveys carried out in-house (e.g. Southampton Student Survey)
• To refer issues to relevant personnel when appropriate.
• To monitor responses to student issues raised.
• To consider issues relating to health and safety, reporting to the Faculty Health and Safety Committee where necessary.
• To review Student Staff Liaison Committee activity for the year (last Student Staff Liaison Committee meeting of the year in the Summer Term) as per the guidance found in the Academic student Representation Policy.
• To report to the School Programmes Committee and any of its sub-committees as necessary.

Reporting arrangements

• Minutes of the Staff Student Liaison Committee will be submitted to the School Programmes Committee for approval.
• Minutes of the Staff Student Liaison Committee will be submitted to the Faculty Education & Student Experience Subcommittee for information.
• Minutes of the Staff Student Liaison Committee will be submitted to the Southampton University Students’ Union Representation Team (representation@susu.org) for information.

Constitution

• Chair
  • Southampton University Students’ Union School President (or Department President, where appropriate)
  • Academic Lead: Staff Student Liaison
• Academic Representatives:
  • Module Leads
  • Learning Groups Leads
  • Programme Leads
• Student Representatives:
  • Southampton University Students’ Union School President (or Department President, where appropriate)
  • Southampton University Students’ Union Course Representatives
• Faculty Academic Registrar/Head of Taught Programmes Administration
• Professional Services Representatives:
  • Library
  • iSolutions
• Ex-officio: Associate Dean (Education)
• Secretary

Quorum

• The Staff Student Liaison Committee will be quorate with one third of membership plus one in attendance. 

Frequency of meetings

• The Staff Student Liaison Committee will meet at least three times per year. 

Resources

• Secretariat support is provided.

Terms of Reference review

Date of last review:....... June 2023

Date of next review:...... September 2024

Governance reporting line

The Student Staff Liaison Committee (Taught) reports to School Programmes Committees and SUSU Representation Team.

Document owner

Southampton University Students’ Union via Academic Student Representation Policy.